South West News

The first Plymouth Street Food Festival is taking place this May Bank Holiday Weekend!

Street Food Warehouse are delighted to announce the first Plymouth Street Food Festival is heading to Central Park for three days of food-filled fun!

Date announced for Truro’s St Piran’s Market and Pasty Making Competition

Truro Farmers Market will be celebrating one of the most important days in the Cornish calendar, with a bumper market and the return of its popular pasty making competition.

Great Taste 2023 accreditation scheme opens for entries

Entries to the ‘Oscars’ of the food and drink world now open until till 7 February 2023 or until capacity is met.

Porthleven Food Festival serves all-star chef line-up for 2023

The award-winning Porthleven Food Festival announces the first wave of leading UK chef’s headlining the 2023 event from April 21st-23rd – bringing a spectacular food experience to Cornwall.

South West restaurants well represented in UK’s Top 100

The South West can boast 20 restaurants named in UK’s Top 100 Restaurants by SquareMeal.

Salcombe Distilling Co. launches Rum School experience

The ever innovative Salcombe Distilling Co. has launched a new Salcombe Rum School experience.

Hub Box to launch Cornwall chef apprenticeship programme

Renowned South West bar and burger restaurant, Hub Box, is launching a chef apprentice scheme, providing an opportunity for local people to kick-start their chef careers and achieve a recognised qualification

Guild of Fine Food launches new Great Taste Bursary for 2023

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Great Taste, the Guild of Fine Food is offering 50 micro producers the chance to put one new product in front of its expert panel of Great Taste judges for free. Applications must be in by 7 February 2023.

Indian street food chain Mowgli to open in Bristol

Mowgli, the acclaimed Indian street food restaurant, has announced it will be opening in Bristol this summer.

Artisan doughnut and coffee shop coming to Bristol

Crosstown, the speciality coffee and doughnut chain, is opening its fourth regional site in Bristol next month.

River Cottage named first dual accredited online cookery course

Mark of Culinary Excellence from CPD and ICSA signifies industry mindset move

New Year, last European Union funding opportunities for hospitality sector

Saffron Academy Limited is an independent training company that have been awarded thousands of pounds worth of European Social Funding to utilise by the end of 2023 for the hospitality, leisure, travel, and tourism sectors of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.

Thatchers launches its 2023 Community Orchard Project

In the third year of the project, the Somerset cider maker is looking to give away 500 apple trees to community groups up and down the country.

Circumstance Distillery Auction off Whisky for Charity

Circumstance Distillery announced today that one rare bottle of their inaugural English whisky will be auctioned via Whisky Auctioneer later this month.

Combination of Liberation Group and Cirrus Inns

Liberation Group, the UK and Channel Islands pub, brewing and drinks business and Cirrus Inns, a 22 strong premium pub business which trades from Southwest London across to the Cotswolds, are delighted to announce the combination of the two businesses.

Calling all hospitality & retail businesses from across the South West!

Ensure you stand out from the crowd in 2023 by winning an award from the UK’s largest independent food group – Taste of the West.

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