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Why New Show Lunch! Is A Must-visit
01 September 2008 NewsWith convenience food increasingly popular, brand new trade show, lunch! aims to serve the needs of the £3 billion quality lunchtime "food to go" market when it launches in September -
Tesco’s Local Food Millions
27 August 2008 NewsBritain's biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, could make more than £500m thanks to its foray into local food, according to The Times. -
Online Boost For High Street Butcher
26 August 2008 NewsAfter a difficult year in 2007, the owners of Midlands butcher, Clare Barry, turned their fortunes around by becoming a booming internet retailer. -
Put Your Cheese Counter Firmly On The Map
26 August 2008 NewsThe Best New Deli Award is looking for a delicatessen that is less than two years old and is 100% committed to seeking, displaying and selling the best of British cheese. -
Retailers Split Over Bank Holiday Boost
21 August 2008 NewsThis summer's final bank holiday is upon us and VisitBritain is expecting 10.8m Britons to travel up and down the country to enjoy this short break, but will it mean more shoppers on the high street? Although, most retailers agree bank holidays generally bring more trade,… -
People Still Willing To Pay For Quality Food
20 August 2008 NewsOrders for chickens from the North of England’s biggest organic farm have almost doubled in the last six months, proving that shoppers are still spending on food, despite the economic downturn. -
Box Schemes Slam Supermarket Organic Prices
15 August 2008 NewsTwo leading organic box schemes have criticised the multiples' pricing of organic products in an article in the Daily Telegraph. -
Asda Cut-price Milk Angers Farmers
15 August 2008 NewsOne of Britiain's biggest retailers, Asda, has announced it will cut the price of its two-pint milk bottles amid controversy. -
Food And Drink Sales Still Going Strong But Buying Trends Changing
12 August 2008 NewsAlthough belts have been tighten and wallets closely guarded, it seems that the priority to eat well hasn't changed, giving the food and drink sector a welcome boost. -
Scottish Government Ploughs Cash Into Local Food
08 August 2008 NewsThe Scottish Government has announced it will invest six million pounds in companies involved in the production or marketing of local food. -
London Retailers’ Plea For Lower Rents
06 August 2008 NewsIndependent shop owners in the capital, who report feeling increasingly squeezed as rents escalate, have asked the Mayor for more measures to help. -
Wiltshire Deli Bucks The Trend With Healthy Profits
06 August 2008 NewsHaving only been open for nine months, Food For Thought in Ringwood is defying the economic doom and gloom, and outperforming its original sales estimates.
