Burford named Supreme Champion
A washed rind, Alpine-style cheese from Gloucestershire has been named Supreme Champion at the British & Irish Cheese Awards 2025. Read more - open to all
Burford named Supreme Champion
A washed rind, Alpine-style cheese from Gloucestershire has been named Supreme Champion at the British & Irish Cheese Awards 2025. Read more - open to all
British & Irish Cheese Awards 2025
On Friday 21 March, around 600 cheeses from Britain and Ireland will be judged at the 29th edition of the prestigious British & Irish Cheese Awards hosted for a second year by the Bath & West Food & Drink Festival. Read more - open to all
Snowdrop by Cote Hill named British Cheese Awards Supreme Champion
A small mould-ripened fresh cheese called Snowdrop has been named Supreme Champion at the 28th British Cheese Awards, which was held at the Bath & West Showground in Somerset, as part of the new Bath & West Food & Drink Festival. Read more - open to all
Delishops continues to facilitate the growth of the independent food & drink sector
Delishops and Speciality & Fine Food Fair continues to facilitate the growth of the independent food & drink sector. Read more - open to all
Guild of Fine Food calls for shoppers to support independent retailers and producers
The Guild of Fine Food, organisers of Great Taste, Shop of the Year and the World Cheese Awards, is calling for consumers across the UK and Ireland to get behind their local independents and has added an online resource to its existing website, to assist these retailers and producers following the government’s latest Covid-19 guidelines. Read more - open to all
Vote now to recognise Gardening’s best buyers
Believing that good buyers have not been given the recognition they deserve, Glee is asking you to nominate people or teams that might qualify as the country’s best buyers for awards being introduced at the show. Read more - members only
Looking ahead - It's not all doom and gloom
2013 turned out to be another disappointing year in all three key sectors of the garden retail market – garden plants, garden care and garden leisure – with all three sectors showing a steady decline in the five years to 2013 covered by the Analysis. Read more - members only
What's new at the 2025 UK Food & Drink Shows?
Farm Shop & Deli Show - part of the UK Food & Drink Shows - is the must-attend event of the year for independent food and drink retailers, buyers and suppliers. Read more - open to all
Registration is now open for Scotland's premier trade show
Registration is now open for Scotland's premier trade show for retail and speciality food and drink. Taking place from 19 – 21 January 2025, the event is set to host a diverse range of exhibitors in categories that include gifts, homeware, fashion, and artisan food and drink. Read more - open to all
South West Food & Drink Champions announced
The overall champion winners of this year’s Taste of the West Awards programme were announced last night at a prestigious ceremony held at Westpoint Arena near Exeter. Read more - open to all
Golden Hooves expands regenerative cheese range
British farmer-owned dairy co-operative, First Milk has announced the launch of Golden Hooves Vintage Cheddar, adding a more rugged and intense cheddar to its regenerative cheese range. Read more - open to all
How to increase your sales
It's human nature to want to grow your farm shop and increase sales but we can quite often be left feeling at a loss on how to achieve this. There are several low cost and effective ways that your farm shop business can increase average basket spend... Read more - open to all
GCA names best garden centres for plants and furniture
Sunshine Garden Centre and Van Hage are the best GCA outdoor living retailers. Cowell’s and Bents are the best for plants. Read more - members only