Food & Drink

A Celebration of the Sea: Brand New South West Sardine Festival Comes to the English Riviera This Summer

This summer, Brixham’s Fish Market will come alive with flavour and festivity as the South West Sardine Festival arrives on Sunday 03 August 2025, bringing a vibrant new celebration to the heart of one of Britain’s most historic fishing towns.

Free to attend and running from 12:00 to...

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More than half of allergy sufferers put at risk by restaurants and takeaways

As research finds more than half (58%) of allergy sufferers have had their lives put at risk by restaurant or takeaway staff, law firm Slater and Gordon is calling on businesses to have better allergen control. Last year, the high-profile tragic deaths of Megan Lee and Natasha Ednan-Laperouse (both 15), highlighted the need for tighter food sanitation restrictions within outlets that prepare...

Top food waste day: Brits throw away £494 million worth of food each week

Cooking is one of Britain’s favourite pastimes – we share pictures online, make food for our friends and family and consume cooking content at an astronomical rate. However, the UK still throws away an average £494 million worth of food each week, reveals research from recipe box company Gousto.

In an era where it seems like every possible step is taken to be environmentally and...

Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays set to host first Cadbury Dairy Milk Personalistation Station just in time for Easter

This Easter, Cadbury is excited to announce that visitors to Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth will be the first to get their hands on personalised Cadbury Dairy Milk bars live in store. The personalisation service will be available at the Cadbury store in Gunwharf Quays from 6th-20th April.

This genius new pop-up means Cadbury fans will have the opportunity to create an extra special gift...

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Food Drink Devon Awards announce last call for entries

Food and drink brands across Devon need to move quickly to enter the prestigious Food Drink Devon Awards.

The county’s leading food and drink organisation, Food Drink Devon, has announced its last call for entries into the awards. The deadline for the esteemed awards, judged by leading industry experts, is Friday 19th April. Open to both Food Drink Devon’s members and non-members, the...

Eversfield Organic named finalist in Shop of the Year 2019

The Guild of Fine Food’s annual Shop of the Year awards, an accreditation scheme which recognises and promotes excellence in independent retail, has announced its finalists for 2019 and Eversfield Organic’s Tavistock farm shop and deli is among those in the running to win the Delicatessen & Grocer category. Having had its written entry reviewed by a panel of respected industry experts,...

Search is on to find the UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year 2019

The search is on for the UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year 2019.

Sponsored by Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, the competition, run by The Grimsby Institute, always attracts a high calibre of student.

The annual competition, now in its 17th year, seeks out those aspiring chefs and encourages them to cook with seafood.

The young chefs...

UK’s leading commercial coffee machine supplier launches first-ever review website

Bibium, the industry leader in providing coffee solutions to offices and the hospitality sector, has today launched an online review site where commercial consumers can browse, learn, review and purchase coffee machines.

Run by husband and wife team Wyatt and Grace Cavalier, the new offering is based on the TripAdvisor model and will allow customers to sort, search and filter over 600...

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Drink Matcha Tea in the morning for an energising boost

Coffee and black tea are ubiquitous amongst morning routines the world over, but by no means do they have a monopoly in assisting our waking minds. Matcha tea is a unique type of green tea that has been fulfilling a similar role in morning routines since the 7th century, with a growing presence in cultural practices. The popularity of Matcha tea in the East led to its integration in various...

Devon business named one of the UK's top fish and chip marketers

Harbourside Fish and Chips in Plymouth has been shortlisted for excellence in marketing as part of the 2019 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish.

The popular business is recognised for having a strong focus on catering for customers with food allergies, including receiving a ‘Gluten Free Accreditation’ and is a strong supporter of National Fish and Chip Day held every...

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5 weird and wonderful facts you may not know about coffee

Joe. Java. Fix. Whatever you call it, coffee is something nearly everyone drinks can’t get enough of. You might lap this drink up like mother’s milk, but there’s more to coffee than you may know. We’re not talking about some hidden health benefit of coffee - though the health benefits of coffee are often forgotten or go overlooked - but rather its history as well as how it has been used and...

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