Vince Bamford
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The Deli Society adds AI to match shoppers with products
Consumers complete a 'palate quiz' to help the website match them with food and drink they will enjoy → Read More
What does it mean to win a Farm Shop & Deli Product Award?
With entries open for the 2023 awards, we look at some of the winners of last year's event → Read More
How independent grocery store Basil & Tom’s is helping rejuvenate local trade in Acton
In the four years since it opened, the shop has become an important part of the west London community → Read More
Jams & spreads 2022: Spreads lose £19m in wake of pandemic
The category has taken a knock after lockdown stockpiling came to an end → Read More
Oils 2022: Supply issues disrupt oil brand sales
The war in Ukraine took a heavy toll on edible oil brands this year → Read More
Soup 2022: Brits’ taste for canned soup wanes
Many established names, including Baxters and Campbell's, have recorded double-digit volume losses → Read More
Petcare 2022: Premium pet products still lead the pack
The UK is a nation of pet lovers, but the cost of living crisis is putting that love to the test → Read More
The Lambing Shed: a fast-growing business with butchery at its heart
The award-winning Cheshire farm shop has come a long way in seven years, and there's further growth on the cards → Read More
How Cunningham’s has built its butchery business into the County Down community
The family business has grown from a butcher's shop to an award-winning, multi-channel operation → Read More
How Craigie’s gave its farm shop café a ‘colourful and organic’ £200k makeover
It comes 35 years after the Edinburgh business made its debut as a one-table retail operation in a converted barn → Read More
Why the sky’s the limit for Honestly Tasty’s high-tech vegan cheese
Would-be spacecraft engineer Mike Moore self-funded the launch of his plant-based cheese brand, in 2012. Four years later, investors are hammering at his door → Read More
Flavour of the year: The Dairymen dairy drinks category report 2022
Coffee has become the bestselling choice in dairy drinks, after Brits turned to grocery chillers for a caffeine kick → Read More
How to align sustainable petfood with pricing
With recession looming, UK petfood suppliers might be forgiven for putting green initiatives aside → Read More
How forest-inspired Goosnargh Gin has grown sales while giving back to nature
At Goosnargh, 'everything we do ties back to where we live, where we work and where we distil' → Read More
Farm shop owners warned following string of burglaries
Security advice issued after seven shops in north west England and the Midlands are targeted by thieves → Read More
How The Cheese Lady’s shop dazzled customers and awards judges alike
The Scottish specialist cheese shop that became a Farm Shop & Deli Show Retail Award winner → Read More
How Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop has successfully balanced tradition and evolution
The 45-year old business' success was recognised by the Farm Shop & Deli Show Retailer Awards in April → Read More
How Single Variety Co went from at-home jam maker to Farm Shop & Deli award winner
The jams and preserves brand is the brainchild of former supermarket buyer Nicola Simons → Read More
How historic butchers Powters has modernised its Newmarket store
The family-run business has unveiled new-look shop including dedicated dry-aged beef cabinet → Read More
Norfolk Showground set to become home to £2.3m ‘super farm shop’
Development will include café, butcher, delicatessen, outdoor seating area and two-acre market garden → Read More