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Online marketplace promoting Welsh produce launches
24 April 2018 NewsDiscover Delicious connects independent food and drink producers in Wales with a UK-wide customer base -
What It Takes to Make It In Food
23 August 2017 NewsEver wondered how to get your business off the ground? Three start-up success stories tell us how it's done -
Cotswold Fayre Launches Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017
23 March 2017 NewsTo help support young entrepreneurs taking their first steps into the food industry, Cotswold Fayre is launching its annual start-up support scheme, Young Food and Drink Entrepreneur of the Year -
Opportunities for Food Start-ups at New Event
27 October 2016 NewsThe UK's first food and drink founders' festival, Bread & Butter has unveiled a programme providing insight and advice to food and drink producers -
SME Grant Contest Launched
10 March 2016 NewsThe FedEx Small Business Grant is offering small, for-profit businesses with fewer than 100 employees which have been running for two years or more the chance to win up to £20,000 to invest in their global future -
How To: Open a Cafe
18 September 2015 Start UpsEver considered extending your offering with a cafe? Here are 7 tips for doing just that -
Modern Slavery: Are You Involved Without Knowing It?
11 June 2015 NewsBusinesses within the food sector are being warned that unless they check the working practices of their suppliers by October, they could fall foul of the law -
Food Business Challenge Open For Entries
10 June 2015 NewsRoythornes Solicitors, a leading food and drink law firm, has created the Food Business Challenge in order to support start-up food producers -
5 Top Tips from a Startup Saviour
15 May 2015 NewsWilliam Kendall has transformed the likes of Cawston Press, Green & Black's and The New Covent Garden Soup Company from struggling startups into household names. Here, he shares his secrets for building a successful business -
5 Easy Ways to Stop Standards Slipping
07 May 2015 NewsAre your standards still as high as when you opened your shop? These five pointers will ensure that your business practice is as sharp as ever -
Free Organic Support For Indies
28 April 2015 NewsThe Soil Association is releasing a supportive package to help independent retailers boost sales of organic goods -
Minimum Wage Change: What’s Does It Mean For Indies?
24 April 2015 NewsWages have always been a hot topic – with a natural divide between the views of employees and employees ever-present – and as of October 2015, the National Minimum Wage is increasing from £6.50 per hour to £6.70