The South West’s food, drink and hospitality sector is currently operating in the toughest environment for many years, yet powerful feelings of pride and determination were the overriding emotions at the 2023 Food Reader Awards.
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Ashburton wins Food Magazine Reader Awards for Best Cookery School 2023
At a glittering awards ceremony on 15 May, the Ashburton Cookery School & Chefs Academy was named as the Best Cookery School 2023 at the Food Magazine Reader Awards.
Read moreBristol brewery wins gold at Beer World Cup
Lost and Grounded Brewery, based in St Annes, Bristol, won one of the top gold awards at the 2023 World Beer Cup, confusingly also known as the ‘Olympics of Beer’.
Read moreFour South West bakeries named in a list of Britain’s best
Bakeries in the South West were well represented on a list celebrating some of the best bread in the UK
Read moreLyme Bay Winery wins flurry of medals in nationally recognised competitions
Devon’s Lyme Bay Winery is delighted to announce that in recent weeks it has won a plethora of medals from several nationally recognised competitions.
Read moreFood Drink Devon’s Sustainability Pioneer Award and Training School Award are now open for entries
Entries are open to all Devon-based food and drink businesses for Food Drink Devon’s Sustainability Pioneer Award and Training School Award.
Read moreCornwall restaurant exclusively for adults awarded 2 AA Rosettes
Dune Restaurant at the Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa in Newquay have been awarded two AA Rosettes becoming one of only two restaurants in Newquay holding the prestigious two Rosette accreditation.
Read moreSouth West Tourism Awards open for entry
The 2023/24 Tourism Awards are now open and tourism and hospitality businesses from the South West are invited to enter.
Read moreButcombe’s Goram IPA Zero shines at World Alcohol-Free Awards
Butcombe Brewing Co’s (part of Liberation Group) Goram IPA Zero has won a Gold Medal at the inaugural World Alcohol-Free Awards.
Read moreSouthwest based restaurant Àclèaf awarded MICHELIN star
Àclèaf in Devon has been awarded their first MICHELIN Star, continuing the reign as Plymouth’s highest rated and only MICHELIN starred restaurant.
Read moreButcombe’s Goram IPA Zero named as one of the best beers in the UK at the SIBA awards
The brewing team at Butcombe Brewing Co (part of Liberation Group) is raising a glass today having triumphed at this year’s SIBA’s (The Society of Independent Brewers) Independent Beer Awards 2023.
Read moreThe best in Tourism celebrate at Eden Project
Leading tourism businesses from across South West England were celebrating in style this week as over 90 awards were presented at the 2022/23 South West Tourism Excellence Awards.
Read moreWestaway Sausages meat manufacturer of the year!
Newton Abbot based Westaway Sausages’ initiatives on sustainability have helped the company win 2023 UK Meat, Poultry and Seafood Manufacturer of the year.
Read moreWilliam Sitwell and Mark Hix celebrate stars of the South West food scene at the Trencherman’s Awards 2023
Winners of the Trencherman’s Awards 2023 were revealed at a spectacular ceremony by the sea at Salcombe Harbour Hotel on March 6.
Read moreBristol’s hospitality heroes shine on biggest awards night yet
The latest Night Of The Stars event to honour Bristol’s hospitality heroes has been hailed the ‘biggest and best yet’ by organisers.
Read moreEast Devon’s ‘golden mile’
Three different businesses in close proximity to each other not only scooped a coveted Gold at the recent Devon Tourism Awards but have all been named finalists in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards.
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