First published in revive and Thrive Future Support for Business It’s the time of year we all tend to reflect on what’s just happened and plan for what we do...
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Dynamic Cumbria producer’s collective unveils new brand
This is Cumbria The ‘This is Cumbria’ collective has this week launched a new brandmark that will represent the forward-thinking group of businesses at a national event next April. The...
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Trade in Carlisle?? Opportunity to market your cafe, bar, restaurant or food outlet GLOBALLY
England Originals is an amazing new product being launched to help promote our historic cities. Carlisle has played its part, along with 15 other historic cities, to create this unique...
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Regulations and your Food Business Made Simple
Thomas Jardine & Co in collaboration with ML3 Technical and Trading Standards Cumbria have developed a series of workshops to support food and drink businesses. These workshops are aimed at owner operators or managers responsible for dealing with food regulations in their business.
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Local food : where’s it been..where’s it going?
first published in Speciality Food Is local food the answer for speciality food retailers? Speciality food businesses have to find the balance between representing their food place and encouraging food...
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Innovate and save the world
Innovate and save the world
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Living with Amazon and thriving in times of change.
Not a day goes by without news of the rise of Amazon and the demise of the rest of us.
Commentators are eager to talk up the future of online shopping and the fall of the traditional food markets with everything from the corner shop to the giant supermarkets falling prey to this global phenomena.
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Cumbrian food producers get set to stand together at Farm Shop & Deli Show
Cumbrian Food and Drink Our county’s vibrant and diverse food & drink scene has made Cumbria a must-visit destination for foodies in recent years. Local food festivals and farmers markets...
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Big fish little pond or small fish big pond?
Defining your local place is never easy especially when you come to setting a border where everything beyond is not local…. Think about the political boundaries that already exist from...
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