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Applications open for GCA Trust Dick Allen Scholarship

Garden Centre Association (GCA) members are now officially invited to put team members forward for the 2026 GCA Trust Dick Allen Scholarship Awa...

Fourth Foodservice Football fixture set for June

H2O Publishing will be hosting its fourth annual Foodservice Football fixture in aid of Cancer Research UK on 18th June 2026. Sin...

Hillier Nurseries celebrates triple win

Hillier Nurseries is celebrating after winning three prestigious gongs at the recent AIPH International Horticultural Industry Awards, including...

British Garden Centres takes on 75th site

British Garden Centres has announced the acquisition of Downtown Garden Centre in Grantham, Lincolnshire, extending the group’s national p...

Comelle launches the Soft Serve Forecast 2026, a trends guide revealing the latest innovations for Spring/Summer

The UK soft serve market is booming, now worth £1.6bn[1], with 70% of consumers enjoying ice cream and soft serve out-of-home at least onc...

H2O Publishing partners with Hospitality Rides for 2026

H2O Publishing, the business that produces Garden Centre Catering, has announced its charity partner for 2026. The publisher, which also has lea...

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Features

The big interview: Roadchef

While the nation’s foodie scene has undoubtedly been turbocharged in recent years, there is one sub-sector that has remained in the slow l...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

Thetford Garden Centre was established in 1982, with the Lime Kiln Kitchen evolving from its original coffee shop concept. Redesigned and enlarg...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

Monkton Elm Garden Centre is an independent business run by the Bellman Family. The site started out a successful tomato nursery, run by David a...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

British Garden Centres was founded back in 1990 when two brothers, Charles and Robert Stubbs, opened Woodthorpe Garden Centre in Alford, Lincoln...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

The heritage of the horticultural school, founded by the redoubtable Beatrix Havergal with her partner Avice Sanders back in 1931, remains at th...

Cake4Kindness Day returns

20th November 2025 will mark Cake4Kindness Day, with its vision to alleviate loneliness and social isolation for those experienci...

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Garden Centres

Case Study: Dobbies

Situated a stone’s throw from the bustling John Lennon Airport, Dobbies in Liverpool is a glasshouse-style building, housing the best of t...

Case Study: Notcutts Garden Centre

Founded in 1897, family-owned business, Notcutts, prides itself on creating a home-from-home experience for its diners. With nineteen garden cen...

Case Study: Bents' Garden and Home

If you’re up north and on the lookout for excellent dining options, a place where you can bring your beloved canine friends and want to sc...

GARDEN CENTRE RESTAURANT REOPENS AFTER MAJOR FIRE

Following a major fire, Digby’s restaurant in Alton Garden Centre has reopened. The plan was to close for a month, however the restaurant ...

CARPTENTER’S NURSERY AND FARM SHOP ANNOUNCES CHARITY PARTNERSHIP

The Hertfordshire garden centre has announced its support of the Brain Tumour Research as its charity of the year after two of its staff being a...

BENTS GARDEN AND HOME BEST SUNDAY ROAST

Top garden centre restaurant has surprised customers with high end roast dinner. Bents Garden Centre near Leigh, Wigan, has been turning heads w...

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Applications open for GCA Trust Dick Allen Scholarship

Fourth Foodservice Football fixture set for June

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British Garden Centres takes on 75th site

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Comelle launches the Soft Serve Forecast 2026, a trends guide revealing the latest innovations for Spring/Summer

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H2O Publishing partners with Hospitality Rides for 2026

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Deposit Return Scheme evolves into Exchange for Change

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UKHospitality demands more industry help

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Almost 9,000 hospitality jobs lost since the budget

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