Food From Cornwall

New Research On Cornwall Food Sector

New research shows that 30% of all employment in Cornwall are food related, with the agriculture and food and drink sectors......Read more

Inspiration From Oxford REAL Farming Conference.

Every January sees the Oxford Farming Conference where the great and the good of British agriculture get together with allied......Read more

New Food Guide For West Cornwall

The second edition of the West Cornwall Food Guide is due to be published this spring. Promoted by Transition Penwith......Read more

New Christmas Pies From Grumpies

Cornish savoury pie producers Grumpies launch two new specials prepared with Christmas and the New Year celebrations in mind, both......Read more

Mexican pasty makers find inspiration in Cornwall

A group of Mexican pasty makers visited their Cornish counterparts on Monday to learn more about their shared industry. ......Read more

First St Ives Pub To Win AA Rosette

Only six months after being re-opened, the Queens Hotel, St Ives, has enjoyed the prestige of being awarded one rosette......Read more

Town councillors put their backs and hearts into the Camborne Produce Market!

Once a month, when volunteers are needed to help set up for the Camborne produce market, Councillors Paul White and......Read more

Local MPs Pull

As part of the House of Commons "MPs in Pubs" initiative (because, presumably, their usual habitat is the wine bar)......Read more

Cornwall Farmer Shortlisted For BBC Food and Farming Award

Paul Sousek of Cottage Farm, one of first truly sustainable and resilient organic farms powered by renewable energy, has been shortlisted......Read more

Launch of "Cooking Up Stories" Calendar

'Cooking up Stories' 2012 calendar is a collaboration between food businesses, schools and communities in the Lizard area. It is......Read more

St Austell Baker the Best in the West

St. Austell based Martins Bakery has won both top prizes for bread and confectionary at this years Western Bakery Championships. ......Read more

New Biscuit Ranges For Furniss

Two new biscuit ranges have been launched by Furniss aimed at the fine food market. The Original range of savoury......Read more

Helford White Wins Gold

Helford White cheese has just won a prestigious Gold Award at the British Cheese Awards held on Saturday 24th September......Read more

Cornwall's First Whiskey For 300 Years

It's taken seven years for David Healey of Healey's Cornish Cyder farm to age the first batch of whiskey produced......Read more

Another Successful Cornwall Food and Drink Festival

With an official count of 43,000 the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival notched up another successful year in providing the......Read more

Grumpies Cornish Pies

You'll have probably heard about Grumpies Cornish Pies on the Chris Evans Radio 2 Breakfast Programme, unless you were lucky......Read more

Funky Food at Cornwall Food and Drink Festival

The Funky Food Zone for kids (of all ages) will form part of the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival in......Read more

Cream of Cornwall for Hospital Patients

Could Cornish ice-cream be better for convalescing patients than the traditional grapes and chocolates? ......Read more

Local Produce Markets Thrive

Local produce and farmers' markets in Cornwall are thriving. In St Austell the weekly Saturday market is now running on......Read more

Website Changes For July

The summer always seems a relatively quiet time for activity on the website, but the following changes have been made: ......Read more

A Waitrose For Truro?

Planning permission is being sought to develop some 50+ acres of farmland on the eastern edge of Truro to include......Read more

Best Royal Cornwall Show Yet

This year's Royal Cornwall Show, with the second highest attendance, was the best yet for the Cornwall Food and Farming Pavilion's......Read more

Website Changes For May

Regular visitors to the site may be interested to note the following recent changes: New Producers: Driftwood Spars Brewery;......Read more

More Major Awards For St Austell Brewery

St Austell Brewery is celebrating after winning two of the highest accolades in the drinks industry at the 2011 Quality......Read more

Ready For The Royal Cornwall

There are 52 exhibitors within the Cornish Food and Farming Pavilion at this year's Royal Cornwall Show including five for......Read more

Definitely Not Devon

Cornish clotted cream producer Rodda's has taken over production of Definitely Devon clotted cream from Robert Wiseman Dairies who have......Read more

Young Chefs Challenge

The Cornwall Food and Farming Group will be running its annual Young Chefs Challenge at the Cornwall Food and Drink......Read more

Cornish Office Workers Get Their 5 A Day.

