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Kraft Heinz offers bigger prize for Masters of the Menu 2026

Kraft Heinz is bringing back its nationwide culinary competition, Masters of the Menu, following its successful launch last year. The 2026 editi...

Enter the 2026 Garden Centre Catering Awards!

Our annual Garden Centre Catering Awards have returned, recognising the very best operators from across the UK. There are as ever four...

Toque d’Or finalists take on farming challenge

Finalists in this year’s Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or Grand Finals Week explored the breadth of career opportunities across...

Winners announced at 2026 Springboard Awards

Dishoom, Whitbread, The Savoy Hotel, BaxterStorey and IHG Hotels and Resorts were among the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2026 winners, crow...

GCA: April a ‘resounding success’

The Garden Centre Association (GCA)’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures show that April was a “resounding success” for members ...

Dobbies supports over 50 garden projects

Dobbies Garden Centres has announced its support for 53 local charities and community groups across the UK through its Dobbies Community Gardens...

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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...

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...

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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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