Food&Drink Black Insomnia first to launch 100% compostable coffee pods in the UK Black Insomnia Coffee Company, the maker of the world's strongest medium roast coffee, has launched a revolutionary Nespresso©-compatible coffee pod which is 100% home compostable. The new pods, which are certified by TÜV Austria as ‘Ok Compost Home Compost', present a completely eco-friendly alternative to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink 37k order success sees Yorkshire food supplier make permanent switch to online Yorkshire speciality food supplier, Delifresh, has announced it’s keeping their virtual doors open indefinitely following the launch of their emergency online grocery store, after achieving 37,000 orders from across the region, with customers demanding they continue supply and many swearing they won’t be returning to the supermarkets By The Editor • 2 min read
Charity Two North Yorkshire drinks companies collaborate to produce hand sanitiser for NHS Two family-run Harrogate district drinks companies have joined forces to create and deliver 25 litres of much-needed alcohol-based hand sanitiser to Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust. Nidderdale-based Whittaker’s Gin collaborated with award-winning Harrogate brewery, Rooster’s, to produce clinical-standard hand sanitiser, which will be used by the local By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Yorkshire online grocery store donates delivery charges to UK charity Yorkshire speciality food supplier, Delifresh, who recently transformed their business overnight from supplying top chefs and restaurants in the region to providing a fully stocked online grocery store for the Yorkshire public, are donating all their delivery charges to UK charity, TLG (Transforming Lives For Good). Delifresh, who have had By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink White Rose supports Leeds South and East foodbank White Rose Shopping Centre has announced its new charity partner for 2020 – Leeds South and East Foodbank. The Foodbank has been supporting South and East Leeds since 2013, and now has 11 distribution centres. In just one year from April 2019 to March 2020, more than 14,000 people used By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink The Coronavirus Diaries: Journey to the back of my cupboard Ok. I admit it. I was bored. Well, to be more exact, I panicked. I was in fear of becoming isolated AND bored… So I came up with the challenge of not buying a single thing to eat or drink until my cupboards were empty. Such stupid ideas are too By The Editor • 4 min read
Food&Drink Trading Room chefs at The Piece Hall help feed the NHS The Piece Hall resident restaurant The Trading Rooms may be closed to the public for now, but the team have still been hard at work in the kitchen whipping up tasty hot meals for NHS staff in Halifax as part of a new Food 4 Heroes charity. The project pools By The Editor • 1 min read
Food&Drink Leeds-based Nomadic Beers and Bagel Nash team up to brew surplus bagel beer Leeds-based brewery Nomadic Beers have teamed up with neighbours Bagel Nash to produce a beer using surplus bagels. “We’ve previously brewed a surplus bread beer in collaboration with Toast Ale and Leeds Bread Co-operative” said ‘Gaffa’ Katie Marriott, owner of Nomadic Beers. “It was a really popular beer and By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Leeds bicycle delivery service is on the right track An eco-friendly delivery service in Leeds is on a roll after launching on the first day of the coronavirus lockdown. Dabble launched the same day the government announced the lockdown to combat COVID:19. The company use bicycles to provide a delivery service for a range of shops around Chapel By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Publish Interactive starts initiative to feed Leeds NHS staff Leeds-based publishing software developer Publish Interactive has started a crowdfunding initiative in conjunction with city-centre health food supplier Lean Lunch to deliver healthy and nutritious meals to staff on the frontline of the virus outbreak at Leeds General Infirmary. Publish Interactive, based at Marshall’s Mill on the South Bank, By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Gin company organises national G&T event on 3 April A gin company is organising a ‘Friday Night Gin’ - a Facebook gin event at the most popular time of the week for a G&T. York Gin says it wants to help people remember what day it is and keep up morale - by getting gin lovers to By The Editor • 2 min read
Food&Drink Rooster's launches ‘Take-Home Taproom’ for home-bound beer fans Award-winning Harrogate brewery, Rooster’s, has launched a Take-Home Taproom as the UK embarks on a second week in lockdown. Rooster’s Take-Home Taproom includes a 15-strong selection of its core-range of award-winning vegan-friendly beers, four premium quality pub snacks, and details of how to access a specially curated playlist, By The Editor • 1 min read
