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The Art of Patience
09 April 2014 Speciality BitesI am writing this at the airport, waiting for my plane back to the UK, after an interesting few days in Italy in Verona. What a splendid city, one I haven’t visited before, but must do again when not working. ... -
From Bala to Birmingham
20 March 2014 Speciality BitesI am in the middle of a gear change – desperately trying to catch up with lots of projects after coming back from Kenya earlier this week, before heading up to the NEC on Sunday for the Farm Shop and Deli... -
Supplier & New Supplier of the Year Announced
31 January 2014 Speciality BitesApart from continuous rain, the last two weeks have seen me first in Scotland, as you know from the last blog, followed by the annual pilgrimage to ISM in Cologne. The latter event always involves prolonged periods in the evening... -
New Year, New Products
20 January 2014 Speciality BitesI always love this time of year as it is “show-time”! I am quite often in San Francisco this week at the Fancy Food Show, but not this year. It’s Scotland for me. In particular Scotland’s Speciality Food Show... -
For Some, Christmas Is Not All Joy
10 December 2013 Speciality BitesA slightly more reflective piece this week, and perhaps good for us all occasionally to step back and think about priorities -
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November on the Farm
11 November 2013 OpinionSummer was hot and dry, and the autumn is cooler and wetter – seasons in the right place. -
Room for Growth
08 October 2013 Speciality BitesI thought it may be interesting to look at where the speciality food sector may go within the next few years. Clearly this is important as we plan our businesses and ensure we are looking in the right areas for... -
October Apple Day
04 October 2013 Cheese & DairyOctober is when you can't pretend it's late summer any more. Everything races to harvest the last of summer's bounty. -
September Cheeses
04 September 2013 Cheese & DairyI was watching the house martens gathering on the telephone line, chatting away.
