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Opinions

• Speciality Bites

  Why I wrote a book

  Time to reflect

  Taking Time Out

  Negotiation

  Appreciation

• Fine Food

  “New year, new possibilities”

  “Watch out or the Krampus will get you”

  “Getting authentic”

  “The sun has got his hat on”

  “It’s showtime”

• Expert Eye

  “2018: the year that was”

  “A shop for all seasons”

  “Late Bloomers”

  “Summer Report 2018”

  “The rise of shrinkage”

• Dairy Dispatches

• On The Farm

  “Attracting audiences”

  “Advice to my younger self”

  “Perks of partnership”

  “Life is good”

  “Exciting times”

• Town Crier

  “What a wonderful world”

  “In praise of the PDOs – Defra, sort it PDQ!”

  “Teamlist”

  “Seeing stars”

  “Cold comfort”

• Cheese Talk

  “Keeping the faith”

  “Don’t sway to populists”

  “Making a spectacle of yourself”

  “Cheese magic – it’s in our culture”

  “Best of British”

News

• News

  “This really is crunch time”: Industry reacts to historic Government Brexit defeat

  UK coffee shops achieve 20 years of growth despite hard Brexit concerns

  Health and wellness: what does it mean for the speciality food sector?

  UK overtakes Germany to become world’s leader for vegan food launches

  Belvoir Castle launches retail food range to showcase game from its estate

• Brexit

  “This really is crunch time”: Industry reacts to historic Government Brexit defeat

  UK coffee shops achieve 20 years of growth despite hard Brexit concerns

  What will happen to Cornish pasties post-Brexit?

  Post-Brexit farmer immigration scheme launched

  How EU-protected foods will fare in a post-Brexit world

Food & Drink

• Ambient

  How to: increase chutney and pickle sales

  TREND WATCH: Superfood powders

  Cotswold Fayre launches heritage-inspired range

  Iconic Italian brands to be showcased at industry event

  TREND WATCH: Turmeric

• Snacks

  Cotswold Fayre launches heritage-inspired range

  7 Top Tips for Selling Snacks

  Selfridges’ Top 5 Must-Stock Snacks

  Olives Et Al Unveils Alcohol-infused Olives

  Winners of Ten Acre’s Display Competition Announced

• Meat & Fish

  Belvoir Castle launches retail food range to showcase game from its estate

  Seafood merchant is latest retailer to set up shop at Bristol’s CARGO

  The School of Artisan Food and Delilah Fine Foods launch meat range

  Dobbies and Loch Fyne Oysters announce partnership

  Meet ‘the inbetweeners’

• Cheese & Dairy

  Mastering the art of cheese pairing

  Errington Cheese welcomes back staff as it receives settlement for destroyed product

  Raw milk producer opens Belfast’s first specialist cheese shop

  What is behind the enduring appeal of blue cheese?

  Further relief for Errington Cheese

• Bakery & Confectionery

  Bean-to-bar chocolate maker named Supreme Champion of New Producer Awards 2018

  Cotswold Fayre launches heritage-inspired range

  Pulp Products Wow Crowd at Young Entrepreneur Awards

  How To: Display Chocolate

  How To: Boost Your Bakery

• Drinks

  Success is brewing for independent coffee shops

  Hot drinks today

  TRENDWATCH: Low and non-alcoholic drinks

  Cotswold Fayre launches heritage-inspired range

  Selfridges stops selling fizzy drinks in single-use plastic bottles

Retail

• Delicatessen

  “How to source and promote unusual cheeses”

  How to: increase chutney and pickle sales

  The School of Artisan Food and Delilah Fine Foods launch meat range

  North Yorkshire couple revive popular deli

  The Best Small Shops competition makes a return

• Farm Shop

  Belvoir Castle launches retail food range to showcase game from its estate

  Bodnant Welsh Food Centre owners seek buyer to “help secure the future of the business”

  How to: increase chutney and pickle sales

  The Best Small Shops competition makes a return

  Dobbies and Loch Fyne Oysters announce partnership

• Display

  Key things to consider before undertaking an expansion or refurbishment

  How to: increase chutney and pickle sales

  5 Sales-Boosting Christmas Display Ideas

  Paxton & Whitfield: 7 Cheese Display Pet Peeves

  Create Your Own POS

• Masterclasses

  “How to source and promote unusual cheeses”

  How to: increase chutney and pickle sales

  The importance of building a story around cheese

  How to: start a cheese business

  Behind The Counter: Selfridges

• Equipment

  5 Reasons Why You Should Try Smart Weighing Scales

  EPOS Systems: 5 Things to Consider

  Contactless Card Spending Tops £2 Billion in a Month in UK

Industry

• Agriculture

  Belvoir Castle launches retail food range to showcase game from its estate

  Soil Association revamps organic standards

  Global warming: how it’s affecting the UK food scene

  Can we embed sustainability in food and drink?

