Welcome to our Business Growth Blog; here, Jane will be sharing with you industry insights, thoughts on the ever-evolving food and drinks sector, journeys of her clients and insights into business growth and strategy.
Food on the go is on the rise. Sales figures released by Greencore – the world’s largest sandwich maker – show a 33% jump in pre-tax profits despite a slow growth in sales in food overall, according to the Financial Times. Retailers and suppliers are reacting to this jump in out of home sales […]
The Chalkboard offers 10 tips on staying sane while on a juice cleanse. How seaweed could assist food sourcing for remote Scottish Highland and Islands says The Herald. BBC writes about the African gastronomic trend. Non-alcoholic cocktails are seriously cool says The Independent. Will Self is scathing about Chipotle in The New Statesman. *Photocredit: […]
Borough Market has an exciting opportunity for a limited number of new traders to join our ranks and to share in our love of food and market trading. We are creating a number of new pitches and are looking for producers and traders that are experts on their produce and would be committed to […]
Food Navigator talks about the need to define artisanal. Evening Standard reports on savoury yoghurts promise to be next big snacking trend. Food Manufacture reports Kolak plans for second factory site. Metro reports on burrito selfies on instagram. Surely it doesn’t stop there? The Chalkboard offers 10 tips on staying sane while […]
Are you on a New Year pledge to get fit and healthy? Look no further for inspiration than Carol and Andrew West, who not only found a failsafe route to health personally but created a successful business from it. The couple decided to address their weight eight years ago after Andrew was diagnosed as […]
* Quality Food Awards asks if we can eat turkey more times than Christmas Day. * Retail Times reports UK third most popular shopping destination for international online shoppers. * Guardian reports on snacking going gourmet at Graze. * Food Manufacture reports on how Scottish food and drink sector is set to replace oil […]
As anyone who works in retail knows, by the time Christmas hits the shops, the buying team will have moved on to summer and may even be planning for Christmas 2016 and beyond. It’s a daunting prospect for many start-up producers when they venture into retail but it’s crucial to consider Christmas buying cycles […]
People often ask me why I decided to study to be a tea sommelier. My love of tea stems from my Cake Awards days when I was introduced to the Sri Lankan tea company Dilmah and its quality single estate teas. I attended their School of Tea course in Sri Lanka and everything about […]
* Fast Company reports on how to grow a health brand with integrity – Hint Water. * Daily Telegraph profiles John Joyce who inspires carers elsewhere with his cookery SOS. * Financial Times takes a fond look at our premium seafoods: lobster, oyster and crab. * Plant-based food is booming according to The Vegan […]
* Food Manufacture marvels at Dr Oetker’s edible jumper. * Pulse reports more than two thirds of GP would support a sugar tax. * Propel Info News reports on the virtual reality Christmas on offer at TGI Fridays. * Big Hospitality calls in the experts to advise on dressing your restaurant […]
It’s perhaps fitting that I use the month of December to talk about a topic not normally associated with business, one that looks beyond making a profit. Andrew Thornton is a serial entrepreneur who runs, among other interests, a Budgens supermarket in Belsize Park. Nothing special about that except that this shop is run […]
First genetically modified salmon cleared to enter human food chain reports the Telegraph. Daily Mail previews the future food series Tomorrow’s Food which starts next week. The Drum announces Urban Outfitters move into pizzerias. Harrods mince pies top Which? own brand report according to BakeryInfo The scores are in – 2015 Christmas ads leaderboard by Creative Review. […]
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