The Guild of Fine Food is delighted to announce the launch of an innovative initiative aimed at strengthening representation and encouraging active participation within the independent food and drink trade.
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South West News
Making life taste better in Barnstaple – a second store for Warrens Bakery
Historic pasty maker Warrens opens its second shop in Barnstaple on Friday, June 30.
Read moreUK staycation boom continues in the South West
Holiday accommodation in the South West tourist hot spots are set for a bumper summer.
Read moreTaste East Devon announces exciting new events for 2023 food festival
Taste East Devon, one of the region’s most popular food festivals, is thrilled to announce an array of exciting new events for 2023.
Read moreDevon Street Food Festival returns to Ilfracombe this July!
Street Food Warehouse are delighted to announce that Devon Street Food Festival will be back at Victoria Pleasure Gardens, Ilfracombe for its seventh year!
Read moreTwo leading Westcountry drinks brands named as Finalists in National BOOM Awards
The Soil Association Certification BOOM Awards, the UK’s only organic awards, have announced their highly anticipated 2023 shortlist with two outstanding South Devon producers emerging as top contenders.
Read moreGanley & Naish win Gold at the Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards!
Ganley & Naish are thrilled to announce that their cider, Hell and High Water, has won the gold medal at the third annual Sandford Orchards Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards.
Read moreSalcombe Brewery Co. announces new listing with Sainsbury’s
Salcombe Brewery Co. is delighted to announce that it has secured an agreement with Sainsbury’s to sell two of its much loved beers, Seahorse and Shingle Bay, in twenty stores across the South West.
Read moreButcombe’s Ashton Press now one of the UK’s top 10 selling ciders
Butcombe Brewing Co’s Ashton Press Cider is officially one of the most popular ciders in the country, having broken into the UK’s Top 10 on-trade cider manufacturers according to a report published by CGA.
Read moreWickhams’ English Wine Extravaganza to Showcase the Best of English Wine
Building on the success of last year’s event, Wickhams is delighted to be presenting its English Wine Extravaganza, an exciting occasion showcasing the very best of English wine.
Read moreThe Black Farmer creates Caribbean inspired sausage for Windrush Day
The Black Farmer is a brand of food products created by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, a British Jamaican who came to the UK as a child in the 1950s.
Read moreLoungers launch second Brightside roadside restaurant site in Cornwall
Café bar company Loungers has opened its second Brightside roadside restaurant site near Saltash in Cornwall.
Read moreGreat British Cheddar Challenge announced, as cheesemonger battles for taste, tradition and terroir
Set to be the biggest cheddar event the world has ever seen, the first edition of the Great British Cheddar Challenge will take place on Saturday 16 September, with tasting boxes now available to reserve.
Read moreThatchers unveils its biggest events calendar to date
Thatchers Cider is embarking on its biggest calendar of events and festivals to date, as part of a marketing campaign that will see the Somerset cider maker introduce new consumers to its brands through sampling, activation and above-the-line activities.
Read moreA Celebration of Seafood: England’s Seafood FEAST 2023
England’s Seafood FEAST is set to return to the English Riviera in beautiful south Devon this autumn, from 29 September to 15 October.
Read moreTaste of the West, Trowers & Hamlins and Bishop Fleming announce new strategic partnership
Taste of the West, the largest independent regional food group in the UK has entered into an 18-month partnership with leading South West law firm Trowers & Hamlins and leading audit, accounting, tax, and advisory firm Bishop Fleming to help raise the profile of the thriving South West food and drink sector.
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