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  • The Key Elements of Success

    10 February 2015 Expert Eye
    On Thursday 25th May 1972, Partridges opened its doors for the first time at 132 Sloane Street, London. The doors were in fact opened by my brother, Sir Richard Shepherd, the first of at least eight family members to work in the company

  • Promoting Smaller Brands

    05 February 2015 Speciality Bites
    At this time of year I often spend time out with my sales team visiting retails, and this year is no exception, and I entered in to a debate yesterday I thought I would share with you

  • “We all scream for ice cream”

    03 February 2015 Fine Food
    If you need cheering up in the slate grey days of the New Year, ice cream is the indulgence to turn to

  • “Together we stand; divide, they will get us”

    03 February 2015 Cheese Talk
    I was invited to give a series of lectures on British cheese in January to the Masters students at the University of Gastronomy in Bra Italy, and had planned to spend December leisurely researching and writing my presentation

  • “Time for customers”

    03 February 2015 Town Crier
    As a small independent retailer, we have three main factors in our favour in the struggle against the multiples: range, expertise and enthusiasm/passion/personality – call it what you will

  • Business Relationships

    16 January 2015 Speciality Bites
    I recently had the misfortune to have to take an ex-employee to court, which is one of the few occasions in 15 years of running a business that I have had to engage the services of a lawyer. They don’t come cheap, do they?!

  • “Trade shows – which, what and why to go?”

    16 January 2015 Cheese Talk
    Questions you should, and hopefully do, consider seriously before investing precious time out of the office, yet research shows that many have attended shows that are irrelevant or largely unnecessary

  • “Ho Ho Ho? Too soon to be hearing a reminder of Christmas Just Past?”

    16 January 2015 Town Crier
    But before the twinkling lights and tinsel go to the back of the POS/display storage shelf, I think it’s vital to take stock of just how well we did in the late December flurry

  • “Happy snappy!”

    16 January 2015 Fine Food
    Once, the invitation to “come round and see our holiday snaps” was a surefire way to send a shiver down the spine

  • Planning for 2015

    12 January 2015 Speciality Bites
    I am currently in San Francisco at the Winter Fancy Food Fair, which is not only giving me an opportunity to see what is new in the American and International food world, but also some time to catch up, reflect on 2014 and plan for 2015,…

  • Looking forward to 2015

    16 December 2014 Speciality Bites
    It’s that time to reflect on the year before we finish for Christmas. Ok retailers, I know you are far too busy to do that as your shops are packed with hungry consumers, but for those of us on the supply end, the madness is…

  • Teamwork

    24 November 2014 Speciality Bites
    I listened to part of a fascinating programme on Radio Five Live earlier this week, whilst I was driving home from a late night in the office, on what goes on in the changing room of sports teams
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