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Buyer-supplier relationships
18 February 2019 Speciality BitesOne of the leading articles in ‘The Grocer’ this week was an article on buyer-supplier relationships, which told us “that a new study from the University of East Anglia claims to have unearthed new lessons about the buyer-supplier relationship. Dr Ricardo Santana and Professor Andrew… -
“How did you get on with Veganuary?”
12 February 2019 Fine FoodLast year saw the rise and rise of vegan food. 'Plant-based food' became a watchword for a new kind of dish and it quickly became a case of be there or be square. -
“We need to talk about Christmas”
12 February 2019 Expert EyeIn the final article I wrote at the end of last year I suggested it could be a successful Christmas based on the fact that there were four ‘good’ shopping Saturdays before the big day. Another theory bites the dust! -
“Waxing lyrical”
12 February 2019 Town CrierOn a family holiday to Normandy in 1965, my parents and their adult friends were hugely excited by Livarot and Camembert – seldom seen back home in Hampshire. -
5 ways to attract retail distribution
05 February 2019 Start-UpsMeenesh Mistry, founder of healthy cookie brand Wholey Moly, shares his tips -
Leadership is…
04 February 2019 Speciality BitesThis week I thought I would return to a subject I have look at previously: leadership, and, more to the point, good leadership -
The Independent Shopper: Paul Welburn
01 February 2019 NewsPaul Welburn, executive chef at Michelin-starred The Oxford Kitchen, on the local produce that makes him tick -
Some trends for 2019
28 January 2019 Speciality BitesSo, early in 2019 what are the trends coming through for 2019? -
Ros Windsor, Paxton & Whitfield: “Maintaining an icon”
23 January 2019 NewsRos Windsor, managing director of Paxton & Whitfield, tells us what it takes to maintain the reputation and standing of an iconic British business -
Why I wrote a book
14 January 2019 Speciality BitesThat's a question I asked myself when after many busy weeks running my company, Cotswold Fayre, I spent most weekends in the garden during summer 2018 furiously typing away on my laptop -
Viewpoint: Joseph Cameron Booth, Rainforest Alliance
04 January 2019 NewsThe Rainforest Alliance’s UK Lead, Market Engagement on sustainability and what we can do to help -
“New year, new possibilities”
04 January 2019 Fine FoodIn 2018, shopping as a pastime stumbled down a steep step and somewhere a hard-pressed hack staring at a screen full of emails had a lightbulb moment as he (or she) coined the phrase “the death of the high street”
