Roly’s Fudge is celebrating a major win at this year’s prestigious Great Taste Awards, securing 11 coveted stars across five of its handmade flavours.
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The Real Olive Company launches its first high-polyphenol, unfiltered EVOO
The Real Olive Company has added a new edition to its oil range, an organic, unfiltered, polyphenol-rich extra virgin olive oil in 750ml cans. This oil is made from single-varietal Koroneiki olives grown on one organic grove within the P.G.I. Lakonia region of Greece.
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RAVE Coffee lands Great Taste 2-star award with best-selling Signature Blend
Cirencester-based independent roastery, RAVE Coffee has won a Great Taste 2-star for its Signature Blend Nº 1, placing its flagship product in the top 12% of entries at the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink awards.
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Baboo Gelato becomes first ice cream maker to win three consecutive Great Taste 3-Star Awards
Dorset producer’s Hazelnut gelato takes the industry’s highest accolade for the third year running — making Baboo one of only three companies across the whole of Great Taste, and understood to be the only ice cream or gelato producer, to win a 3-star in 2024, 2025 and 2026
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Sharpham Cheese celebrates double success: Savour and Ticklemore achieve prestigious Great Taste 3-Star rating
Sharpham Cheese has achieved a remarkable double win in the 2026 Great Taste Awards, with its Savour and Ticklemore both receiving the heralded 3-star rating.
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Stars align at White Lake as cheesemaker wins two Great Taste 3-star awards
Somerset-based cheesemaker, White Lake Cheese has done the double at Great Taste 2026, scoring highly prestigious 3-star ratings for two of its hand-crafted cheeses.
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Six talented young chefs from across the South West have secured their places in the final of South West Junior Chef of the Year 2026
The six finalists in the Junior Chef category, for under 16-year-olds, emerged from a series of county finals held throughout June and July, impressing expert judges with their skill, creativity and passion for local ingredients.
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Exeter College recognises hospitality apprentices and calls for businesses to invest in future talent
Hospitality and catering apprentices from Exeter College are being recognised for their achievements, alongside the employers whose commitment is helping to develop the next generation of skilled professionals.
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St Austell Brewery celebrates double success at British Training Awards
St Austell Brewery has been recognised with two accolades at the British Training Awards 2026 for its commitment to employee development and career progression.
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Somerset’s White Lake Cheese wins two trophies and 15 awards at Great Yorkshire Show
White Lake Cheese took the top prize in two categories at the Great Yorkshire Show Cheese & Dairy Produce Championship, accompanied by a further 15 prizes for 14 different cheeses.
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Lyme Bay Winery remains England’s most awarded still wine producer, securing 18 medals across four prestigious competitions
Lyme Bay Winery is celebrating a stellar season of recognition, having secured an impressive haul of 18 medals across four of the wine industry’s most competitive events this year.
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Devon food innovator Stella West-Harling MBE highly commended at Women in Food & Drink Awards 2026
ProSauce Founder and CEO Stella West-Harling MBE has been recognised among this year’s leading women in food and drink, receiving Highly Commended in the Product Developer of the Year category at the Women in Food & Drink Awards 2026.
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Flapjackery adds two more Gold Taste of the West Awards to its growing trophy cupboard
Devon-based Flapjackery is celebrating another successful year at the Taste of the West Awards after winning two more Gold Awards for its Raspberry and White Chocolate Flapjack and Salted Caramel Fudge Flapjack.
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Sandford Orchards’ founder, Barny Butterfield, receives lifetime achievement award for services to the cider industry
Barny Butterfield, founder of Sandford Orchards was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to the Cider Industry at the Royal Bath & West Show last month.
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Trevithick & Trays named Cornwall’s best farm shop
A Cornish family-run farm shop and café is celebrating after being named Best Farm Shop/Deli in the Muddy Stilettos Cornwall Awards 2026.
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The Whitmore Tap wins Best Pub in Bristol
The Whitmore Tap in Clifton, managed by Butcombe Pubs & Inns, is raising a glass after securing a major win at the 2026 National Pub & Bar Awards.
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