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Unravelling Labelling regulations – webinar with Jane Stammers from Tipple Tails
We’re very excited about this month’s Relish webinar, as we have a fantastic guest speaker with us – Jane Stammers of Tipple Tails. – talking about a very useful topic. Not only does Jane make fantastically delicious fruit cakes with a difference, but she has also spent the last few years working with a cooperative…
Relish Review – Bhaji Man’s Chicken Curry Spice Kit
I was really excited to try out Bhaji Man’s – Mummy’s Yummy Chicken Curry Kit, after reading his story on pack of his childhood memories of eating this curry with his family in Sri Lanka. I opened the pack with intrigue and found 3 separate sachets of spices and herbs. Bhaji Man explains on pack…
Relish Food Producer Review: Coconut Tarts
When Patricia initially contacted me to speak about her Coconut Tarts – I was very intrigued to try them as they sounded so different from other pastries and cakes and she had a lovely story behind her product. The Coconut Tarts hail from the Caribbean Island of Grenada where her parents are from and both…
Everyone needs a dose of inspiration…..
Yesterday at the Inspiring Foodie Entrepreneurs Event at the British Library it made me realise that we all need a good dose of inspiration every now and again. And the speakers – James Averdieck, founder of Gu Puddings, Camilla Stephens co-founder of Higgidy Pies, Harriet Hastings founder of Biscuiteers Ltd and Luke Johnson founder of…
Always Listen to Your Consumers – Even the Big Boys Forget Sometimes!
We can all get bogged down in the day to day running of our businesses but we must never lose sight of what our consumers want or are telling us. Consumers can have an emotional connection with the brands they know and love and any changes that are made to recipes, brand logos, designs etc…
Relish Review – Slice of Nice Fudge
For those who know me you will know that I am rather partial to a piece of fudge every now and again!! So I was delighted to be asked to review some delicious sounding flavours of fudge by Slice of Nice: Dark Chocolate Swirl and White Chocolate & Raspberry with hint of Lime. It was…
Classic British Dishes by Lauren McLean
This Month I thought I would look back through my archive and pick out some photos that I think represent ‘Classic British Dishes’. I thought we’d start off with Toad in the hole- one of my favorites! I really don’t think you can go wrong with this dish. I think been from Yorkshire, anything that…
Claim your FREE Foodie Business Book: SuperJam by Fraser Doherty
We were very excited this month to interview Fraser Doherty – the founder of the hugely successful brand SuperJam. From humble beginnings Superjam has gone on to win listings in the major retailers and sell millions of jars; has won a variety of awards; and is even exhibited in the National Museum of Scotland…
Cooking Up Success – food marketing mentoring, sharing stories & learnings
I have just come back from a morning spent at the British Library where I was invited to be a food marketing mentor at a “Cooking Up Success” speed mentoring event. Along with 5 other mentors – all in different specialist areas, all related to food and drink – we chatted to about 30 food…
Relish helps Kensington Prep School girls to ‘bite-size’ business success
Today I’m heading to London to give a talk on marketing a food brand to a very special audience – the Year 6 girls at Kensington Prep School. As part of their Entrepreneurial Challenge project – to launch a canapé business from scratch – the school approached Relish to share expertise in getting a foodie…
Beautiful Seasonal Photos: by Lauren Mclean
Lauren Mclean is a freelance food photographer whose clients include Sainsbury’s, Asda, Weight Watchers, Co-operative Food and Giraffe, to name a few. We are delighted to welcome Lauren as our guest blogger. Each month, Lauren will be blogging about all things foodie related to photography and we are looking forward to reading her blogs…
Flavourly.com – new online sales opportunity for food & drink producers
Last week, we discovered a fantastic new taster box website that we thought we’d share with you as it’s a potentially great opportunity for smaller or artisan food & drink producers to get their brands seen, and to be part of a business with a very worthwhile cause. Flavourly.com deliver directly to their customer’s desk…
Using Social Media to grow your business
>I think everyone realises that engaging with consumers on social media is a “must-do” part of any food business nowadays. Unfortunately, not everyone can either find the time to make this work for them – or indeed may not have the expertise. This is where Relish can help… Experts in social media AND all aspects of marketing…
Relish Reviews – Tipple Tails Fruit Cakes
We were delighted to receive some Tipple Tail fruit cakes recently for our second Relish review – and what a treat they were! From the very beginning, the cakes promised much with the beautifully designed tins with the lovely story on about what Tipple Tails means and the quality little cards inside with beautiful photography.…
Standing Out from the Crowd – Farm Shop & Deli Show 2013
Spent a very enjoyable and productive day at the Farm Shop and Deli Show this week sampling lots of quality products and meeting some lovely people – some old faces, some new. What really hit me as I was wandering around was – amongst a large hall, full of quality products – what brands were…