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Bath-based Canned Wine Co wins major award

Canned Wine Co. wins Premium Drinks Business of the Year at the Positive Luxury Awards 2024.

Shop Cotswolds connecting hospitality to the supplier

Buy local is promoted all around us, and in the food and drink sector the buy local mantra has never been stronger.

Four Butcombe pubs named as Best in County

Butcombe Pubs & Inns is celebrating after four of its sites have been named Best Pub in their counties as part of this year’s National Pub & Bar Awards:

Tourism awards launch and national success

The Tourism Awards in Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Bath and Somerset (incorporating Wiltshire and Gloucestershire) and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are now open.

Tor named Best English Cheese at British Cheese Awards

White Lake Cheese in Somerset has landed the Best English Cheese trophy at the British Cheese Awards 2024, taking one of this year’s top honours with Tor, a pyramid-shaped fresh lactic goat’s cheese that is lightly coated in ash.

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.

BANK and ROOT announce kitchen collab for two special events

Two of Bristol’s favourite restaurants will come together this Spring, with BANK and ROOT collaborating on a menu that blends the cooking styles and influences of head chefs Jack Briggs-Horan and Joe Fowler.

Discovery Day gives dairy businesses a taste of Food WorksSW

A recent Discovery Day held at North Somerset’s The Food WorksSW proved a big hit with dairy businesses who had come to find out about the innovation centre’s specialist kitchens and state-of-the-art facilities, and hear from guest speakers from the dairy sector.

Butcombe launches its own crisp brand using Gold Ale

Butcombe Brewing Co has launched its very own flavour of crisps.

Top of the Tearooms!

Strawberry Line Tea Rooms in Winscombe won the 2023/24 Prestige Top Tea Rooms in the South West!

Raising the cider bar at London’s The O2 with Thatchers

From February visitors to the world-famous The O2 arena will be able to purchase award-winning ciders from Thatchers for the first time.

Finalists announced for South West Tourism Excellence Awards

Tourism businesses from across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall have been named as Finalists in this year’s South West Tourism Excellence Awards.

The Source trade show opens next month!

It’s the South West’s biggest and best trade show for the food and drink sector, and Hale Events, the show organisers, would like to invite you to join them there.

The Food WorksSW announces new Discovery Day for businesses

Food and drink innovation centre The Food WorksSW will be throwing open its doors and holding a Discovery Day on 22nd February to show food and drink brands all that it has to offer businesses, whether they’re looking to test and develop a product, need technical advice or want to take the next step in growing their business.

How to make the most of #fabulousfarmshopfortnight

As a farm shop owner, you know how important it is to showcase the value and quality of your products and services to your customers.

Line-up revealed for new Food & Drink Festival

With the first ever Bath & West Food & Drink Festival set to take place over the weekend of 23-24 March, the Royal Bath & West Society has announced details of the inaugural festival line-up.

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