Fudge Kitchen develops relationship with Waitrose
13th November 2017Fudge Kitchen continues to develop its relationship with Waitrose, with its first listings in 200 main shops for Christmas … Fudge Kitchen’s award-winning artisan confectionery is hand made and hand decorated in small batches, using all natural ingredients, locally sourced where possible. Exported across the globe, it is also expanding into 200 Waitrose shops over…
Taste of Kent Awards Top Fruit Category Winners Announced
10th November 2017Press Release: 9 November 2017 The winners of Produced in Kent’s Taste of Kent Awards 2018, Garden of England Champions Top Fruit Categories, sponsored by BTF Partnership, were announced at the National Fruit Show Thursday 26 October. Produced in Kent’s panel of judges tasted 80 varieties of apples and 15 varieties of pears from Kent…
Biddenden hosts Kent County Harvest Thanksgiving
9th November 2017Biddenden Vineyards played host to The Diocese of Canterbury for a special Kent County Harvest Thanksgiving service on the evening of Sunday 22nd October. Rt Reverend Trevor Willmott, the Bishop of Dover, carried out the ceremony overlooking the vineyards, joined by The High Sherrif of Kent, George Jessel, Rev Alex Bienfait Rector of Biddenden &…
VACANCY: Butcher at Macknade Fine Foods
7th November 2017With 35 years of award winning retail experience and with 150 years of family farming heritage on the site, Macknade Fine Foods has developed an excellent reputation over the years. The butchery department was launched in 2015 and has been a successful addition to the offer at Macknade and we are proud to be certified…
Successful 6th year for the Discovery Fellowship partnership
2nd November 2017It’s a successful sixth year for the Discovery Fellowship partnership which is a joint venture between Hadlow College and Thanet Earth. It may now be in its sixth year, but there’s nothing predictable about the variety trials we undertake at Hadlow College. After a competitive pitch process, a second year student from the college’s BSc…
Increasing production for UK winter tomatoes
The Thanet Earth 100 hectare site near Birchington in Kent has made further strides towards completion this year. Construction is complete on the sixth greenhouse, a dedicated facility approaching 7 hectares in size for growing speciality tomatoes all year round. The new greenhouse is now fully operational, planted with four different varieties of speciality tomato,…
Kent’s first micro distillery is seeking GINVESTMENT
1st November 2017The crowdfunding campaign will run for 60 days, officially ending on 4th January, but will be closed as soon as we reach our target of £750,000. Take a peek at our video and if you’re interested in joining us for the next phase of our journey, please visit our website or send us an…
GDPR: are you ready for the change?
By now, you will almost certainly have heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but despite many businesses being aware of its existence confusion around the details of GDPR remains widespread. Our dedicated Food & Drink team here at Cripps law firm has seen a significant increase in enquiries as to what to do…
Calling All traders
31st October 2017Ashford Farmers Market are looking for new & exciting traders to join their successful market the first Sunday of every month. For further details, please contact Rachel Heather: rachel.heather@ashford.gov.uk
Farmers Markets around the county
November: Sunday 5 – hall place Bexley farmers market from 10am Sunday 12 – Lenham Country Market from 9am Friday 17 – Dartford Farmers Market from 10am Saturday 18 – Hall Place Bexley Crafts at Christmas including farmers market Sunday 19 – Chislehurst Farmers Market from 10am Sunday 19 – Hall Place Bexley Crafts at Christmas…
