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Key Features to Look for in Food Packaging Machines for Maximum Efficiency

Efficiency is critical in the contemporary food production industry. Packaging is central to ensuring products get to customers intact, fresh, and in an economical way. In the food industry B2B market, choosing the right food packaging machines can be revolutionary. These machines simplify production processes while cutting down on labor expenses, maintaining a high standard of quality, and improving productivity. This article will discuss important aspects of food packaging machines and how food packaging machine manufacturers fulfill the highlighted critical factors.

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Old Mill further strengthens food and drink offering

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 03/05/2018 - 8:52pm

West Country accountants and financial planners Old Mill are delighted to announce they will be title sponsors for Taste of the West for the next two years. Taste of the West is the largest independent regional food group in the UK. Its aim is to promote and support fantastic local food and drink from the Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire area. As well as offering its members a network of support to help their businesses grow, the Taste of the West awards programme has been promoting and supporting the food and drink industry for the past 25 years. They are now the most...

Tickets go on sale for the 2018 Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 02/24/2018 - 11:34pm

Tickets for the 2018 Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink have been released and are now available from the festival website.

For the second year, 2018 sees the festival take place over the early May Bank Holiday weekend, from Saturday 5th May to Monday 7st May, running for all three days of the Bank Holiday.

The 15th Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink will take place in Northernhay Gardens and Exeter Castle and will feature a wide variety of producers from the region as well as demonstrations from top chefs, hands-on workshops, live music and food-...

Topsham Hotel Announces Acclaimed Guest Chef Event

Authored by HarryWild
Posted: Fri, 02/23/2018 - 4:12pm

Devon based boutique hotel and restaurant, The Salutation Inn , has announced that it will be hosting award-winning Chef Jamie Raftery for a special two-night food and wine experience on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th April.

One of the few chefs to be awarded Gordon Ramsay’s prestigious scholarship, West Ireland born Jamie Raftery has since spent his illustrious career working alongside some of the world’s best chefs, including Michael Caines, Thomas Keller, Heston Blumenthal, Gordon Ramsay and Corey Lee. Jamie is renowned for his unique style of flavoursome, creative cuisine...

Spirit of the Chiefs!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 02/18/2018 - 10:03am

Premiership Champions Exeter Chiefs recently swapped their training ground at Sandy Park, Exeter for the award-winning Salcombe Distilling Co. in the beautiful seaside town of Salcombe. These highly skilled team players used their charisma and flair to raise the bar creating delicious Salcombe Gin cocktails.

It was then head to head in a play-off to design and develop their very own bottle of gin at the Salcombe Gin School accompanied by Exeter Rugby Club Chairman and Chief Executive, Tony Rowe OBE.

Tony said: “Salcombe Gin, is very popular amongst those who visit Sandy...

Food Drink Devon 2018 Awards Launched

Authored by kath@raw
Posted: Tue, 01/30/2018 - 11:52am

Following 2017's record-breaking year, entries are now open for the prestigious Food & Drink Devon Awards 2018. These gold standard awards celebrate the very best Devon has to offer by recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments.

The awards, currently in their eighth year, continue to grow with 2017 recording the highest number of entries to date as well as boasting a glittering sell out awards evening. Last year the judges tasted over 250 of the finest products and visited nearly 100 establishments...

Food & Drink Devon 2018 Awards launched

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 01/22/2018 - 10:43am

Following 2017's record-breaking year, entries are now open for the prestigious Food & Drink Devon Awards 2018. These gold standard awards celebrate the very best Devon has to offer by recognising the county’s most respected, influential and passionate artisan food and drink producers and establishments.

The awards, currently in their eighth year, continue to grow with 2017 recording the highest number of entries to date as well as boasting a glittering sell out awards evening. Last year the judges tasted over 250 of the finest products and visited nearly 100 establishments...

Cornwall’s oldest bakery rolls out a leaner start to 2018

As the nation grumbles back to work after a season of office parties, over-indulgence and family get togethers, many of us are looking to make some lighter choices to assist these healthy new year resolutions. The brand new Good Taste Range of bakes at Warrens Bakery arrives to offer an appetising change from the usual slimmed down ranges. An easy and filling hot lunch break option, the range is calorie-counting friendly, with all of the award-winning credentials of their famous bakes.

Cranking up the Coffee

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Wed, 01/17/2018 - 10:29am

Coffee fans visiting the Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary can now enjoy a specially roasted coffee courtesy of Exeter artisan micro-roaster, Crankhouse Coffee.

Rusty Pig ‘El Salvador’ coffee has been created by Dave Stanton to appeal to restaurant owner Robin Rea’s preference for a darker roast and fits in with the restaurant’s ethos for seasonality.

Robin said: “Not many people know that just like many other food and drink products, coffee beans change seasonally.

“So, the exact flavour of coffee our customers are currently enjoying may well be a little different in the...

New Devon Cook Book celebrates county's food and drink

Authored by kath@raw
Posted: Tue, 12/12/2017 - 11:54am

Launched just in time for Christmas, the new Devon Cook Book offers a mouth-watering celebration of the county’s truly bountiful food and drink scene.

Produced by Meze Publishing, and created in collaboration with Food & Drink Devon, it showcases the fantastic culinary community which calls Devon home and features over 40 regionally-sourced recipes. Priced at just £14.95, and available to order online now with a free gift wrapping service, it is the perfect Christmas gift.

The Devon Cook Book, just like its eponymous county, is brimming with creative recipe suggestions...

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