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British Food Fortnight
21st Jul 2008
WHAT IS BRITISH FOOD FORTNIGHT? Running from 20 th September to 5 th October and now in its seventh year, British Food Fortnight is the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces. Every year, pubs, restaurants, tourism attractions, public sector restaurants and food-service organisations take part, all enjoying the commercial benefits that...more
The Nantwich Food & Drink Festival
21st Jul 2008
If fantastic regionally produced food and drink is your passion, a hot date for you diary has to be the weekend of Friday 26 September to Sunday 28 September when the 8 th annual Nantwich Food & Drink Festival returns for a palette tingling celebration of fine food from Cheshire. Featuring over 100 speciality producers, the weekend will give foodies a real opportunity to celebrate rural food...more
Nantwich attracts record cheese competition entries
17th Jul 2008
Competition is set to be the fiercest yet at Nantwich International Cheese Show, with a record 2,652 entries in the 160 classes. The Show runs from 29-30 July at Dorfold Park in Nantwich, Cheshire. The number of entries in the competition classes is up by 392 on 2007, an outstanding increase of almost 18%. New classes for 2008 include Mixed Milk Cheese, Best Scottish Cheese, Best Irish Cheese and Best...more
Kepak Saves £25 tonne by composting food waste
17th Jul 2008
Convenience food manufacturer Kepak is saving £25/tonne by sending its food waste for composting. The company, best known for its Rustlers range of chilled, microwaveable hot snacks, is working with composting specialist TEG Environmental, which takes waste meat, bread and cheese from Kepak’s Kirkham site. The food waste is then mixed with garden waste before it is fed into TEG’s unique...more
Government sets out 21st century challenges for food in the UK
7th Jul 2008
The Cabinet Office has published the results of a ten-month Strategy Unit project looking at food policy across Government – and concludes that rising demand, climate change, and trade and productivity restrictions must all be addressed. Commissioned by the Prime Minister, the report focuses on food issues in the UK and puts them in a global context. It draws together evidence about long-term...more
Wirral Food & Drink Festival launches on July 27
29th Jun 2008
A stick of rhubarb and a picture in a wheelbarrow has inspired a race with a difference. The “Wacky Rhubarb Race”, which will be held on July 27 at the Port Sunlight Village Festival, is the brainchild of Andrew Pimbley, of Claremont Farm, the home of the Wirral Food and Drink Festival. “We had a photo taken for the launch of this year’s Wirral Food and Drink Festival and I...more
Tameside recognised for excellence in food training
5th Jun 2008
Tameside College has earned a national accolade as a centre of specialist learning for bakery and confectionery. The college, based on Beaufort Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, has been accredited as part of the National Skills Academy (NSA) for Food and Drink Manufacturing. The NSA, which was launched last year, was one of the first of the government’s new sector-based skills academies to be...more
Chef Philippa says ‘fill up’ your family with local produce
2nd Jun 2008
Next month sees local food guru and TV chef, Philippa James, whet the appetite of Southport locals as Dobbies’ new Farm Foodhall welcomes guests for an evening of culinary treats. Billed as the North West’s answer to Nigella, Philippa will be showing customers how to bring fresh ingredients from field to fork as part of her live cookery demonstration at Dobbies Southport on Wednesday 18th...more
