Bristol Twenty Tea and Coffee Company is experiencing continued growth, supported by an £80,000 funding package from leading UK asset finance provider, Ignition that will facilitate the expansion of their espresso machine rental portfolio.
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Celebrate your kitchen porter heroes!
It’s once again time to find the country’s best kitchen porter, as Winterhalter launches the eleventh edition of the Kitchen Porter of the Year competition.
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Sherborne’s Solkiki claims top honours at British Chocolate Awards
Solkiki Chocolatemaker of Sherborne raise the bar with 11 new awards for 6 new bars at the British arm of the International Chocolate Awards
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Speculation is emerging around the future of regional food group Taste of the West
There has been a silence from the current organisation about the future of the South West regional food group, but it is now public knowledge that administrators have been appointed to secure a future for this highly valued brand.
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RAVE launches Strong AF Coffee Pods
Cirencester-based roastery, RAVE Coffee has expanded its range of home compostable and biodegradable Coffee Pods, with the launch of a new pod that packs plenty of punch.
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FareShare South West Spring Summit appeals for new warehouse as charity’s operations outgrow current home
FareShare South West recently gathered over 120 of Devon and Cornwall’s political leaders, business innovators, food suppliers, charities and educators for its Spring Summit.
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Real Vanilla: Nature’s Unsung Hero – The Rather Large Story of LittlePod
“Who would have thought vanilla could be so riveting?” – Dame Prue Leith
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South West celebrates royal recognition: Tourism and food & drink businesses among King’s Award winners
The South West region is celebrating a significant achievement in the latest round of The King’s Awards for Enterprise, the UK’s most prestigious business accolades.
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Food WorksSW: Five years fuelling South West flavours
Monday saw a delightful celebration as I joined Food WorksSW in marking their 5th birthday.
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A first-class choice: British Airways takes the UK’s most-awarded tea to 35,000ft
British Airways has announced a new partnership with award-winning Wiltshire based, British tea producer Birchall.
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From kitchen table to Co-op shelves: Devon’s Bar Buoy Cocktails launches in 26 regional stores
What began as a kitchen table side hustle for Exmouth couple Tim and Ria Ball is now making waves in supermarket aisles across Devon.
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St Austell Brewery launches one of South West’s biggest schemes to reduce its pub waste by 80%
St Austell Brewery has launched an ambitious recycling initiative to reduce the general waste in its managed pubs by 80%.
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Entries open for Tourism Awards 2025 across South West
Tourism and hospitality businesses across the South West are invited to enter the various South West 2025 Tourism Awards
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New Chair for Bristol Hoteliers Association
Adam Flint has been named as the new Chair of the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA), taking over from Raphael Herzog, who has held the position for six years.
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Meet the experts: Branding, Marketing and PR event for food and drink businesses at The Food WorksSW
The Food WorksSW is set to host a free ‘Meet the Experts: Branding, Marketing and PR’ event on Thursday 22nd May at its Weston-super-Mare location.
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Visit West marks English Tourism Week with Tourism Minister visit and largest annual conference
Visit West celebrated English Tourism Week (14-23 March 2025) in style, with an action-packed agenda to raise the profile of the industry and the region last week.
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