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SquareMeal names BANK Bristol in UK’s Top 100 Restaurants for 2025

Totterdown-based neighbourhood restaurant, BANK Bristol has been included in SquareMeal’s prestigious list of the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants for the second year running.

Butcombe Group launches initiative to tackle loneliness

17 Butcombe Group pubs across the South of England have launched a new initiative this week – Butcombe’s Big Table Talk.

Sharp’s and Bango Kitchen collab with the first Silent Bistro takeover at Cornwalls creative foodie destination

Sharp’s Brewing Company and their food friends Bango Kitchen are set to kick-off the ‘month of love’ in style, coupling up for a one-night culinary beer and food-matched journey at the Buttermarket.

Firebrand Brewing Co. unveils finisher beers for Arc of Attrition

Firebrand Brewing Co.is delighted to unveil two finisher beers that it has created for the Arc of Attrition by UTMB event being held in Cornwall at the end of January.

Entries are now open for the coveted Food Drink Devon Awards

Following the resounding success of last year’s awards, the highly anticipated 2025 Food Drink Devon Awards are now open for entries.

RAW kicks off 2025 with two new business wins and an award shortlisting

Specialist food and drink PR agency RAW has started 2025 with a bang with two new business wins and as one of the agencies shortlisted for PR Company/In-house Team of the Year in Roxhill Media’s inaugural PR Awards.

Bartender at Rick Stein’s Seafood restaurant releases his own whisky after cocktail competition win

After claiming the top spot in the annual Nc’nean Creations cocktail competition, Norbert Drozdowski, bartender at Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant in Cornwall, is releasing his very own whisky to celebrate.

Bays Brewery pours £4,861 into local charities in 2024

Bays Brewery are kickstarting the New Year with the feel-good factor following the news that its 2024 limited-edition ‘Charity Brews’ have raised £4,861 for four deserving Devon charities.

Cotswold hotel guests wake up to a taste of the East

Daavat breakfast naan and akuri eggs are not a regular on most breakfast menus but at Pettifers Freehouse Hotel in the village of Crudwell they are and are proving to be a ‘hot’ choice amongst guests.

Plan ahead for 2025 at The Source trade show

If you’re in hospitality, catering, or food retail, start 2025 off on the right foot by attending The Source trade show on Tuesday 4th February and Wednesday 5th at Westpoint, Exeter.

Chickpea Group to open The Manor House Inn, Somerset

The Chickpea Group will open their seventh pub with rooms (tenth site to join the group) and their first in the county of Somerset on Saturday 1st February.

Academy of Cheese launches new training collaboration with Michael Caines Academy in Exeter

Top trainee chefs and hospitality students at the renowned Michael Caines Academy in Exeter were the first cohort to receive a full day of bespoke cheese training as part of their two-year programme.

Royal Cornwall Show – Tickets on sale now

Tickets for the Royal Cornwall Show, the county’s biggest day out, are now on sale for 2025.

Dunkertons welcomes a new Taste of Asia for breakfast and lunch in 2025

Bombay Street Kitchen has officially opened in the taprooms of Dunkerton Taproom, Cheltenham.

BANK Bristol shortlisted in three categories at Trencherman’s Awards 2025

Contemporary fire cooking restaurant, BANK Bristol has been shortlisted in three categories at the prestigious Trencherman’s Awards 2025.

Sandford Orchards wins supermarket listing for new no alcohol cider, Red Zero

Devon-based Sandford Orchards is delighted to announce that its new no alcohol cider, Red Zero, has been listed in selected Morrisons stores.

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