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Opinions

• Speciality Bites

  Becoming a B Corp

  Top trend predictions for Christmas 2021

  Self-sacrifice: The importance of building a leadership legacy centred on others

  Undercover Boss

  Can/should bosses really be close friends with their staff?

• Fine Food

  It’s time to go left field rather than safety-first

  “Fashion or for keeps?”

  “New year and new possibilities”

  “What is in a name?”

  “The art of shopping”

• Expert Eye

  Is our café a hero or a villain?

  “The battle for optimism and morale in retail”

  “Sustainable confusion”

  “What to do about January?”

  “Is the Christmas boom sustainable?”

• On The Farm

  “Attracting audiences”

  “Advice to my younger self”

  “Perks of partnership”

  “Life is good”

  “Exciting times”

• Town Crier

  “Sticky fingers”

  “Everyone’s a winner”

  “Myths and legends of Turophilia”

  “When ‘cheese’ is not cheese”

  “Don’t disrespect the Cheddar”

• Cheese Talk

  How one cheese shop supported locals in lockdown

  Rory Mellis, IJ Mellis: “Local businesses have a chance to flourish”

  Why we should be proud of the cheese industry’s response to Covid

  The joy of cheese grading

  “Keeping the faith”

News

• News

  DalterFood Group acquires French cheese distributor

  What’s the ‘intention-behaviour gap’ and why is it important for fine food retailers?

  Meet the farming gamechangers: Sustainable Champions 2026 (part 1)

  Speciality & Fine Food Fair to join Food, Drink & Hospitality Week from 2027

  How to future-proof your cheese shop sustainably

• Brexit

  Get involved with Speciality Food’s March edition

  Budget 2026: The food, drink and retail industries react

  Project delivers over £676 million impact to the food and drink industry

  Consumer confidence dwindles in the UK

  Boost for UK retail sales

Food & Drink

• Ambient

  Italian food: What does the UNESCO heritage status mean?

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part two)

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part one)

  Free download: Our guide to the Welsh food and drink industry 2026

  Taste Direct 2026: Sign up now to sample some of the UK’s best food and drink

• Snacks

  Italian food: What does the UNESCO heritage status mean?

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part two)

  Healthy snacking in 2026: How fruit, nut and functional snacks are transforming UK consumer habits

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part one)

  Free download: Our guide to the Welsh food and drink industry 2026

• Meat & Fish

  The nitrite-free bacon trend and what it means for you

  European charcuterie: a time-honoured skill inspiring the world

  Italian food: What does the UNESCO heritage status mean?

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part two)

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part one)

• Cheese & Dairy

  6 of the best cheesemongers in the Midlands

  The unconventional practice paying dividends for this farmer

  How to future-proof your cheese shop sustainably

  Cheese news: The latest updates from the world of cheese and dairy

  6 of the best Swiss cheeses

• Bakery & Confectionery

  Italian food: What does the UNESCO heritage status mean?

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part two)

  Key trends in chocolate for 2026

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part one)

  Free download: Our guide to the Welsh food and drink industry 2026

• Drinks

  How to sell next-gen functional drinks

  Italian food: What does the UNESCO heritage status mean?

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part three)

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part two)

  Celebrating Welsh Food & Drink 2026: Meet the producers (part one)

Retail

• Delicatessen

  How to become a destination retailer

  Britain’s Best Delis: Idle Hands Shop & Bakery, Kilmarnock

  What’s the ‘intention-behaviour gap’ and why is it important for fine food retailers?

  3 ways fine food retailers are promoting Mother’s Day 2026

  6 of the best cheesemongers in the Midlands

• Farm Shop

  How to become a destination retailer

  What’s the ‘intention-behaviour gap’ and why is it important for fine food retailers?

