CONTENTS Just a teaspoon in your smoothie or added to a salad dressing will turn your day around MY MAGIC INGREDIENT
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THE BIG PICTURE
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NEWS
Zoe Adjonyoh, of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen, extols the virtues of baobab powder
NEVER MIND THE MILLENNIALS…
16 OPINION Sam Rosen-Nash advises on NPD, Editor’s Choice
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21 CHEESEWIRE French awards to champion farmhouse makers, natural cheese-making
A look at the Grey Pound and how older customers are still important to speciality food shops
We used to order Polish cucumbers in brine by the pallet. It’s crazy how much it’s changed. DELI OF THE MONTH
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Barbakan Delicatessen & Bakery
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28 CATEGORY FOCUS Jams & preserves, cakes, home baking and savoury snacks 35 CUT & DRIED Meet the chef-turned-charcutier behind the SaltPig Curing Co 43 THE PRODUCERS Goupie’s switch to private limited 45 SHELF TALK Cotswold Fayre unveils Ministers of Taste, Ross & Ross BBQ boxes 54 GUILD OF FINE FOOD NEWS
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Vol.19 Issue 5 | June 2018
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