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Paul continues his analysis in to desirable leadership qualities.
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This week, Paul looks at the leadership characteristics that we should be looking for.
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This week, Paul looks at the food trends that have emerged due to the change in shopping habbits during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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There has never been a stranger time to launch a Christmas campaign than now. With everyone looking to the future for the end of lockdown, for our shopping habits to return to normal, and to plan in events to replace the countless ones that have been cancelled over the last couple of months, planning for Christmas feels perhaps a little optimistic. It remains to be seen if the nation will crave a big Christmas to celebrate getting through such a tumultuous year or if we will still be cautious of mixing socially, if we are allowed to at that point.
But whether it be big or small, we will all be after those little treats that Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without; the luxury Christmas pudding, an extravagant cheese board, the box of chocolates that takes up residence on the coffee table. We will still want these things, as has been proven by the rise in sales of ‘treats’ in recent weeks, when times get tough, all we want is a little pick me up.
So, Christmas may look a little different this year, but we’ve got all your favourites and a few new things to get you inspired and start putting together those festive wish lists.
If you want to keep your selection small, take a look at Christmas Lockdown Essentials for some inspiration, with everything to keep everyone at home satisfied.
Lockdown Christmas Essentials:
- SDC60 – Simply Delicious Cake Co. – Loaf Christmas Cake with Whiskey – 8 x 500g
- DOH42 – Deans – Ally McCoo All Butter Shortbread Assortment – 6 x 500g
- MOB154 – Monty Bojangles – Large Christmas Town Gift Wrap – 8 x 265g
- SUM01 – Summerdown Mint – Chocolate Mint Creams – 8 x 200g
- PYA12 – Peter’s Yard – Mixed Box of Sourdough Crispbreads – 6 x 265g
- FOR12 – Forest Feast – Mixed Nuts In Shell – 12 x 200g
- WWB61 – Trustin Foods – Peeled Roasted Chestnuts – 12 x 200g
- HAW71 – Hawkshead Relish – Christmas Chutney – 6 x 215g
- POT115 – Potts’ – Cranberry Sauce with Wild Cranberries & H
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This week Paul looks at how we could use the potential impending economic crisis as an opportunity to refresh the economic system.
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This week Paul looks at why we need to focus our interdependence.
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This week Paul talks about adapting for the new normal and how we can change for good.
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This week, Paul looks to the impact that Covid-19 could have on Christmas this year and the future of Trade Shows.
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Cotswold Fayre started delivering speciality foods to independent shops back in 1999 but it wasn’t until September 2015 that we took on the challenge of suppling chilled foods as well. This side of the business has grown massively in the last 4 ½ years and now provides a large percentage of our sales and growing all the time.
There are some incredible food producers in the UK and beyond, and the ones producing fresh food, whether it be smoked salmon, cheese, kombucha or quiches, are no exception. We stay on top of the game by hunting out the best producers and keeping ahead of the trends to make sure we are keeping your customers happy and giving them what they want.
One of the biggest trends in this sector at the moment is definitely the rise of meat alternatives, especially the emergence of plant-based proteins. Many producers are using substitutes such as pea protein such as The Meatless Farm whose sausages, burgers and mince are a rival for the real thing. Not only does this trend dip in to rising number of people who are cutting down on their meat intake for health reasons, but it also ticks the box for those trying to eat a more sustainable diet.
Over the last couple of years, the nation has gone dip crazy with humous regularly featuring in most people’s shopping baskets. Whether its traditional humous from Me Too or one of the many flavoured varieties that we stock like these new one’s form Pots and Co. there are endless options available.
In the current climate we have been looking to help our customers as much as possible and this has meant adding new lines of items we know people have been struggling to get hold of. As the nation turns in to bakers, one of these things has been eggs and we’ve started stocking these delicious ones from St Ewe. We have also tried to plug the gaps where some producers have had to cease production, new juices of Fresh J and pizzas from Crosta & Mollica are delicious additions to our range.
Top 10 Chilled Lines
1. YMSH01 – Mash Direct - Mashed Potato (8 min DSL) - 6 x 400g
2. YMFC03 – Meatless Farm C
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This week Paul looks as the positive changes that are happening in the speciality food sector thanks to Covid 19.
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