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Thatchers saved 20 million plastic rings in just one year

By ditching plastic rings for its best-selling can packs for Thatchers Gold, Haze, Rosé and Cloudy Lemon ciders, family cider maker Thatchers saved 20 million plastic rings from being used in 2020 alone.

Wyke Farms record highest turnover in company history

The UK’s largest independent cheese producer and producer of renewable energy, has filed accounts for financial year ending March 2020 showing a turnover of £107 million; its highest turnover to date.

Food festival celebrates

eat:Portishead food & drink festival is celebrating being one of the finalists in the Tourism Event/Festival of the Year category at the 2020/21 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards.

The Great Bath Feast is Back!

Gracing the streets of Bath from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th September 2021, The Great Bath Feast will celebrate the best locally sourced food and drink.

Electric Bear Brewing crafts a 250% sales increase and scoops Feefo Gold Trusted Award

Electric Bear Brewing in Bath has been awarded the Feefo Gold Trusted Service after increasing online sales by 250% during the most challenging trading conditions.

Sri Lankan street food coming to Bath this spring

The Coconut Tree restaurant group has announced plans to open its seventh site serving Sri Lankan food in Bath after the lockdown.

Butcombe Brewing Co launches Gold Gluten Free

Butcombe Brewing Co has launched a fully accredited gluten free variant of its ever-popular golden ale Butcombe Gold.

Satisfied customers result in an award win for Bristol hotel

The efforts of a Bristol hotel to provide a safe and welcoming environment have been rewarded with a prestigious award

Co-op shoppers chosen for exclusive Worthy Farm launch

Worthy Farm – home of the iconic Glastonbury Festival and award-winning dairy farm – launches its first ever Reserve Cheddar cheese, exclusively in Co-op stores across the nation this February.

North Somerset public house The White Hart offered to market

Savills has been instructed by Tavern Propco Ltd to market the popular village pub and former wedding and events venue The White Hart pub in Weston-in-Gordano, near Bristol

Butcombe Brewing Co makes shortlist at this year’s Publican Awards

Liberation Group (owners of Butcombe Brewing Co) has been shortlisted as a finalist at this year’s Publican Awards, in three categories.

Further expansion as Wyke Farms complete grant funded post-Brexit export ‘centre of excellence’

Increased cheese maturing and despatch storing space with on-site-packing facility now open.

Congratulations to the Finalists in the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards 2020

The Finalists have been announced for the 2020 Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards after an extended ten-month programme.

Small local tearoom starts delivering County wide

Taste of the West 20/21 Gold winner Strawberry Line Tea Room is a vintage tearoom in Winscombe, Somerset who, like many other small businesses has been affected with lockdown restrictions.

Thatchers offers apple trees to community projects

As part of its 2021 apple tree planting season, Thatchers Cider is introducing its Community Orchard Project

Hip Hip Wassail! – Harry’s Cider launches DIY Wassail kit for lockdown

Following the announcement of another national lockdown, craft cider producer Harry’s Cider Company has launched a DIY Wassail kit, encouraging people to get out into their gardens this month and hold their own personal wassail ceremonies.

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