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Butcombe Burger in bid to be recognised as UK’s best

Butcombe Pubs & Inns’ Butcombe Burger has been selected as a finalist at the year’s National Burger Awards.

The 2023 Source trade show is open this week!

Looking for new suppliers and inspiring ideas? The Source trade show takes place this week, at Westpoint, Exeter, and it will be serving up everything your business needs for the year ahead.

Great Taste 2023 accreditation scheme opens for entries

Entries to the ‘Oscars’ of the food and drink world now open until till 7 February 2023 or until capacity is met.

South West restaurants well represented in UK’s Top 100

The South West can boast 20 restaurants named in UK’s Top 100 Restaurants by SquareMeal.

eat:Festivals open for applications

In 2022 the award-winning team behind eat:Festivals celebrated delivering 100 festivals and 10 years of making great memories. Now they’re planning 28 festivals for 2023!

Thatchers launches its 2023 Community Orchard Project

In the third year of the project, the Somerset cider maker is looking to give away 500 apple trees to community groups up and down the country.

Calling all hospitality & retail businesses from across the South West!

Ensure you stand out from the crowd in 2023 by winning an award from the UK’s largest independent food group – Taste of the West.

Winners announced for the Bristol Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards 2022

More than fifty finalists from tourism businesses across Bristol, Bath, Somerset and Exmoor attended a gala dinner for 200 guests at the Winter Gardens, in Weston Super Mare, on 1 December, to discover whether they had won bronze, silver or gold.

Two of Glastonbury Abbey’s events named among best in Somerset, Bristol and Bath

At the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards on Thursday night (December 1), Glastonbury Abbey’s Summer Open Day scooped the silver award in the best tourism event/festival of the year category, while its annual Medieval Fayre took the bronze prize

Binit Boosts the South-West Circular Economy by Joining the KeyKeg Return Network

Exeter’s Binit Launch Empty-KeyKeg Collections Across the Region to Further Improve Hospitality-Industry Sustainability

Thatchers Blood Orange Cider is Britain’s best-selling new alcoholic drink

Family cider makers Thatchers have announced that their Blood Orange Cider attracted more shoppers than any other innovation in the beer, wine and spirits (BSW) category in 2022, making it the most successful BWS launch of the year.

Bristol people are still planning to party this Christmas

The challenging financial climate is not preventing people in Bristol from planning to party this Christmas, city hoteliers say.

The Rising Sun, Backwell reopens after extensive refurbishment

The pub was acquired by Butcombe Pubs & Inns (part of Liberation Group) in May 2022.

Take a bite out of the best the South West has to offer!

Hale Events’ trade shows can help your business succeed in 2023. With 2022 already ending, it’s time to plan how you will find ingredients for your new menus, the best retail food and drink, and the equipment and services your business needs to keep ahead of the competition.

Young Chefs excel after Exmoor competition and new film launched

The top winners of the Exmoor Young Chef 2022 competition, captured in a new film released this week, have joined top professional chefs at high profile foodie events and are on course for a fine career in hospitality.

Robun presents a Sashimi & Sake Masterclass

Bath-based Japanese restaurant, Robun is set to host a Sashimi & Sake Masterclass on Thursday 24 November from 7:30pm – 9:30pm.

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