Cornish workforces are getting their five-a-day and are helping support local producers too with the new Office Fruitbox scheme from......Read more

Western Morning News Farm Business Awards

The Western Morning News Cornwall Farm Business Awards dinner had become "a highly valued night in the Cornish calendar," said......Read more

Market Unrest In Helston

The fifty plus local businesses who trade at Helston Farmers' Market are justifiably upset that a French "Continental" Market was......Read more

Protected Status For Cornish Pasty

After a nine year campaign the Cornish Pasty has been awarded Protected Geographical Indication status. This means that Cornish Pasties......Read more

Website Changes For February

Visitors to the site may be interested to note the following recent changes: New Producers: Cornish Maids Fudge; Prima......Read more

Cornish Blue is 'WORLD CHAMPION CHEESE 2010'.

The Cornish Cheese Company beat 2,600 entries from 26 countries to win the prestigious title, World Champion Cheese 2010. ......Read more

Sharp's Brewery Bought Out

The highly popular Sharp's Brewery, most famous for Doom Bar ale, has been sold to international brewers Molson Coors for......Read more

Trewithen Dairy's New Cardboard Milk Bottle

A new milk bottle that could replace all plastic ones has been launched by Trewithen Dairy of Lostwithiel. The "GreenBottle"......Read more

Food From Cornwall Changes For January

Site visitors may like to note the following updates to the site effected for January: Events: Helston Farmers' Market;......Read more

Cornish Food Box Company Launched In Truro

Cornwall's newest food business launched this week bringing together the cream of the county's producers for a Christmas Party and......Read more

Cornish Food For Christmas

As Christmas approaches so our thoughts go to planning what we'll be eating and drinking over the festive season. Here's......Read more

Food From Cornwall Changes For November

For regular visitors, the following new information has been provided during November: New Producers: Duchy Oyster Farm; Duchy Smoked......Read more

Cornish Restaurants Support Christmas Homeless Appeal

Street Smart is a campaign to help keep people from sleeping on the streets, and this Christmas restaurants around Cornwall......Read more

New Food and Drink Support Company Launched

Most of the specialist support for Cornwall's food and drink sector disappeared with the ending of Objective One funding and......Read more

Cornish Bangers Scoop Award

Cornish company, Brian Etherington Meat company, has won two gold and a silver award in a national sausage competition organised......Read more

New Web-based Home Delivery Service For Cornish Food

A brand new "buy fresh, buy local" home delivery service is now available on www.cornishfoodmarket.co.uk. Run by Westcountry Fruit Sales......Read more

Food From Cornwall Changes For October

October has seen a fair amount of information upgrading to our website, mainly with event postings for 2011. New......Read more

Falmouth Beer Festival Hits The Spot

The annual Falmouth Beer Festival held at Princess Pavilion in October pulled nearly 28,000 pints for its 4,500 real ale......Read more

Food From Cornwall Changes For September

Regular visitors to this site may be interested to note the following updates entered during September: New Listings: Big......Read more

Tell Us About Your Favourite Cornish Foods

We'd love to hear about your favourite Cornish food and drink - also, how you think Cornwall could improve on......Read more

The Biggest Pasty In The World

Proper Cornish, the pasty makers at Bodmin, have produced a record breaking pasty for a new television programme hosted by......Read more

Didn't They Do Well!

Cornish food producers enjoyed a super result at the Taste of the West 2010 Awards, with 35 food and drink......Read more

Lick Your Way to Happiness With Cornish Ice Cream.

A study of 10,000 people by Greg Tucker, specialist in behaviour management and consumer psychology, has determined that Cornish ice......Read more

Much Ado About Not Very Much

One of the quaint - or annoying, depending on your viewpoint - idiosyncrasies in Cornwall is the way in which......Read more

Food From Cornwall Website Changes for August

Regular visitors to this site may be interested to note the following changes effected during August: New Producers: The......Read more

New Food and Drink at the Royal Cornwall

Upwards of eighteen new Cornish products were to be found by visitors to the Cornwall Food and Farming Pavilion at the......Read more

Extended Range of Penpont Beers

Bodmin Moor brewers Penpont have recenty added a fine range of new beers to their established St Nonna's and Roughtor......Read more

