Regional Food & Drink Shines At Diamond Awards

The best of food and drink from the heart of England region was showcased once more at the annual HEART of ENGLAND fine foods (HEFF) Diamond Awards.

The glittering Diamond Awards Gala Dinner was held on Saturday (18) at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. It was the sixth annual Diamond Awards from HEFF, the food group for the heart of England, which celebrates the best of local food and drink from across Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Birmingham and Black Country. This year also marked the 15th anniversary of HEART of ENGLAND fine foods.

It's Dough Time at Hope's as Local Food Retailer Hosts Hollywood Style Bread Bake Off

Anyone who loves a bit of Great British Bake Off and thinks presenter Paul Hollywood is the best thing since sliced bread, might like to enter their own luscious loaves in Hope’s of Longtown’s Bread Basket competition, to be judged at the famous Herefordshire store on Saturday 11 May 2013.

Selfridges Give the Seal of Approval to Heart of England Producers

Selfridges is bolstering the local artisan food and drink sector by running ‘Local Food Heroes’ sampling promotions in stores with a view to permanently listing a number of successful products.

The ‘Local Food Heroes’ promotion will run throughout April in the food halls in the Birmingham Bull Ring store and the Trafford Centre store in Manchester to help raise the profile of products from the local regions.

Smoke & Pickle Launch New Product Range

The Smoke & Pickle Food Company of Shropshire, a Shrewsbury based company, has launched additions to the company’s range of award winning fine food products.

The new products comprise four new Soups and two new “heat & eat” Prepared Meals.

The Day a Film Crew Came to Bayston Hill

It was not an ordinary Sunday in Bayston Hill, in fact it was Mother’s Day but in addition to that in one house on Christchurch Drive everyone was frantically preparing for a very unusual visit and an opportunity of a life time.

Hogan's Cider Embraces One-way Keg and Opens up a World of Possibility

Warwickshire based cider maker, Allen Hogan, is making it easier for importers around the world to get their hands on Hogan's award winning cider by introducing a 30 litre PET one-way keg, specifically designed for the export market.