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Accolade for Cafe Fresh Food Deli, a Pocklington café and delicatessen, achieved a top four position in the finals of a UK Coffee shop of the Year award. Hull-based coffee and espresso equipment supplier StaintonWard nominated Fresh Food Deli in May and it was judged through a series of undercover visits to the Pocklington Market Place premises. Annette Blanchard, the owner of Fresh Food Deli, said: “A top four position was a great surprise and with the feedback from the judges I’m now aiming to create the perfect hot beverage experience for all my customers.” StaintonWard have for some time been keen to create the opportunity for their customers to improve their product quality and range through better barista skills.
The café and the winning team
Andy Lawrence, Director of StaintonWard, said: “Market research shows that the average spend per head has decreased by more than 10% in the last two years, so we offer all our customers as much training and information as possible to help them get the best out of equipment and products.
business can bring positive results and I’m sure that her customer numbers will continue to increase on the back of this accolade.”
“Annette’s achievement at Fresh Food Deli demonstrates that effort in the right places in a
The award was organised by a major UK coffee roaster and distributor.
East Coast Practice Take First Prize in National Awards Lloyd Dowson Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, based in Bridlington, won an award for the Most Innovative Accountancy Practice in Great Britain for 2012. The award was presented at the 2020 Consulting Group Annual Conference hosted at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry; 650 firms from across the UK had entered. David Dowson receiving the award from 2020 Consulting Group Chairman, Chris Frederiksen and Premier League Football referee Graham Poll.
five years so the award has been hard earned. We have many new ideas which will benefit our client base in 2013 aimed around client service. We are relishing defending our title as a top National Practice who can handle all ranges of clients from Sole Trader to Large Company....we are busy and looking for more.”
Chairman of Lloyd Dowson, David Dowson, said: “We have been in the top three for the last
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