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The fine food industry is full of inspiring professionals with a wealth of experience and expertise under their sleeves – find out what makes them tick and discover their take on the ever-changing market right here
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5 pitfalls to avoid with online marketing
11 December 2020 BusinessNew to digital marketing? Mallika Basu, food communications consultant and co-founder of SIZL Spices explains how independents can be sure they’re making the most of their online channels -
Darren Henaghan, Borough Market: “The simple joy of sharing good food and drink”
30 November 2020 Christmas"Have no doubt, Christmas this year is going to be a bit weird," says Darren Henaghan of Borough Market in his latest exclusive column for Speciality Food -
The power of social responsibility
28 October 2020 NewsIan Hills, founder of Purple Pilchard, celebrates the SMEs maximising their social responsibility for good -
Christmas at Partridges: Take a look behind the scenes
08 October 2020 ChristmasJohn Shepherd, MD of Partridges, offers Speciality Food an exclusive look behind the scenes during the key festive season -
Viewpoint: Emma Jones, Enterprise Nation
05 October 2020 NewsAs the head of Enterprise Nation, Emma Jones has a unique understanding of Covid’s impact on the UK’s SME ecosystem -
Darren Henaghan, Borough Market: “supermarkets are like Narnia: the season never changes”
05 October 2020 NewsIn his latest exclusive column for Speciality Food, Darren Henaghan, managing director of Borough Market, reflects on the vital role seasonality plays in the business -
Kate Hardcastle, MBE: “How to evolve for long-term gain”
02 October 2020 NewsIn her latest column for Speciality Food, retail expert Kate Hardcastle MBE recommends promoting your authenticity - and building equally authentic relationships - as 2021 looms -
Behind the curtain of Fortnum & Mason’s festive windows
25 September 2020 ChristmasZia Zareem-Slade, customer experience director at Fortnum & Mason, explains the role festive windows have to play at the iconic retailer -
How independents can retain the customers they gained during lockdown
25 September 2020 NewsIn her second exclusive column for Speciality Food, Kate Hardcastle MBE explains how to turn one-off customers into loyal returning ones -
Consumer guru Kate Hardcastle MBE: “How to cash in on local credentials”
17 September 2020 RetailIn the first of her series of exclusive columns for Speciality Food, retail champion Kate Hardcastle MBE explains how and why independent retailers should capitalise on the consumer desire to shop locally -
Mike Duckworth, Nutcessity: “Playing the long game”
10 September 2020 Start-UpsMike Duckworth, founding director of Nutcessity, shares the unlikely lessons he's learned from cricket pro, Alistair Cook -
Sue Nelson: “Seasonal British fruit: the apple of my eye”
08 September 2020 NewsIt irritates me so much that we have some fabulous, traditional fruits, and yet when the appropriate season arrives, the supermarkets are full of products from countries as far away as New Zealand and South Africa. Yes, even in Covid-19 land. How does this happen?
