Category archives: News

Congratulations to Tor, Lucy and their team at Cornish Food Box for being voted Best Rural Retailer in the Southwest in the Rural Business Awards (sponsored by Amazon). They carry the Cornish baton – St Ewe Eggs won Best Rural Food Business in the country last year – and progress…

Popular Cornish institution Ann’s Pasties is looking to expand its offerings over the next month with a new premises and also, eventually, two permanent bars. Ann’s Pasties has applied to Cornwall Council for a premises license in the hopes that both its Porthleven and The Lizard shops will eventually be able to…

Arla Foods has announced proposals that could lead to the closure of its Trevarrian cheese making facility in Cornwall. The planned closure, which would take place during summer 2021, could spell the loss of 37 jobs at its creamery near Newquay, and the company is now in consultation with employees…

The man behind some of Cornwall’s most popular beers has died at the age of 52. St Austell Brewery’s brewing director, Roger Ryman, died peacefully this week following a brave battle with cancer. Roger, who led St Austell’s brewing team for more than two decades, played a leading role in…

The Royal Cornwall Show will not be held in June because of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. Organisers have postponed the event until September. The organisers said: “Following the government’s guidance press conference on 12th March, it is clear that COVID-19 will still be very active within our communities during June,…

Cornish Coffee based in Redruth is meeting increased demand for hand roasted coffees by launching a new on-site roasting facility and additional roaster to increase production by 500 per cent. Established in 1985, Cornish Coffee supplies customers in the south west with 100 per cent Arabica coffees sourced from select…