There was a brilliant article in the Independent over the weekend entitled ‘Gourmet Gamble: Could you make it as a Food Entrepreneur‘, written by Charlotte Philby.  It gave an honest insight into the world of being a start up food and drink entrepreneur.  Must-read for any would-be start up entrepreneur. With the recession, and many [...]

OK….so I know it’s good for gardeners and it’s great for farmers……..but is anyone else just a teeny-tiny fed up of all this rain? We’ve had such a dry couple of months that I’ve gotten out of the habit of expecting just so much rain…for days on end! I’m probably a little selfish in wishing [...]

Just back yesterday from Exeter, where Chloe and I had spent two days at the Source Trade Show 2012.  It was held at the Westpoint Exhibition Centre, just outside the city centre.  There were roughly150-200 exhibitors……..mainly from the South West, with a smattering [well about 30%] of producers from the rest of the UK. We [...]

I’m female, I love social media so of course I’m loving the new kid on the social media block – Pinterest! I really found out about it in the US on the NAFDMA visit – on our three day bus tour it was mentioned by the females daily/hourly.  Little snippets of conversation like ‘I’ll have [...]

I love running a small business, after having worked in the corporate world for many years, it feels really refreshing. Three years in it continues to thrill [sad but true!].  No office politics, no diary full of internal meetings and a real ability to be quick, nimble and do the right thing.  And that’s good [...]

I’m always one for a challenge and yesterday I completed a personal challenge by running a 10km race!  I am by no means a natural athelete but sheer will power and determination hauled me round.  There were a lot of folk who did a combination of walking and running, but I was absolutely determined to [...]

Proud to announce that we’ve brought out a brand new flavour  of Posh Pop- Cream Soda with a Splash of Rhubarb!  Made it just in time for summer 2012. With all the rule-Britannia, Olympics, Union Jacks, Jubilee celebrations etc we just couldn’t resist adding this classic soft drink to the range – albeit with a [...]

We’ve managed to get a little sneaky mention in Woman and Home this month [April].  They’ve got a lovely feature about decorating your home for Spring/Easter. Its all about indulging ‘in the joys of spring by using pretty colours and fresh flowers around your home’ – so plenty of pastel colours combined with  zingy yellows [...]