New Spirit From Ninemaidens Mead

At this year's Royal Cornwall Show there were over 18 new products on display in the Cornwall Food and Farming......Read more

Development Officer Appointed For West Cornwall Farmers' Markets

An innovative project designed to promote and develop farmers' markets across West Cornwall has appointed a development officer to run......Read more

Record Grant Triggers Big Dairy Development

Delivered by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), a £5.7 million grant, the biggest South West grant awarded to......Read more

Cornwall Farm Business Awards

Food From Cornwall website director Hilary Wood was presented with Best Woman In Farming 2010 at the Western Morning News......Read more

Cornish School "Inspiring School of the Month"

Trenance Infant School in Cornwall invited staff from the local Crantock bakery to teach over 240 pupils how to make......Read more

Cornwall Food Production Unit Seeking More Business

The Cornwall Food Programme (CFP) was developed to address the food supply needs of the NHS in Cornwall. The programme,......Read more

Local Food Sales Up

New research shows the proportion of shoppers actively seeking local food has doubled since 2006, with many citing a desire......Read more

Warren's Celebrates 150 Years of Pasty Making

Warren's have been hand-crimping pasties in Cornwall since 1860, though they've come a long way since those early days a century......Read more

Cornish Sparkling Wine Leads The World.

Camel Valley's Pinot Noir Brut has seen off all-comers in a blind taste test at the World Sparkling Wine Championships......Read more

Furniss' New Rick Stein Oat Biscuits

With over 50 Cornish cheeses available, there has been a surprising absence of Cornish biscuits on sale to compliment them......Read more

New Cornish Winter Berry Ale

Working with the Eden Project, Sharp's Brewery has produced a Winter Berry ale as the latest in its "Seasonale" range.......Read more

Cornish Wholesaler wins BBC Food and Farming Award

Mark Oughtred, of Bodmin based Growfair, has won the BBC Food and Farming Best Retail Initiative of 2009. Growfair Cornish......Read more

New Farmers' Market For St Austell

One of Cornwall's largest and most important towns is to benefit from a local produce market. Piloted in the run......Read more

Best Ever Newquay Fish Festival

The 2009 Newquay Fish Festival was by far the best ever. The harbour was thriving with people from far and......Read more

Resurrection of Orchards at Cotehele

At the National Trust's Cotehele, in the heart of the Tamar Valley that was once famous for its apple, cherry,......Read more

Newlyn Fish Festival A Hit Again

Some 20,000 people enjoyed the August Bank Holiday Newlyn Fish Festival this year. The harbourside focus was on the fish market......Read more

Crantock Bakery Expands Their New Product Development Team

Cornwall's Crantock Bakery have expanded their New Product Development team following a surge in demand for their products. Food &......Read more

Viners Bar and Restaurant makes the top 100 pubs 2008.

Viners Bar and Restaurant has been voted into the best 100 pubs in the UK by Eat Out magazine. To arrive......Read more

Cornish Bakery Demonstrates the Art of Pasty Crimping to the Nation

Teaching Prince Charles's stepson how to make a pasty on prime time TV isn't an everyday experience, but that's exactly......Read more

Gourmet Cornwall

Gourmet Cornwall is an internationally acclaimed exploration of the links between food production, landscape, history and local culture within Cornwall.......Read more

Cornish Tourism Helps Local Food

New to us is the Visitor Payback Scheme through which tourism can contribute to a worthy cause. So, for example,......Read more

Golden Lion Wins Top Cornish Tourism Award

We were delighted, but hardly surprised, that our very own local The Golden Lion at Menherion was acclaimed Pub of......Read more

Get Bitten By Cornish Rattler

Cornish Rattler from Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm has been sold as a draught cider in the county's pubs for some......Read more

Agri-Food Innovation Centre for Cornwall

Duchy College at Stoke Climsland is the setting for a new £4.7million Food Technology building to offer an Agri-Food Foundation......Read more

Cornish Fishing and Seafood

Described by Gordon Ramsay as telling "the true story of Cornish fishing, and why we must love and cherish it",......Read more

A Pasty? - Make sure It's Cornish!

About two million pasties are made in Cornwall each week, of which 90% are sold outside the county. This national......Read more

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