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Cornish restaurant launches new festive feast boxes for Christmas Day 2020

A popular Cornish restaurant is launching a new Christmas menu to offer boxed, restaurant quality, festive feasts to enjoy at home – while also helping to feed Cornwall’s poorest communities.

UK’s first “tropically” matured rum from Cornwall’s geothermal heartland

Cornwall’s historical links with rum smuggling and mining have come into futuristic focus with the unveiling of a £10million, 30-job vision to create a 100% sustainable rum cask maturation facility

Crowdfunder to bring ‘Christmas in a Box’ to thousands of local people

The Box has joined forces with Fosters Event Catering, for a special crowdfunding campaign aimed at helping local families during the festive season.

Plymouth businesses demonstrate the circular economy of charity with Street Factory

St Judes Grill, based on Cecil Avenue, Plymouth, Devon is donating a generous £1 from every ‘Toby G Special’ pizza sold back to Toby’s Street Factory charity.

Clear Brew has a FREE offer of deep cleaning!

This FREE offer is for all hospitality businesses in the TR & PL postal code areas effected by further closures.

Newquay businesses again demonstrate resilience and innovation

From direct, delicious doorstep deliveries, contactless collections to a strategic shift to online trading, Newquay’s business community continues to innovate during a time of global crisis.

New Retail Fish Market opening Friday November 6th at Rockfish Brixham

As restaurant doors shut for lockdown another door opens. Rockfish have fast-tracked the opening of their planned new retail fish market in Brixham.

Rays Ice Cream launches Christmas menu and the chance for customers to gift a scoop to an NHS Hero

Rays Ice Cream in Swindon has launched its new Christmas menu on its website and it includes the chance for customers to buy a scoop of home made ice cream to be gifted to an NHS Hero.

West country cider maker asks Bristolians to donate surplus apples from their gardens to create unique apple juice and cider

Local people in Bristol with surplus apples are being urged to bring them down to the Riverside Garden Centre so they can be put to good use.

New partnership with Be the Business to help fuel economic recovery

Be the Business, the Heart of the South West LEP, TDA and Destination Management Organisations across Devon and Somerset announce a new partnership to support hospitality and tourism leaders.

Book Now: October Open Days and Discounts at The Food WorksSW Innovation Centre

The Food WorksSW is a purpose-built food and drink innovation centre, located on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare, to support food and drink businesses across the South West

Discover the best in Taste of the West’s new Trade Directory

The new Taste of the West Trade Directory is full of products from the best producers in the South West, all with fantastic stories and top quality products.

Eat out to help out a farm shop

Farm shop directory, Fabulous Farm Shops is backing the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme by compiling a list of participating outlets on its website

Shalims Indian Restaurant

Shalims Indian Restaurant in Weymouth has launched a ‘Give Back Sunday’ initiative for a local charity.

Institute of Hospitality (South) Food Safety in Hospitality Post Covid-19 Webinar

You are invited to join us for another Hospitality Check-in with an educational twist. We are running a live webinar on Food Safety and Best Practice in Hospitality Post Covid-19 on Wednesday 24th June at 12:15pm.

Southern Region Hospitality Network – Drop-In and Catch Up

Please join us on Wednesday 8 July for an on-line informal catch up with hospitality professionals across the South, including the Institute of Hospitality (Southern) members and non-members. All are welcome on Wednesday 8th July at 19:15pm.

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