The food and drink sector is integral to Northamptonshire’s economic success, employing nearly 50,000 people and worth more than £1.5bn. In this feature, we look at some of the key players in the sector, as well as those who do so much to support them.
13th December 2024
FOOD producer the Gressingham Group of Companies has completed its acquisition of Northampton-based wholesale frozen food supplier Central Foods. Founders Gordon and Alison Lauder will remain as...
5th December 2024
........................................ Published in association with CHRISTMAS is a magical and happy time of the year for many and a work Christmas party is an opportunity to spend time with...
4th December 2024
MORE than 5,400 jobs in Northamptonshire, £366 million generated in the county’s economy in the latest financial year and a 300% return on investment… The results of new research have confirmed...
3rd December 2024
THE CAMPAIGN to strengthen Northamptonshire’s visitor economy has taken a step forward with the appointment of the chair for the county’s Local Visitor Economy Partnership. Delapré Abbey’s...
8th November 2024
BUSINESSES in Northamptonshire are being urged to participate in a government-led consultation on the application of proposed zero-hour contract measures for agency workers. The government’s...
31st October 2024
………………………………. THIS BUDGET has been rumoured for some weeks to be quite painful and there was a lot of worry from small business about just how tough it might be. Across...
21st October 2024
IT IS a sector that sustains businesses of all sizes, creates jobs, brings people and places together and is a flagship for the county in terms of promoting it nationally and internationally. And...
17th September 2024
STAVERTON Park Hotel & Golf club near Daventry is up for sale. Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has been instructed to market the property (pictured above), a 247-bedroom...
6th September 2024
.................................................. IT IS VITAL that employers are aware of the scope of the new rules, how they will apply to various ways of tipping and the tax implications....
4th September 2024
POLICE are continuing their campaign to drive down crime in Northampton town centre ahead of the reopening of Market Square. Business owners are among those concerned about police...
29th August 2024
THE OWNER of Billing Aquadrome has unveiled the results of a £12 million upgrade of the holiday resort near Northampton. Meadow Bay Villages, which acquired the holiday park (pictured above) out of...
7th August 2024
A MANUFACTURER of sustainable and eco-friendly vodka is celebrating its first national supermarket contract by hand-delivering the stock… by bike. Jelley’s Vodka, based at Brixworth, launching...
6th August 2024
Main picture: Laurence Conisbee, founder and managing director of Wharf Distillery. .................................................. WHISKY. Traditionally the preserve of the Scots and Irish who...
29th July 2024
A RESTAURANT in Northampton is the toast of the town having been named the best in the country at a national awards ceremony. Saffron in Castilian Street was crowned the winner of the Restaurant of...
16th July 2024
FOOD manufacturer Greggs has submitted plans to build its new national distribution centre at Symmetry Park in Kettering. The company and developer Tritax Symmetry are proposing more than 311,000 sq...
