Speciality Bites with
Paul Hargreaves
Chief executive of Cotswold Fayre
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A Brexit Nightmare
25 January 2021 Speciality BitesOne of our suppliers, Cheshire Cheese Co, was in the newspapers at the weekend talking about their Brexit woes and that they had seen £250k revenues disappear overnight. They are not alone, and many small food and drink businesses are facing... -
Turning Intention to Lasting Change
18 January 2021 Speciality BitesIt is around this time of year when a sense of guilt sets in for some. The New Year resolutions we set ourselves only a few weeks ago may have failed already and we feel ourselves slipping back into the... -
Find your Way to Flourish
11 January 2021 Speciality BitesThis week we launch the name and brand of our new Foodhall & Kitchen, Flourish. -
What have we learned in 2020?
14 December 2020 Speciality BitesIt’s been quite a year, tragic for those who have lost loved ones to Covid, some unavoidably and some unnecessarily due to the UK not locking down quickly enough. Not discounting the loss of life though, I do think that we... -
Are you ready for Brexit?
07 December 2020 Speciality BitesI hope I am wrong, but it would appear that many speciality food producers are not prepared for Brexit. -
Developing Countries
30 November 2020 Speciality BitesTriggered by the chancellor’s announcement this week that the aid budget is to be cut from 0.7% of GDP to 0.5%, I am writing this week about our attitude to developing countries. -
Egotistical Leadership
23 November 2020 Speciality BitesThis week seems a good week to talk about the ego – and leadership. -
Is love in the air?
16 November 2020 Speciality BitesI love that within a business setting the word love can be used these days. -
Empathy
09 November 2020 Speciality Bites“The people have chosen empathy” were the words on the huge stage screens at the Biden Harris victory event over the weekend. -
Lockdown 2.0
02 November 2020 Speciality BitesSo here we are again. Does anyone else have a strong sense of déjà vu?