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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

  How the CO2 shortage is impacting the food and drink sector

  Here’s what the future holds for high street retailers

  What’s in store for the vegan milk trend?

  5 ideas to sell more chutneys and pickles

  Sustainable Food Month: Exclusive webinars to reveal how to boost eco credentials

• Brexit

  Government unveils plans to boost food and drink exports

  Food sector calls for Covid Recovery Visa amid labour shortage

  What’s behind the latest food shortages?

  5 of the biggest Brexit challenges for the food sector

  Food makers are warning of price hikes – here’s why

Food & Drink

• Ambient

  5 ideas to sell more chutneys and pickles

  Tradition vs innovation: how to stock condiments

  5 minutes with Stuart Macdonald, ManiLife

  Meet the next generation of jams, honeys and nut butters

  Exploring the hottest Italian food trends

• Snacks

  The classic snacks you need to stock today

  6 ways to sell healthy snacks

  3 ways on-the-go snacks are winning over shoppers

  Edible luxuries: why premium snacks are trending

  6 essential innovations in snack foods

• Meat & Fish

  How the CO2 shortage is impacting the food and drink sector

  Prosciutto di Parma: the making of an Italian classic

  Why outdoor eating is an outsized opportunity for indies

  Top types of charcuterie you need to know

  Borough Market Diaries: Mackerel in July

• Cheese & Dairy

  Are we in a golden age for British cheese?

  What’s in store for the vegan milk trend?

  Bumper year for Welsh cheesemaker

  The cheese retail revival lives on

  Here’s why cheesemakers are optimistic about the future

• Bakery & Confectionery

  How a chocolatier is finding the digital technology sweet spot

  Why transparency and authenticity are as important as taste

  Tried & Tested: 3 products we loved this month

  6 types of biscuit eater (and how to appeal to each)

  7 food and drink trends for 2021

• Drinks

  How the CO2 shortage is impacting the food and drink sector

  How to stock hot drinks post-lockdown

  What’s in store for the future of café culture?

  What’s next for coffee?

  How to keep home mixology sales flowing

Retail

• Delicatessen

  Are we in a golden age for British cheese?

  The cheese retail revival lives on

  Sharing the love of Italian cuisine

  Gemma Simmonite, Gastrono-me: My journey from deli owner to restaurateur

  New trends in post-Covid food to go

• Farm Shop

  Talking Shop with The Farm, Stratford: “We’re not your average farm shop”

  New trends in post-Covid food to go

  How farmers can keep building trust with the public

  Talking Shop with Darts Farm

  Winners of 2021 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards revealed

• Display

  Festive season merchandising 101

  4 ways to cash in on Christmas 2021

  How fine food retailers are capitalising on sporting events

  Visual merchandising 101

  How to capitalise on the return of the retail experience

• Masterclasses

  Sustainable Food Month: Exclusive webinars to reveal how to boost eco credentials

  Festive season merchandising 101

  Behind the rise of the Ethiopian food trend

  Talking Shop with The Farm, Stratford: “We’re not your average farm shop”

  How to capitalise on a taste for foreign flavours

• Equipment

  The Courtyard Dairy: the innovative thinker

  Trend Watch: Vending Machines

  Morrisons trials replacing plastic ‘bags for life’ with paper bags

  5 Reasons Why You Should Try Smart Weighing Scales

  EPOS Systems: 5 Things to Consider

Industry

• Agriculture

  Record-breaking number of consumers want to buy British food

  National Food Strategy: how the food industry reacted

  Organic farming growth “robust” but challenges persist

  Why indies must be at the heart of our food systems

  How the food industry is advancing its net zero goals

• Packaging

  Sustainable Food Month: Exclusive webinars to reveal how to boost eco credentials

  How brand transparency will drive sales in 2021

  3 things to know about Natasha’s Law

  Unboxing: experiential retail’s secret weapon

  Sustainable packaging: where are we now?

