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“Back to Africa”
13 March 2017 Speciality BitesI’m writing this week’s blog from Western Kenya, where I am visiting our project and planning to try and make the children’s centre (orphanage and schools) more self-sufficient -
“The Easter enigma”
09 March 2017 Expert EyeWhat’s It all About Easter? (to the tune of What’s It All About Alfie? Sung of course by Cilla Black) often springs to mind at this time of year -
“Exciting times”
09 March 2017 On The FarmMarch on the farm is when things start to really get exciting. Spring is upon us, which means lambing season and long nights for our stockman. So far we’ve had no orphan lambs, which is a great result, and they’re all frolicking about – a real… -
“Cobweb corner”
09 March 2017 Town CrierThere’s usually a little bit of a shop that makes the owner wince – not for reasons of cleanliness, I trust, but because the offering has become stale. It shouldn’t mean your cheese stocks, as common-sense and statutory food hygiene must take care of that; nor… -
“Changing channels”
09 March 2017 OpinionIt is one thing to make great cheese, another to import great cheese, to handle, store and pack great cheese, but in the end it’s all about who buys it -
“Let me tell you a story”
09 March 2017 Fine FoodSome would say that Damon Runyon was one of the greatest ever masters of the short story. He wrote reams of them and was still churning stuff out on his deathbed in 1946. They are well written tales and peopled with stylised characters like Harry the… -
The Interview: Walter Scott, Wilkin & Sons
09 March 2017 NewsMeet Walter Scott, the man at the helm of homegrown icon Wilkin & Sons -
“Inflation”
03 March 2017 Speciality BitesIt seems that inflation will remain a hot topic for everyone within the next few months, but maybe especially for those in the food and drink sector. The February figure will be out soon and many are expecting it to be 2% or over. The last… -
“Too small to survive?”
22 February 2017 Speciality BitesI am always more interested in Dragon’s Den when companies come on from the speciality food world. I think this series, so far, there have been three – and in any event there always seems to be at least one food and drink company on the… -
“Retail trends in 2017”
13 February 2017 Speciality BitesI thought this week I would share insights on what I expect some of the retail trends to be in 2017, which have inspired some of our product choices this year -
The Interview: Alex Albone, Pipers Crisps
06 February 2017 NewsFor Alex Albone, brand owner of Pipers Crisps, hard work, fun and flavour are key to running a thoroughly-modern business -
“Don’t place too many eggs in one basket”
06 February 2017 Speciality BitesWhy is it that the same old lessons need to be learned time and time again? I received a phone call last week advising me that one of our suppliers had gone into administration. Launched at the peak of the popcorn revolution, Portlebay Popcorn, were different…