  3 ways fine food retailers are promoting Mother’s Day 2026

  How shining a light on female founders can boost retailers’ sales

  8 ways to enhance your customers’ on-site experience

• Display

  8 ways to enhance your customers’ on-site experience

  Storrd: How a new premium convenience store is redefining British speciality retail

  10 ways to prepare for the year ahead in artisan food retail

  Dinnerware trends for 2026

  Inspirational Cheese Retailers 2025: The Cheese Shop, Morpeth

• Masterclasses

  How to become a destination retailer

  How to future-proof your cheese shop sustainably

  8 ways to enhance your customers’ on-site experience

  Storrd: How a new premium convenience store is redefining British speciality retail

  10 ways to prepare for the year ahead in artisan food retail

• Equipment

  8 ways to enhance your customers’ on-site experience

  Storrd: How a new premium convenience store is redefining British speciality retail

  10 ways to prepare for the year ahead in artisan food retail

  Dinnerware trends for 2026

  Inspirational Cheese Retailers 2025: The Cheese Shop, Morpeth

Industry

• Agriculture

  Meet the farming gamechangers: Sustainable Champions 2026 (part 1)

  The unconventional practice paying dividends for this farmer

  AI to smart packaging: how innovations in food tech are driving sustainability

  Italian food: What does the UNESCO heritage status mean?

  Prue Leith announced as new FRA patron

• Packaging

  AI to smart packaging: how innovations in food tech are driving sustainability

  The future of temperature-controlled packaging: smart tech, sustainability and cold-chain innovation

  UK consumers want more transparency on food and drink labels

  What is EPR and how will it affect food and drink businesses?

  How packaging is evolving in the UK

• Wholesale

  UK consumers want more transparency on food and drink labels

  A Spotlight On: Just Gourmet Foods

  Cotswold Fayre welcomes new sales director as it looks to future growth

  How the collapse of the pound will affect speciality food importers

  5 cheese pairing ideas with Jessica Honey, Curd & Cure

• Organic

  Meet the farming gamechangers: Sustainable Champions 2026 (part 1)

  The state of sustainable farming in the UK

  How sustainable is vegan food?

  Exclusive report: The world of artisan cheese in 2023

  Meet the farmers shortening the supply chain in bakery

• Producers

  Meet the farming gamechangers: Sustainable Champions 2026 (part 1)

  Speciality & Fine Food Fair to join Food, Drink & Hospitality Week from 2027

  Enter your products into the Great British Food Awards 2026

  How shining a light on female founders can boost retailers’ sales

  Great British Food Awards 2025: the countdown is on…

Business

• Finance

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

  What’s driving consumer behaviour in 2025?

• Staffing

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

  What’s driving consumer behaviour in 2025?

• Legal

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

  What’s driving consumer behaviour in 2025?

• Diversification

  How to become a destination retailer

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

• Food Safety

  The nitrite-free bacon trend and what it means for you

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

• Start Ups

  How shining a light on female founders can boost retailers’ sales

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

People

• The Interview

  The Big Interview: Edward Berry (The Flying Fork)

  Viewpoint: Emma Jones, Enterprise Nation

  Viewpoint: Henry Amar, RH Amar

  Viewpoint: Jamie Crummie

  Viewpoint: Renee Elliot

• Opinions

  Becoming a B Corp

  Top trend predictions for Christmas 2021

  Self-sacrifice: The importance of building a leadership legacy centred on others

  How one cheese shop supported locals in lockdown

  Rory Mellis, IJ Mellis: “Local businesses have a chance to flourish”

International

• Import

  DalterFood Group acquires French cheese distributor

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

• Export

  DalterFood Group acquires French cheese distributor

  Two-thirds of indie retailers refuse to participate in Black Friday

  ‘The government needs to protect British farmers and food security’

  Government urged to back £50 billion food manufacturing growth plan

  Britain’s Best Delis: Laura’s Larder, Orpington

Start Ups

• Awards

  Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards finalists announced

  Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards 2025 entries close 27th September

  Nominate your groundbreaking, rising food and drink stars of 2024

  Meet the Great British Food Awards winners 2023

  Winners of the Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards 2023 revealed

Cafe & Food Service

26 cafe trends you need to know in 2025

10 ways to succeed in foodservice

The independent shopper: Josh Barnes

What are the benefits of matcha, and what’s the best type to buy?

Special Report: British cafe culture in 2024

How To Guides

How to become a destination retailer

How to be a sustainable cheesemonger

Can you freeze cheese? Our ultimate guide to storing and caring for cheese

How to sell local cheese

How to start a cheese business