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This comes after a vast increase in demand for healthier food over the past three years. Deliveroo have said the £1million plan is promote healthier eating across the UK and bring a more varied choice to fast food consumers. The delivery company already have a…

The Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil family business is celebrating after being included in the Guild of Fine Food’s Best Brands Survey for a fourth time. Published by Fine Food Digest, the Best Brands Survey showcases the best-selling and best tasting products that are available from delis,…

The team at Yorkshire’s first whisky distillery is teaming up with an historic York hotel for an evening of fine dining and whisky tasting next month. On 7th February, Middlethorpe Hall will host a three course dinner and whisky tasting in conjunction with Hunmanby based…

On Friday 24th January, True North Restaurant was packed to the rafters with Foodies from all over Halifax and beyond. The restaurant’s Chef Showdown pitched at Food Adventurers was a huge success and is already set to be repeated and will be launched soon.  It…

The well-known pizza restaurant will be opening in Leeds next month following a huge success in Manchester and other venues over recent years. Rudy’s will launch its pizzeria at the end of February at 2 New Station Street, in the unit where Evans Cycles used…

The awards ceremony are taking place at the Royal Lancaster in London, with awards presented for fifteen different categories. The staff training and development award has already been handed to the much-loved Wetherby chippy, and they will be eagerly hoping for more as staff member…

Spirits will be high at Castle Howard in 2020 as the Yorkshire estate creates a partnership with local gin distillers, Sloemotion, to develop a new premium quality drink. The partnership has been developed out of shared interests between Castle Howard’s estate conservation programme and the…

Yorkshire’s Keelham Farm Shop is changing the game with people’s food shopping experience with the introduction of a veggie butchers. At the centre of the produce section of the Skipton shop, the Veggie Butchers has been designed to help customers introduce more vegetables into their…

Delivery will next launch in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Nottingham in spring, with a plan to achieve national coverage by the end of the year Following a successful trial in London, Newcastle and Glasgow, Greggs said it has opted to work “exclusively” with Just Eat to provide…

Following the success of the launch of Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky, Filey Bay First Release, the team at Spirit of Yorkshire have launched the Second Release. Filey Bay Second Release is the next step of the Hunmanby distillery’s journey to its Flagship single malt…

The nationally-acclaimed Yorkshire chef who was runner-up in BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals in 2016, is preparing to open Grön Kafé in the former Filmore & Union premises in Low Petergate. The restaurant in the centre of York has been shut for almost a year and…

Launched in Victoria Gate Leeds, towards the end December 2019, Libations Rum has cemented itself as one of Yorkshire’s first dedicated rum brands. Based in Leeds, former Diageo employee and founder Rory Armstrong established the company on the premise to create an approachable spiced rum…

Taking part in Veganuary? The new and innovative restaurant in Kelham Island, Sheffield will make choices easy for you! Brothers Matt and Nick Burgess have seem their dream of opening a meat-free restaurant become a reality. After time spent travelling and working in places like…

The Restauranteur behind the Jinnah curry house chain recently scooped two prestigious awards. CEO Saleem Akhtar was called down to London for the Asian Food and Restaurant Awards after judges posing as mystery diners carried out an undercover taste test. The three branches in Bradford, York…

A tearoom in the heart of Tadcaster is preparing to re-open under new ownership. The Lemon Tree on High Street recently changed hands over the Christmas break and will open back up tomorrow with a new look. Jane and Geoff Derham from Selby are looking…

The new snack has been created in response to an increasing craze of people grazing on the go; a trend that is set to continue to increase in the 20s decade. Amazin Grazin, which is now available exclusively in 290 Sainsbury’s stores is the first…

It’s everyone’s least favourite month of the year, with all the festive fun winding down to make way for the start of a new year, and for many, a ‘dry January.’ However this time of year always sees some of the best deals across UK…

The country pub which was previously home to the Windmill and Turnpike has reopened as a bar and restaurant nearly two years after its closure. Former BBC MasterChef finalist Dan Graham is now head chef at the new Twine & Barrel on the A1079 at Dunnington…

It’s getting really cold out there and the perfect meal to keep you warm is a roast, right? Well why not head down to the Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds to get your Yorkshire pudding fix. The legendary York Road Co, best known for their…