Speciality Bites from Paul Hargreaves of Cotswold Fayre

I have always thought 4 days is too long for a food show, but the time simply flew by at the NEC last week.  It’s always the sign of a good show when the show finishes for the day and you realise that you haven’t eaten or been to the loo all day and haven’t noticed.  This happened to me on at least two days during the show.  Too much information, probably, but this show was the best we have been to (except Speciality Food Show) for a long time. (more…)

Breakfast is often said to be the most important meal of the day, yet according to the HGCA* up to 33% of us miss it out!

24-30 January 2010 celebrates the eleventh annual Farmhouse Breakfast Week. The awareness week is organised by the HGCA and acts as an opportunity to educate the nation into the importance of eating a healthy breakfast. (more…)

I can tell from the increasing numbers of end of term concerts, leaver’s parties, prize-givings and sports days that the end of term is upon us, which means that soon a load of 5-16 year olds will be on school holidays. What difference does this make to those of us running businesses and retail outlets?

There will be more children trailing around shops with their parents. The children’s sector of the speciality food market is not fully tapped into by many retail outlets. (more…)