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The English Spirit Distillery, Cornwall’s newest visitor attraction, opens in two weeks!

English Spirit are gearing up to open the doors of their new state-of-the-art distillery, on Friday 1st October.

Calling all food & drink producers, suppliers and independent retailers!

Somerset West & Taunton, and Sedgemoor District Councils are mapping food and drink producers, suppliers and small retailers to help promote local products

New pilot Dairy facility opens at The Food Works^SW innovation hub

This September, a new and fully-equipped pilot Dairy facility opens at The Food Works^SW, the region’s food innovation hub near J21 of the M5 between Weston-super-Mare and Bristol.

New nine day “Taste East Devon” food and drink festival

Award-winning venues, producers, chefs and restaurants have joined forces to celebrate the incredible food and drink on offer across East Devon’s stunning coast and countryside.

Weymouth beachside community join forces to bring an extra level of security to their premises

A number of Weymouth’s beachside businesses, led by The Boat Cafe, have joined forces with local security provider Real World Services, to bring an extra level of safety to their seafront premises.

Sharp’s Brewery carves out another unique collaboration to help save lives on the coast

In a bid to raise awareness of the vital work carried out by volunteers across Cornwall to keep beaches safe and to save lives, Rock-based Sharp’s Brewery is donating £9000 to Surf Life Saving Cornwall.

Celebrated chef Michael Caines takes plastic gift cards off the menu

One of Britain’s best-known chefs has added to his business sustainability efforts by introducing plastic-free gift cards across the Michael Caines Collection of restaurants.

Butcombe teams get on their bikes in support of mental health

30 team members at Butcombe Brewing Co (part of Liberation Group) have just completed a 100km one day ‘Bike to Bar’ bike ride raising money and awareness for mental health charities Mind and The Burnt Chef Project.

The latest in coffee innovation comes to the UK through K+

New Wiltshire based coffee brand K+ has brought one of the latest in coffee innovations to the UK market.

Wyke Farms support FareShare South West with 3 tonnes of cheese and butter to help children facing food insecurity

Wyke Farms today deliver the first of six contributions to FareShare South West who are partnering with Feeding Bristol this summer to deliver food to over 50 holiday projects across the South West.

Bristol Old Vic Presents: a series of exciting collaborations with some of the city’s best-loved food spots

Bristol Old Vic will see the grand opening of its new restaurant from the 20th July, which will play host to a series of showstopping pop-up collaborations.

Hayle beach shack announces summer events series

A popular beach shack at North Quay in Hayle has announced a series of live music, DJ, and feast nights which will run throughout the summer.

The Consumer Brand launches ‘It’s up to you’ flour, marking the start of a UK revolution

The Consumer Brand, based on a revolutionary consumer model that has taken France by storm, has entered the UK market with the launch of 1.5 kilogram bags of ‘It’s up to you’ plain flour.

Creators of Devon-based Fravocado launch new plant-based online store, Mighty Plants!

The Devon-based creators of the UK’s first dairy-free avocado ice cream brand Fravocado launched an online frozen food shop to help reduce food waste.

The Food WorksSW is fully open for business

The Food WorksSW is the region’s only food tech and innovation centre. Its fully accessible meeting rooms, conference rooms and networking Business Lounge have now fully reopened.

New Forest hospitality businesses come together to shout about career opportunities

Go New Forest is to showcase career opportunities within hospitality businesses at a Jobs Fayre on Wednesday 23 June.

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