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Worcestershire has been recognised as one of the top places in the UK for business start-ups, with a total of 38,764 registered companies. Its fastest growing midsized companies delivered a total of £3.15 billion in annual revenues last year.

The idea to build Broadway Tower, which was completed in 1798, came from the great 18th century landscape designer, Capability Brown. It was designed by renowned architect James Wyatt, who created the tower as an eccentric amalgamation of turrets, battlements and gargoyles.

Changing food habits and a rising demand for healthy meals have seen the sale of porridge rise sharply, trumping the falling sales of traditional breakfast cereals.

Breakfast is the cheapest meal of the day. According to research company Kantar, just £1 of every £8 spent on groceries is spent on breakfast, but it does account for 28 per cent of all eating and drinking occasions.

Kitchen Garden Foods, which owns Wolfys, was founded by Barbara Moinet in 1989. A woman ahead of her time, Barbara focussed on small batch production of jams, preserves and condiments using high quality products which she insisted were sold through independent retailers only.

The company now exports to Europe, the USA, The Middle East and Asia, recently winning new orders to the USA through British Corner Shop based in Yate which is an exporter of well-known UK brands.