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Free, Bespoke Support For Small Businesses
12 May 2009 NewsA £5.4 million programme aims to support over 3,000 small businesses within the next three years. -
Retailers Tap Into National Vegetarian Week Publicity
12 May 2009 NewsRetailers will be looking to capitalise on the 86% of UK consumers who regularly eat vegetarian dishes, by taking advantage of the nationwide publicity surrounding National Vegetarian Week (NVW), starting next Monday. -
Finding The Next Big Thing
05 May 2009 NewsTaking place at London Earls Court from 8th to 10th May 2009, The Real Food Festival looks to be another must-attend event for trade buyers. -
Rise Of Gm Foods Could Help Independents
05 May 2009 NewsTen years after the GM concept failed to be introduced into the UK, society's concerns are different, and more GM fruit and vegetables is being trialled throughout the world. -
Virtual Farmers’ Market Is Closer To Home
05 May 2009 NewsBuying food and drink on-line has taken on a new dimension with the launch of the world’s first Virtual Farmers Market bringing the sights and sounds of local farmers' marketS into the home. -
Retailers Help Calm Pork Concerns
28 April 2009 NewsWith Swine Flu now confirmed on British shores, retailers across the UK are acting quickly to quash public concerns, in an attempte to prevent negative reactions that will stunt the sale of pork products. -
Budget Fails To Help Small Businesses
23 April 2009 NewsThe Forum of Private Business (FPB) is concerned that the 2009 Budget has failed to address the main issues threatening the UK’s struggling small businesses. -
Fair Trade Sales Buck The Trend
22 April 2009 NewsA global survey shows that fair trade is on the rise, despite the world's economic troubles. -
Yorkshire Food Conquers The Critics
21 April 2009 NewsFodder, the new food shop and cafe set up and championed by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) chose some of the key food producers, with the help of international food critics Jay Rayner and Simon Majumdar. -
Celebrating St George’s Day The Gourmet Way
21 April 2009 NewsOur patron saint is usually surpassed by drinking in traditional St Paddy's Day style, but this Thursday it is grub not Guinness that has prompted patriotic festivities -
Delicatessen Sales Surge Despite Credit Crunch
20 April 2009 NewsIn its latest research, Discover the Origin has found that 80% of independent food and wine stores in the UK are flourishing. And, while Brits may be penny pinching on most luxuries, quality food and wine are indulgences that consumers can’t get through the week without. -
Pub-deli Seizes Speciality Food Opportunity
14 April 2009 NewsA 75% increase in sales of local products, over the last four years, has convinced the owners of a deli-pub in north Yorkshire that there is real profit to be made from stocking speciality foods.
