SpecialityBites

[...] for the forecasted warm weekend and long may this continue for all of us. Certainly for Cotswold Fayre this promises to be a very busy summer, with all the usual activities going on: busy season [...]

[...] we would have bought them already. I have been thinking about that dilemma recently. Cotswold Fayre is primarily a wholesaler of British and Irish speciality foods and that is the way it will [...]

[...] I have recently been conducting a number of interviews for various new positions at Cotswold Fayre, and with a wealth of good candidates to choose from, it has made me think again about how to [...]

[...] our brand values and our working ethos. Generally these awards are a consensus within Cotswold Fayre from the people that deal with the suppliers on a day-to-day basis and are awarded to those [...]

[...] promotions and offers to pull through sales. Better go, I’m off for some haggis - have a good week. [...]

[...] are out there, which means that you will have had to spend some money on B2B PR first. Have a good week - and get yourself out there! [...]

[...] put to bed this week. Spring seems to have sprung whilst I was away - time to make hay! Have a good week. [...]

[...] about saving money, but also about buying quality. Let’s keep preaching that message! Have a good week. [...]

[...] after coming back from Kenya earlier this week, before heading up to the NEC on Sunday for the Farm Shop and Deli Show (part of Food & Drink Expo). By the way I am only setting up on Sunday, the [...]

[...] areas to drive growth in the UK at present. For example, there were several film crews at the Farm Shop & Deli Show, and you can see my debut on Irish television at 6pm this Wednesday (2nd April) [...]

[...] to draw the line at stocking Carlsberg! Speciality beers, however, are an important part of a farm shop or deli offering though and also ciders. I was visiting a farm shop at the weekend and was [...]

[...] This week I was privileged to be at the FARMA conference and awards. This annual event helps farm shops grow their businesses as well as awarding the best farm shops in the land. As one of the [...]

[...] in Scotland. Forget the old clichés of fried mars bars. There are a huge number of farm shops here within easy access of a large percentage of the population, and I expect Scotland to grow [...]

[...] I am currently at Fancy Food Show in New York, but possibly more importantly a few days out of the office to clear my head and [...]

[...] of year as it is “show-time”! I am quite often in San Francisco this week at the Fancy Food Show, but not this year. It’s Scotland for me. In particular Scotland’s Speciality [...]

[...] in Kenya next week with two other Cotswold Fayre colleagues. Talking of which the Speciality Food Charity Ball, which raises money for the orphanage, is a splendid networking opportunity. Buy your [...]

[...] these aims - so please support this project by buying tickets or sponsorship for the Speciality Food Charity Ball - contact Ashton@cotswold-fayre.co.uk for more details. Back to my normal job and I am [...]

[...] do a shameless plug or two again, but don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Speciality Food Charity Ball on July 4th, and if you are a young food entrepreneur aged between 16-24, then don& [...]

[...] . Aside from Christmas the months of June and July are often the best of the year for speciality food retailers as the warmer weather means that people in the UK are out more, tend to treat themselves [...]

[...] a thoroughly inspiring retail tour in New York. The idea was to give us a flavour of speciality food retailers here in New York before our meetings start at the Fancy Food Show. I can only come to [...]

[...] an ALDI built on the approach road to it - cheeky! Is there an opportunity for speciality retailers to grow into a small gap left here? Most definitely yes, but we didn’t need the [...]

[...] drivers who took me to and from the airport - and are much more talkative than their UK counterparts! I have always found that hotel costs are indicative in Dublin of how the economy is [...]