This June, artisan flapjack brand Flapjackery is marking an incredible milestone: ten years in business.
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Daish’s Holidays raises over £45,000 for leading charity The Eve Appeal
Daish’s Holidays, a UK based family-owned coach holiday provider, has raised £45,901.11 for its 2024/2025 charity partner The Eve Appeal.
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Otter Brewery launches Otter Black
Devon County Show’s ‘Ales from Devon’ tent unveiled the launch of a brand new stout.
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Chance to become a chef in some of the most stunning pub locations in the South West
St Austell Brewery is offering a unique opportunity to kickstart a culinary career with a range of exciting chef apprenticeships available across some of the South West’s most iconic and scenic pubs – from Penzance to Bath.
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Cornish Bakery appoints Arnaud Kaziewics to lead food innovation
Cornish Bakery, one of the UK’s leading bakery coffee shop brands has appointed renowned chef and food innovator Arnaud Kaziewicz as its new head of proposition and product innovation.
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DEFRA grants £13.6m to tackle food surplus challenge
Thousands of tonnes of nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste will help families facing food insecurity, thanks to new grants offered today (Tuesday 10 June 2025).
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Butcombe’s Original has won Best Session Bitter at the 2025 CAMRA Beer Awards
The brewing team at Butcombe Brewing Co is proud to announce that Butcombe Original has just been crowned Category Winner for Best Session Bitter in the 2025 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Beer Awards.
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Taste of the West future potentially secured by consortium of experienced business owners
A deal has been agreed in principle with the administrators of Taste of the West to acquire its intellectual property and brand, but not the existing company, which is no longer trading.
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Cornish Bakery targets 400 UK locations
From the humble origins of a small fishing village in Cornwall, Cornish Bakery has been highly successful in expanding into ‘tourist hotspots’.
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High-profile speakers on sustainability, provenance and quality to headline new South West food and drink summit, ‘Gather’
Three leading voices from the world of food, farming and retail will headline ‘Gather’, a new one day summit created to inspire and connect the South West’s vibrant food and drink community.
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A taste of Real Vanilla: Janet Sawyer’s new book launches in Devon
Janet Sawyer MBE BEM, the Managing Director and founder of LittlePod, is preparing to showcase her latest book at a vanilla-themed dinner and UK launch event at Darts Farm in Devon this summer.
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New openings for At The Station in Frome, Somerset
This summer, destination food hub At The Station goes full steam ahead with a wealth of new openings and events.
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A taste of Cornwall spreads further: Warrens Bakery set for new Weston-super-Mare launch
Warrens Bakery, the oldest Cornish pasty producer in the world, continues its growth across the West Country with a new store opening due this year in Weston-super-Mare.
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South West Tourism Awards 2025: A flourishing industry celebrated
The 2025 Tourism Awards across Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset have officially closed their entry periods, revealing a vibrant and growing tourism and hospitality sector across the South West.
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Calling the next generation of culinary stars!
Exmoor Young Chef returns and NEW for 2025, the Aspiring Chef competition debuts!
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South West hospitality shines: Butcombe Group and Hall & Woodhouse named Top Employers!
The South West’s vibrant food, drink, and hospitality sector is celebrating a significant achievement, with two of its prominent players, Butcombe Group and Hall & Woodhouse, earning prestigious recognition as “The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.
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