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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Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines announced as Taste East Devon Festival Ambassador
Taste East Devon Festival is delighted to announce that renowned Michelin-starred chef and hotelier Michael Caines MBE has been appointed as the festival’s official Ambassador, strengthening its mission to champion one of the UK’s most exciting food and drink destinations.
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Long-serving publicans retire after 35 years of service
Two much-loved publicans are retiring from The Safe Harbour in Fowey after decades of service running pubs with St Austell Brewery.
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Sea shanties, soul and Pink Wigs: Sister hotels unveil packed programme for Falmouth Week 2026
The Greenbank and The Falmouth are preparing to celebrate Falmouth Week 2026 with a packed programme of fundraising, live music and waterfront events, bringing together locals and visitors for one of Cornwall’s best-loved summer festivals.
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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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Food & drink producers invited to free networking evening in Gloucester
Food and drink producers across the Cotswolds and Forest of Dean are being invited to a free networking event hosted by Shop Cotswolds, featuring insights from New Product Development specialist Zoe Plant of FoodworksSW.
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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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Uniting Devon’s finest – Sharpham Cheese appoints RAW Food & Drink PR
The partnership brings together two proudly independent South West businesses with a shared passion for championing outstanding regional food and drink.
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Cornish Bakery launches new summer product range
Cornish Bakery, the independent, founder-driven company first started in Mevagissey, Cornwall, has just launched its innovative new summer product range complemented by a refreshed range of cold and iced drinks.
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Smoked breakfasts are back at BANK Bristol
From this month onwards, breakfast will return to BANK Bristol every Saturday, with bacon, eggs, sirloin and scallops all on the menu.
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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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Discover Somerset cider at Sheppy’s Friday Foody Mediterranean Night
Locals and visitors are invited to enjoy a taste of the Mediterranean with a Somerset twist as Sheppy’s Cider hosts its latest Friday Foody Night on Friday 31st July.
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