Farm Shop
Making money from your rural enterprise
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How the closure of supermarket deli counters could affect fine food retailers
10 March 2022 CoronavirusMajor supermarkets are closing their in-store deli counters, leaving a gap in the market. We explore what this means for independents -
Grow Your Basket, Grow Your Sales
07 March 2022 DelicatessenCatherine Erdly, founder of The Resilient Retail Club, explains the importance of increasing your average spend – and how to do just that -
Britain’s farm shops crucial to the fine food industry, generating £1.4 billion
03 March 2022 CoronavirusThe farm retail industry has proved invaluable to both the fine food sector and the UK food industry, as a new report revealed it generates a staggering £1.4 billion in sales nationwide -
Robert Thain, House of Bruar: “The value of Scottish food and drink”
09 February 2022 Food & DrinkRobert Thain, foodhall buying manager at House of Bruar, explains why Scottish produce is so important to the retail destination -
How local shopping’s ‘feel-good factor’ can boost indies
03 February 2022 DelicatessenShopping with independents allows customers to support local economies and reduce their carbon footprint – no wonder it’s been on the rise over the pandemic -
How to make your space pay
03 February 2022 Farm ShopDiscover fresh ways to maximise your shop's potential from Sam Steggles of The Goat Shed, who turned his honesty box into an 8,000sq ft farm shop -
Talking Shop: Behind the scenes at Keelham Farm Shop
26 January 2022 NewsYorkshire’s Keelham Farm Shop has long championed its local region. No wonder it’s award-winning -
Taste Direct 2022: How to claim your free samples now
06 January 2022 NewsDiscover fresh stocking ideas with Speciality Food’s free sampling service, which is back with 10 brilliant new products for retail buyers to try -
The art of selling blue cheese
10 December 2021 Cheese & DairyHow can retailers turn this festive favourite into a go-to year-round? Speciality Food asks the experts how to tell the story of blue cheese -
Behind the scenes of Daylesford at Christmas
07 December 2021 ChristmasSpeciality Food finds out how retail icon Daylesford prepares for the festive season -
How to tap into seasonality in fine food retailing in 2022
17 November 2021 Farm ShopPlan for a profitable 2022 by discovering how thinking seasonally helps retailers cash in on new growth opportunities, from pick-your-own sunflowers to celebrating British strawberries -
Why farmers are calling for an end to centralised supply chains
08 November 2021 Farm ShopA survey of farmers has revealed that the vast majority want to supply farm shops and other independent retailers rather than supermarkets
