Food price rises hitting home - 11/08/08Rising food prices are costing families in the UK an additional £300 every year, according to a study.
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Quality food valued by consumers, says expert - 11/08/08Consumers in Britain are taking a growing interest in the sourcing of their food, it has been observed.
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Quality food valued by consumers, says expert - 11/08/08
Consumers in Britain are taking a growing interest in the sourcing of their food, it has been observed.
Alexia Robinson, organiser of British Food Fortnight, suggested that people in the UK are becoming "a little bit more like the French and the Italians", since goods are no longer simply seen as convenient and mass-produced.
"I think the values that people now care about are seasonality, freshness, quality, high animal welfare standards and of course in this current economic climate - price," she added.
Ms Robinson's remarks come ahead of next month's event, which celebrates and promotes food produced in the UK.
Pubs and restaurants have been invited to run tastings and special menus, while chefs will offer cooking classes in schools.
Research by IGD has found that the freshness of locally-sourced food is the main reason people will choose it, while 44 per cent hope to support local producers.
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NEWSFLASH... mymarket owners
agree deal to acquire barbox
Amphire, providers of the mymarket.com online ordering service for UK caterers, today announced that it has agreed a deal to purchase barbox, the leading online ordering service for the licensed trade.
The union of Amphire with barbox promises benefits for customers of both companies.
Since barbox is the market leading e-commerce provider to the UK licensed trade, as Amphire is for the foodservice and hospitality
industries, the combined resource will offer new technological options, purchasing solutions and a wider portfolio of services in
the future. The result for customers will be even better services to support them in running their own businesses more
efficiently and cost effectively.
To our mymarket customers:
We look forward to bringing you further details of our new services shortly. In the meantime, please continue to place your orders as normal on the mymarket and barbox websites using your usual logins. If you have any questions at all regarding the acquisition please don’t hesitate to contact us:
For more information on Amphire, click here
For more information on barbox, click here
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