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“thank Gordon It’s Christmas!”
20 October 2008 NewsGordon Ramsay introduces a fresh and innovative take on the food and drink exhibition formula - Gordon Ramsay Presents Taste of Christmas. -
How To Get Ahead In Retail
16 October 2008 NewsWant to find out how to be the sole survivor on your high street, or discover ways to pip your competitors to the post, then check out a new workshop in Yorkshire. -
Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Gets Eu Protection
16 October 2008 NewsFollowing a ten-year application process, the famous Melton Mowbray Pork Pie has finally secured Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status. -
Brockleby’s Rewarded For Local Support
14 October 2008 NewsBrockleby's Farm Shop has picked up the Best Local Retailer category at the Keep Trade Local Awards, organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). -
Shoppers Take A Step Back From Festive Spending
13 October 2008 NewsLatest research has revealed that at least two-thirds of shoppers plan to spend less money this Christmas this year than they did in 2007. -
Interest Rate Cut Welcomed
09 October 2008 NewsThe move by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rates by half a percentage point to 4.5% has been warmly received. -
Bank Rescue Deal Must Consider Small Firms, Says Fsb
08 October 2008 NewsThe Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the Government to put small businesses at the forefront of the bank restructuring programme. -
New Monthly Cookery Magazine To Reach Out To Meat Reducers
07 October 2008 NewsCook Vegetarian aims to fill a current gap in the market – it will be the UK’s only monthly meat-free cookery magazine offering recipes, meal ideas and relevant editorial not only to vegetarians, but also to the ever-growing number of people who are actively cutting back… -
Canary Island Cheese Is Best In The World
02 October 2008 NewsDescribed as the closest ever final, a co-operative of 50 partners from the Canary Islands, the Sociedad Canaria de Formento, has been awarded the World Champion at the World Cheese Awards for its ‘Queso Arico curado pimentón’ cheese. -
Asda Looks To Local Food To Pile On Profits
01 October 2008 NewsAsda is today committing to stocking 15,000 local products by 2011. The news comes in the week that Asda has increased its local product offer by 600 products across the UK. -
British Cheese Awards Winners Revealed
29 September 2008 NewsBarkham Blue swept the board at this year's event, going home with no less than three major awards: Supreme Champion, Best English Cheese and Best Blue Cheese. -
Banks’ Merger Is Worry To Small Firms
26 September 2008 NewsThe recent merger between HBOS and Lloyds TSB means the number of banking options available to small businesses is diminishing to a worrying level, warns the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