  Statistics show need for focus on homegrown food production, says NFU president

• Packaging

  TRENDWATCH: Say no to plastic

  What’s in a label?

  Widespread support for plastic packaging tax, new research reveals

  4 ways to make your food and drink packaging hit the spot

  The role of traceability in food fraud

• Wholesale

  Hider Foods cuts range by 20 per cent to drive innovation

  Curd & Cure gains SALSA certification

  Hider Foods acquires Dart Valley Foods brands and assets

  Fine food wholesaler expands into larger premises

  Cotswold Fayre launches heritage-inspired range

• Organic

  BIOFACH returns for 2019

  The BOOM awards return to celebrate the best of the organic market

  Soil Association revamps organic standards

  Soil Association hails “major opportunity” for retailers as organic market continues strong growth

  Soil Association launches Organic September toolkit for indies

• Producers

  UK overtakes Germany to become world’s leader for vegan food launches

  Belvoir Castle launches retail food range to showcase game from its estate

  Errington Cheese welcomes back staff as it receives settlement for destroyed product

  The BOOM awards return to celebrate the best of the organic market

  The Independent Shopper: Josh Overington

Business

• Finance

  Black Friday a bust for independent food and drink retailers

  Need some help with tax?

  Budget 2017: What it means for the food and drink industry

  Calls for urgent action to address cost of business rates

  Rural Businesses to Receive a Share of £200m in Grants

• Staffing

  6 customer service dos and don’ts

  National Living Wage Set to Rise for over-25s to £7.50

  National Living Wage Rate Increased

  5 Top Staff Retention Tips

  Employers Urged to Check Payrolls After Minimum Wage Boost

• Legal

  What will happen to Cornish pasties post-Brexit?

  Need some help with tax?

  How to: sell at farmers’ markets

  The role of traceability in food fraud

  New call on MPs to urge for better bread labelling laws

• Diversification

  Key things to consider before undertaking an expansion or refurbishment

  The Interview: Simon Anderson, Market Halls

  The School of Artisan Food and Delilah Fine Foods launch meat range

  How to: sell at farmers’ markets

  Dobbies and Loch Fyne Oysters announce partnership

• Food Safety

  Errington Cheese welcomes back staff as it receives settlement for destroyed product

  Further relief for Errington Cheese

  Is your food labelling up to scratch?

  From salmonella to cyber attacks: the risks food businesses need to be aware of

  SALSA announces key changes to its audit standard

• Start Ups

  Meet Max Scotford: the New Producer Awards 2018 Supreme Champion

  How to make your brand stand out at a Christmas market this festive season

  Editor of Speciality Food shortlisted for the British Small Business Awards 2018

  Bean-to-bar chocolate maker named Supreme Champion of New Producer Awards 2018

  Launching a new food or drink brand

People

• The Interview

  Viewpoint: Joseph Cameron Booth, Rainforest Alliance

  Viewpoint: Angus Thirlwell, Hotel Chocolat

  The Interview: John Stapleton

  The Interview: Simon Anderson, Market Halls

  The Interview: Morgaine Gaye

• Opinions

  Why I wrote a book

  “What a wonderful world”

  “New year, new possibilities”

  “2018: the year that was”

  Time to reflect

International

• Import

  “This really is crunch time”: Industry reacts to historic Government Brexit defeat

  e-Ecuador launches at Food Matters Live

  Statistics show need for focus on homegrown food production, says NFU president

  Brexit: Food industry welcomes announcement of no ‘hard border’ with Ireland

  Consumers Blame Brexit For Rise in Grocery Prices

• Export

  “This really is crunch time”: Industry reacts to historic Government Brexit defeat

  UK food and drink exports reach £16.4bn in first nine months of 2018

  Businesses too focused on hyper-local, reports survey

  Hider Foods acquires Dart Valley Foods brands and assets

  Belton Farm announces major £1.25m investment plan

Start Ups

• Awards

  Meet Max Scotford: the New Producer Awards 2018 Supreme Champion

  Meet the winners of the New Producer Awards 2018

  Bean-to-bar chocolate maker named Supreme Champion of New Producer Awards 2018

  Meet The Top 40

  New Producer Awards shortlist announced

Cafe & Food Service

UK coffee shops achieve 20 years of growth despite hard Brexit concerns

Key things to consider before undertaking an expansion or refurbishment

Top 20 fast-growth UK foodservice companies revealed

Success is brewing for independent coffee shops

The Independent Shopper: Danilo Cortellini

How To Guides

How to become your own PR pro

It’s January - time to reinvest in the future of your business

Mastering the art of cheese pairing

How to: cash in on Christmas

A guide to sourcing artisan food products