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A third round of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Grant funding for projects in England which create jobs and growth in the rural economy opened on the 1st November. You must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) form before midnight on 16 February 2020. What is...

Clive's Pies are moving from Hamyln House to Dartmouth in February 2020 vacating their current leased home. It is well set up for a smaller food production business on level 4 with ample further storage on level 5. If you are a start-up or growing kitchen business looking for your...

Samantha and team are celebrating having scooped Gold for the Restaurant/Bistro Of The Year category in the prestigious Devon Tourism Awards on 28th November 2019.  The 10th Devon Tourism Awards saw a record of 240 entries across 27 different categories, with 167 receiving judge...

Sharpham Cheese has recently won two outstanding awards in the food industry: UK Supreme Cheese at the Global Cheese Awards and British Product of the Year in the Great British Food Awards. UK Supreme Cheese – Global Cheese Awards The Global Cheese Awards, hosted by Frome & District...

‘The Bar’ bean-to-bar milk and dark chocolate, crafted from organic fairly-traded Peruvian cacao nibs, is now available as individual miniature chocolates.  At 25g, they are perfect pillow favours for hotels, B&Bs and self-catering accommodation providers as well as coffee accompaniments...

Christmas Mead A very special festive & rich honey wine. The finest mead gently blended with Christmas spices to make the perfectly smooth & mellow Christmas tipple. Christmas Pudding Wine A delicious warming wine embodying the character of a classic Christmas Pudding. Ginger...

The countdown has begun and here in Devon we have fabulous festive food and drink on tap plus the perfect foodie Christmas gifts around. Read on for inspiration and two fantastic competitions and don't forget to check the website for even more foodie events and news. Foodie Gifts A...

The UK’s largest independent start-up cider company, wants to share the secrets of its success to encourage more exciting new entrants.  "If ever there was something that demonstrates the beauty of the cider community, this is it. Helping each other, giving back, building an industry from...

One of the fastest growing gin brands in the UK, Salcombe Distilling Co. (SDCo.) has reached its crowdfunding target of £800,000 in under 24 hours of going live. Using respected crowdfunding platform Seedrs, this highly ambitious and successful South Devon brand has received huge interest from...

Have yourself a very vegan Christmas with Tideford Organics’ festive offerings. A necessity for any plant-based plate their Winter Spiced Parsnip Soup and Vegan Gravy with Miso are the perfect accompaniments to Christmas dinner. Like the rest of their range they’re organic,...