• Wholesale

  How the CO2 shortage is impacting the food and drink sector

  Sustainable Food Month: Exclusive webinars to reveal how to boost eco credentials

  Learn how to go green with Sustainable Food Month

  Meet the Distributor: Seggiano

  Fine food distributor Springvale Foods acquires Hider Foods

• Organic

  Shining a spotlight on independents for Organic September

  Organic farming growth “robust” but challenges persist

  Is there still hope for a Green Brexit for food and farming?

  Trade and Agriculture Commission report: ‘bold vision’ or ‘hollow’ promises?

  Will the organic sector’s Covid boom last?

• Producers

  Are we in a golden age for British cheese?

  How the CO2 shortage is impacting the food and drink sector

  What’s in store for the vegan milk trend?

  Sustainable Food Month: Exclusive webinars to reveal how to boost eco credentials

  How a chocolatier is finding the digital technology sweet spot

Business

• Finance

  Two healthy challenger brands join Good Food Fund

  Ethical chocolate brand targets sweet opportunity for growth

  Business rates relief: the good news and the bad

  Spring Budget 2021: the food industry speaks

  What does the £5bn high street fund mean for the food sector?

• Staffing

  Government accused of ‘dragging its feet’ as shop worker abuse rises

  Why UK food shortages could be here to stay

  What’s behind the latest food shortages?

  5 of the biggest Brexit challenges for the food sector

  Food supply chain workers exempt from isolation rules

• Legal

  Many indies remain unprepared for Natasha’s Law – here’s why

  3 things to know about Natasha’s Law

  What food businesses need to know about proposed cost increases

  What will happen to Cornish pasties post-Brexit?

  Need some help with tax?

• Diversification

  Why an ex-M&S buyer created a fairer online farm shop

  Covid start-up food businesses set to drive jobs boom

  Mike Cherry, FSB: SMEs have “rapidly and radically transformed”

  Your social media questions answered

  Inspirational Cheese Retailers: Funk named ‘the pivoter’

• Food Safety

  Has Covid-19 worsened the risk of food fraud?

  Many indies remain unprepared for Natasha’s Law – here’s why

  3 things to know about Natasha’s Law

  A fresh look at CBD: what food retailers need to know

  Why experts are concerned about the rise in new home food businesses

• Start Ups

  The value of collaboration for small businesses

  Two healthy challenger brands join Good Food Fund

  Why an ex-M&S buyer created a fairer online farm shop

  Covid start-up food businesses set to drive jobs boom

  Mike Cherry, FSB: SMEs have “rapidly and radically transformed”

People

• The Interview

  Viewpoint: Emma Jones, Enterprise Nation

  Viewpoint: Henry Amar, RH Amar

  Viewpoint: Jamie Crummie

  Viewpoint: Renee Elliot

  Viewpoint: Joseph Cameron Booth, Rainforest Alliance

• 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

  Behind the rise of the Ethiopian food trend

  Government unveils plans to boost food and drink exports

  5 of the biggest Brexit challenges for the food sector

  Food makers are warning of price hikes – here’s why

  Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol food row heats up

• Export

  Government unveils plans to boost food and drink exports

  5 of the biggest Brexit challenges for the food sector

  Food makers are warning of price hikes – here’s why

  Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol food row heats up

  “Historic” deal to boost UK’s top export

Start Ups

• Awards

  Feltham’s Farm wins top accolade at Virtual Cheese Awards

  IFE and Mission Ventures launch award for lockdown start-ups

  Golden opportunities

  Bullion Dollar Baby

  Meet Max Scotford: the New Producer Awards 2018 Supreme Champion

Cafe & Food Service

How to stock hot drinks post-lockdown

What’s in store for the future of café culture?

What’s next for coffee?

Food retail boosted by staycations as out-of-home sector rebounds

Many indies remain unprepared for Natasha’s Law – here’s why

How To Guides

5 ideas to sell more chutneys and pickles

Sustainable Food Month: Exclusive webinars to reveal how to boost eco credentials

Festive season merchandising 101

Behind the rise of the Ethiopian food trend

How to capitalise on a taste for foreign flavours