Sue Scott
NewsSpotlight on Opies: A second bite of the cherry
Cocktail cherry sales may have withered at Opies of late, but with caper exports to China on the rise, there’s plenty to sweeten this family company’s fortunes. Sue Scott reports. The Opie family owes much to the Babycham generation. Twenties flappers may have helped put Opies' cocktail cherries behind every ...
NewsFocus On Cakes & Biscuits: Health takes the biscuit
Healthy biscuits, which took a back seat last year, have risen to the top of the barrel in 2010. But when it comes to cakes, own-label NPD is putting indulgence first, reports Sue Scott
NewsClippy's Apples pumps up the jam
Week-long celebrations of jam, jam buttie battles and imaginative ingredients – one small producer is looking to change perceptions of our preserves. Sue Scott reports
NewsCarbon footsie
Companies under the cosh to reduce their carbon footprint should cuddle up to a supply chain partner, says Sue Scott
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Businesswomen vie for IGD Leading Light award
Two female entrepreneurs who were driven to start their own food and drink companies when they reached watershed moments in their lives are among the finalists in the IGD's Leading Light award. They will line up alongside a farmer's...
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No ordinary barista: M&S hospitality chief Jason Danciger
Chef, coffee fanatic and M&S hospitality boss Jason Danciger has big plans for its catering future, with an Olympic store and more upmarket expansion on the way. Sue Scott reports
NewsSo you want me to beat you?
Industry asking for regulation? It doesn’t happen often. But with supply and the environment at stake, a request for firm guidance is fair, says Sue Scott
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RIP for regional?
Funding for England’s regional food and drink groups is unravelling – the fate of these champs of all things local is in doubt. So what price will the government put on provenance, asks Sue Scott
NewsGoing against the grain: Hale & Hearty's Christian Konig
Free-from food’s never been the sexiest of categories. But, according to Christian Konig, allergen-free needn’t mean flavour-free. The Hale & Hearty brand owner meets Sue Scott
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Dennis spearheads the fight for regional food
England's regional food groups have appointed a new chair to fight their corner as the final axe swings over their funding. Colin Dennis, ex director general of food research institute Campden BRI, took the helm at the English Food &...
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The Rhythm & Booze Gospel
He heads up the largest chain of independent off-licences in the UK... from an HQ set up in a church. Sue Scott meets Martin Swaine, Barnsley’s maverick bargain booze retailer
NewsRetail spotlight: Hotel Chocolat - Raising the bar
Upmarket and ethical retailer Hotel Chocolat is defying a volatile cocoa market by offering its growers a premium far above current spot market prices. Sue Scott reports. The cocoa growers of St Lucia will do well this year. The City has developed a taste for chocolate. Hedge fund trader Anthony ...
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Local food investment cuts threaten industry
More than a decade of investment in the £5bn local food movement could be undermined by government plans to take business support away from the regions.According to the English Food & Drink Alliance set up last year by eight...