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Flora issues new dessert research

Frozen desserts represent a significant but under-utilised growth opportunity in UK foodservice, with operators looking for solutions ...

Hospitality should recognise accessibility opportunity

Hospitality businesses are missing significant commercial opportunities by treating accessibility as a compliance exercise rather than a strateg...

First lunch! speakers revealed

The national food-to-go, retail and coffee shop event lunch! has revealed the first wave of speakers for its 2026 edition. Senior leaders from s...

Fourth Foodservice Football raises over £2.5k

H2O Publishing, which publishes Garden Centre Catering, hosted its fourth Foodservice Football fixture recently, at the oldest club in London, C...

Love British Food promotes British farming

As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Love British Food brought together leaders from across farming, foodservice, hospitality, retail s...

GCA releases ‘encouraging’ figures

Garden Centre Association (GCA) members had an ‘encouraging’ May according to its latest Barometer of Trade figures, with catering s...

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GCA column: 60 not out

As we are settling into 2026 now, it is a great time to look forward and plan for the year ahead, while also reflecting on our performance in 20...

Event preview: HRC 2026

Hotel, Restaurant and Catering (HRC) will return to Excel London from 30th March to 1st April 2026. It will once again be at the ...

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...

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Garden Centres

Dobbies rolls out new foodhall concept

Dobbies Garden Centres has made a £1.5m investment to transform its foodhall offer across 48 stores nationwide. They represent the ne...

Hillier unveils new dining concept

Hillier Garden Centre Weyhill has unveiled a new chapter for its dining experience with the reopening of its fully refurbished restaurant &ndash...

British Garden Centres continues expansion

British Garden Centres has announced that Alton Garden Centre in Wickford, Essex, has joined its family-owned group. It becomes the fifth centre...

British Garden Centres buys Millbrook sites

British Garden Centres (BGC) has announced the acquisition of Millbrook Garden Centre's Staplehurst and Gravesend sites, extending its portf...

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...

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