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Category ReportSpread too thin? Dairymen butter & spreads category report 2025
Increasing labour costs, squeezed milk supplies and increasing demand are all pushing up the price of butter to melting point
Category ReportBlue bounces back: Dairymen British cheese category report 2025
As cheddar sales drop, British blue has benefited from a hunger for flavour, heritage and authenticity among younger shoppers
NewsUK Food & Drink Shows get bold new look
Rebranding introduces a contemporary typeface and new background textures
Analysis & FeaturesHow award-winning Delilah Fine Foods created the ‘Cheers’ of the deli world
Retailer of the Year Delilah Fine Foods in Nottingham looks to ‘echo the shopping experience of a past era’, with a huge range and good company
Analysis & FeaturesHoney Heaven: how wellness-focused brand found a new direction
Honey Heaven’s Hungarian honey products have won acclaim across UK retail. But illness for one of its founders saw it diversify into CBD
Analysis & FeaturesGood Fermentation: from kitchen table to award-winning kimchi
From modest beginnings in a Surrey kitchen, Good Fermentation is now selling a growing range of products to kimchi and kombucha fans across the country
NewsFarm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards 2026 open for entries
Free to enter, the awards recognise top-quality retail businesses across a range of specialist and regional categories.
Category ReportThe big Halloween weekender: trends for Halloween 2025
With Halloween 2025 falling on a Friday, retailers are gearing up for major sales of party lines. Which ones are likely to be the biggest hits?
News‘Guerrilla’ marketing campaign rolls out to promote natural local food
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is spearheading the Farm Retail Association’s drive to redefine how British consumers view food
Analysis & FeaturesRoniB’s Kitchen: bringing the Filipino melting pot to the UK
In a bid to introduce Brits to Filipino flavours, Roni Bandong produces the RoniB’s Kitchen brand that includes award-winning Filipino Banana Ketchup
Analysis & FeaturesA Cock & Bull story: from home-made pie to global supplier of plant-based food
From humble beginnings with a Jampa’s ‘pork’ pie, Richard Fox and Simon Hurley have expanded into a grocery range, and foodservice supply around the world
Analysis & FeaturesBehind Kale & Corn’s community-focused Derbyshire greengrocer
Kale & Corn is a sustainability-centric shop that was named greengrocer of the year in the 2025 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards
Category ReportCheers for cheese: trends in cheese 2025
Brits are getting more adventurous with their cheeses. Some are even putting it in cocktails. So, where does this leave cheddar?
Analysis & FeaturesCornwall Pasta Co: ‘Locals thought I was crazy to begin with’
The decision to launch Cornwall Pasta Co came in 2020, “when Britain ran out of pasta in the lockdown”
Analysis & FeaturesField to Fork: how wholesalers created an award-winning farm shop
Brothers Mark and Paul Tate, and business partner Mark Cox, have put decades of wholesale experience into buidling a unique destination in rural Warwickshire
Analysis & FeaturesHow Chili Maven's communities helped it bring a taste of Mexico to the UK
Chili Maven has made a success of salsa macha and mole lines previously unfamiliar to British palates
Category ReportRolling in the dough: trends in bread & baked goods 2025
Sourdough is a proven money spinner. With sales rising fast, big brands are having another stab at the market. Can they earn a crust this time around?
Category ReportBags of goodness: trends in healthier snacking 2025
A wealth of snack brands with natural claims and clean labels are looking to cash in on the junk food ad ban and fears about UPFs
Analysis & FeaturesFodder: the North Yorkshire food hall putting local produce first
Fodder – Great Yorkshire Food Hall reopened last month with a modern look designed to better highlight local produce
Category ReportCream of the crop: trends in yoghurts 2025
Sales are booming for yoghurts – including indulgent and full-fat options – as shoppers try to avoid UPFs. So, who’s rising to the top?