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THE VOICE OF
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Festive Greetings to all our Members
Well, what a year for Worcestershire Food & Drink. We’ve been busy recruiting new members and fine tuning our web site - a process which hasn’t always been plain sailing! However, the Members’ Area will be fully operational in the New Year, so do please tell us what you’d like to see on the site, and thanks for your support so far.
Right now, the priority for WF&D is to agree the aims of this, our inde-pendent trade association, to ensure its long term future. Those aims were drawn up by the Interim Board, and in early January, we’ll apply to become a Community Interest Company with all the benefits that offers. For now though, we NEED your views, so have a look at the aims over-leaf and drop us a line.
Finally, we’re planning a WF&D networking event at Pershore College on January 11th; a chance for us all to relax after a busy lead up to Christmas, and chat over a tea or coffee. It’s also a great opportunity for members to showcase products to other members, so we’d love you to bring along food and drink samples, so that we can all taste Worcester-shire’s finest creations. Business members can showcase their services too, although space for promotional literature is limited,. We’d love to see you there. There is no charge for this event, and we’ll send you fur-ther details by e-mail.
We hope you enjoy this Christmas issue of the Newsletter. The Worcestershire Food & Drink Project Team wishes you all a very suc-cessful Christmas season and a happy and prosperous 2019.
Helen Cameron
Project Lead WF&D
December 2018
Don’t Miss Out!
Victorian Fayre 2019 Winners
The Worcester-shire Food & Drink team was once again invited to judge the food stalls at this year’s Victorian Fayre. The ‘Best Worces-tershire Food & Drink Stall’ was The Cocktail Car Company,of
Wichenford who received their Award from Worcester’s Depu-ty Mayor, Cllr Allah Ditta. Best Food Stall overall went to Derek with his Mulled Cider stall at the top of Union Street.
Have your say. Call us on 01562 738008 or e-mail us: [email protected]. We’d love to hear your views.
WF&D Proposed Aims & Objectives
To raise the profile locally, regionally, nationally and in-
ternationally, of Worcestershire’s independent Food &
Drink sector.
To support the growth of Worcestershire’s independent
Food & Drink sector.
To encourage and support more young people to work
in Worcestershire’s independent Food & Drink sector.
Do Your Product Labels Work
For You?
Labels are crucial to marketing, yet poor
product labelling means many business-
es end up paying the price.
‘The Labelling Showcase’ (March 2019)
is the first ever half-day event of its kind
and is organised by the Three Counties
Food & Drink Co Ltd, in partnership
with quality marques Worcestershire
Food & Drink, Eat Sleep Live Hereford-
shire and Cotswold Taste Ltd.
Speakers will cover: the essential ele-
ments required in labels, and regulatory
compliance, label design specification,
printing choices and how to stay on top
of the process in order to control costs
and results.
Graphic designers and label printers
from across the region will also be dis-
playing their products and services at an
accompanying mini-exhibition. Full de-
tails will be announced in early January
2019.
Preliminary information is available
from: Nick Waloff on 01367 253695 or
Mobile:07710 225638 or via e-mail:
WRS Compliance Advice - Allergen Safety
Recent deaths and prosecutions linked to allergen con-tamination mean that many places serving the public need to do more. Consumers walking in to places on the High Street assume the food they eat is safe from aller-gens. The Food Standards Agency has warned that any business which has not carried out a risk assessment and knows how to issue appropriate advice cannot get a L5FHRS score.. From mid-December, you’ll find advice and a checklist on the WRS website www.worcsregservices.gov.uk..
For specific advice, please contact Helen Cameron.
Welcome to New Members
Abraxas Catering
The Anchor Inn
Bank House Hotel
BM SL Starkey
Clives of Crop-thorne
Fletchers Cider
Hussingtree Gin
K.B. Catering
Kit’s Kitchen
Lifestyle Deli
The M Partnership
MFG Solicitors
Pastini Queen
Pershore Brewery
Revills Farm Shop
Thursfields Soclici-tors
Fletchers Cider
We’re at Droitwich (16 & 17 June). Come and see us!
Members’ News
It seems WF&D Members have been busy since our last newslet-ter! Huge congratulations to Cotteswold Dairy who won Rural Busi-ness of the Year at the Gloucester Live Business Awards, to The Bank House Hotel, Spa and Golf Club - a finalist in the annual Good Spa Guide 2018 Awards and to Nana Lily’s who not only se-cured a coveted spot on QVC with Andi Peters and Dale Franklin but also got to present Ruth Langsford with an Irish Pudding for Eamonn Holmes! In other news, Emily’s Jams & Pickles got a mention in the September issue of BBC Good Food, with Emily’s raspberry and chocolate jam, Luxury Hampers & Gifts launched a brand new website (www.luxuryhampersandgifts.co.uk) and were interviewed by BBC Hereford & Worcester and Poolbrook Café made the local press with its Christmas Day Menu for those who would otherwise be spending the day alone. Astley Vineyard’s wines were accepted by Webbs and Bottles, Worcester amongst others and, on a lighter note, Karen Meadows of Safety In Action won the #WorcestershireHour #WheresSqueegee Twitter competi-tion.. The challenge was to photograph City Sign’s squeegee in as many unusual places as possible.
Karen Meadows
Small business?
Tight budget?
Want to generate
more leads?
Have a read of this
from
SALESFORCE.COM
https://
www.salesforce.com/
uk/blog/2016/02/4-
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‘Winter Warmer’ Member Recipe
Mutter Paneer
www.sheelaskitchen.co.uk
Preparation: 20 minutes. Serves 2
Ingredients
½ slab paneer cubes or ½ cup of paneer cubes 1 heaped teaspoon of ghee also known as clarified butter 1 cup frozen pea 1 teaspoon mixed spices known as garam masala ½ can of chopped tomatoes ½ teaspoon cumin seeds 2 cloves of garlic ½ juice of lemon ½ teaspoon of ginger 1 green chilli slit into 4 ¼ teaspoon of red chilli powder if you want extra hot Few chopped coriander leaves Salt to taste
Method
Step 1: Fry the paneer in 1 teaspoon of ghee till golden brown drain
and keep aside on a kitchen paper. Make sure you don’t drain the
Ghee as we are going to use the same ghee again.
Step 2: In the same ghee add the cumin seeds and green chilli and
let them splutter.
Step 3 Add the peas, garlic, garam masala, tomatoes, salt and cook
till tender.
Step 4: Add the fried paneer and sprin-
kle with lemon juice and coriander.
Serve warm with nan, bread or rice.
Useful Links:
Worcestershire Busi-ness Central offers a range of courses.
Check them out here: http://www.business-central.co.uk/events/