Youngsters are invited to join our creative crafters; Mary, Tom and Friends at their stall in the main hall at Fleetwood Market this hair-raising Halloween. Visit cold blooded Catherine from 10am onSaturday 31 October for fiendish fun making haunting Halloween creations to take home. There’ll be plenty of tricks and treats in store at the famous seaside…
Imagination & Innovation Last week I was invited to attend the ‘Test Towns’ competition in Huddersfield, an initiative which rewards the imagination and innovation of young entrepreneurs. As the co-founder of The Teenage Market, I was asked to come along and judge the standard of products put on display by the young creative traders, who…
These days catering businesses are building sustainability into their processes, as much to protect themselves from the winds of globalisation and climate change as to make a moral stand. Here’s how you can make your food stall more sustainable. Control your portion sizes. Food left on the plate often goes to landfill and generates methane…
Authentic flavours from across the world are set to create tempting aromas in Durham Market Place from Thursday to Sunday as the Durham International Street Market arrives in the city centre. Visitors to the four day market will be able discover traditional dishes from countries including Morroco, China, Spain, France, Hungary and Poland. There will…
The first year of Street Food Live ran alongside Takeaway Innovation Expo and as a rapidly growing section of the food industry it was great to include this exciting event. NCASS, one of our partners, were in attendance and gave help and support to start-up catering companies and established street food vendors. For Duncan Stanley,…
Steve Pickering, Market Manager at Warrington, is a bit of a local personality around town and his friendly face and pinstriped suit pop up in many different marketing guises. His enthusiasm for his town and market is infectious and this shows in the effort that he puts in to attract new and existing customers to…
Stratford upon Avon Food Festival Stratford upon Avon has held a food market in various guises for a number of years with varying degrees of success. This year, Groupe Geraud took over the reins, working in conjunction with Stratforward, Stratford upon Avon’s BID, to re-launch the town’s food festival. Working closely with their regular traders…
Retailers and businesses will be much busier than normal over the Christmas period and often employ temporary staff, so there is an increased risk of counterfeit banknotes being passed. To help protect your business, the Bank of England is encouraging all retailers to ensure all banknotes being passed in transactions are checked and to ensure…
New Spitalfields Market has firmly established itself as the number one wholesale market in the UK. The purpose built facilities in Leyton will be twenty five years old next year, having moved from its original premises in Horner Square which it outgrew. The location was key and the current site is ideal for Central and…
Bargain Books are nationwide wholesale distributors to the discount trade. They specialise in the UK’s most popular puzzle magazines and paperback novels. They also stock an excellent range of children’s books and colouring books for adults. If you are looking for new and interesting lines to sell then a visit to Bargain Books will be…