A chance for SMEs
John Stapleton, the entrepreneur who invented not one but two new grocery categories – fresh soup and chilled toddler’s food – when he created New Covent Garden Soup Co. and Little Dish, outlines how FMCG and food & [read more…]
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Harvey Nichols launches new confectionary range
Harvey Nichols has added a new sweets category to its Own Label range that sees a collection of confectionery from fudge to jellies, fashionably wrapped in stylish prints and vibrant colours, available in all stores [read more…]
Will Brexit leave us with empty supermarket shelves?
Last week, ministers were forced to publish a five-page document spelling out the government’s “planning assumptions” under Operation Yellowhammer – the government’s no-deal plan. Since then, retailers and trade associations, such as John Lewis, Co-Op and the [read more…]
Heather Mills launches Plant-Based Valley in North-East to help fight climate change
Heather Mills yesterday (Thursday 12th September) launched a vital drive to make the North-East the world centre for the creation of planet-rescuing ideas, business and industry – Plant-Based Valley. The environmental equivalent of California’s Silicon [read more…]
UK wine industry hung out to dry after Government pulls the cork on plans to suspend costly paperwork
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has criticised Government plans to introduce red tape that is expected to generate over 600,000 additional forms costing UK wine businesses £70m. Earlier this year the WSTA held crunch [read more…]
Grapes of Wrotham make award-winning gin
A pioneering partnership between a fruit supplier from Kent and a Sussex-based gin producer has received a huge tonic after scooping a prestigious international drinks award. HYKE Gin, by Foxhole Spirits of Haywards Heath, hit [read more…]
Brits have no idea where everyday food comes from – with 1.3m believing that bacon is sourced from cows
Brits have no idea where everyday food comes from – with 1.3m believing that bacon is sourced from cows, a study has found. One in ten adults are under the impression that tofu is a [read more…]
New tortelloni from La Famiglia Rana is salmon else
Italian pasta maker, La Famiglia Rana, brings one of Europe’s favourite delicacies alive with a new Smoked Salmon Tortelloni variant. The Smoked Salmon Tortelloni flavour will be rolled out in 250 Sainsbury’s stores across the UK, with [read more…]
Spice up your life with the latest Eden Mill liqueur
Eden Mill, the award-winning Scottish distillers, have today (Friday 6th September) announced the latest addition to its popular Love Gin Liqueur range. Spiced Rhubarb Crumble will join Mango & Pineapple and Raspberry, Vanilla & Meringue liqueurs [read more…]
UK retail sales flat-line apart from food purchases – can retail tech help fight shopping fears as Brexit deadline approaches?
Brexit uncertainty has resulted in British retail sales flat-lining in August as shoppers cut back on non-essentials products. Simultaneously, food purchases have not faltered as Brits begin to stockpile ahead of the October deadline. According to [read more…]