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AVA welcomes Exchange for Change launch

AVA: The Vending and Automated Retail Association has welcomed the government’s announcement of the UK deposit return scheme, officia...

Hospitality Action and IoH unite

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has joined forces with Hospitality Action to strengthen support for industry professionals facing financial h...

GCA crowns Rising Star

Louise Lockwood from Planters Tamworth was named the winner of 2025’s Westland Horticulture-sponsored Rising Stars programme at the Garden...

Deposit Return Scheme evolves into Exchange for Change

The UK Deposit Management Organisation has revealed its new trading name, Exchange for Change, for the UK’s Deposit Re...

Senior leadership appointments at Quorn

Quorn Foods has announced two senior leadership appointments, strengthening its US business and out of home channel. Phil Thornborrow has m...

GCA releases 2025 BoT figures

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for December have been released, showing “another nice increa...

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Features

The big interview: Roadchef

While the nation’s foodie scene has undoubtedly been turbocharged in recent years, there is one sub-sector that has remained in the slow l...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

Thetford Garden Centre was established in 1982, with the Lime Kiln Kitchen evolving from its original coffee shop concept. Redesigned and enlarg...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

Monkton Elm Garden Centre is an independent business run by the Bellman Family. The site started out a successful tomato nursery, run by David a...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

British Garden Centres was founded back in 1990 when two brothers, Charles and Robert Stubbs, opened Woodthorpe Garden Centre in Alford, Lincoln...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

The heritage of the horticultural school, founded by the redoubtable Beatrix Havergal with her partner Avice Sanders back in 1931, remains at th...

Cake4Kindness Day returns

20th November 2025 will mark Cake4Kindness Day, with its vision to alleviate loneliness and social isolation for those experienci...

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Garden Centres

Case Study: Dobbies

Situated a stone’s throw from the bustling John Lennon Airport, Dobbies in Liverpool is a glasshouse-style building, housing the best of t...

Case Study: Notcutts Garden Centre

Founded in 1897, family-owned business, Notcutts, prides itself on creating a home-from-home experience for its diners. With nineteen garden cen...

Case Study: Bents' Garden and Home

If you’re up north and on the lookout for excellent dining options, a place where you can bring your beloved canine friends and want to sc...

GARDEN CENTRE RESTAURANT REOPENS AFTER MAJOR FIRE

Following a major fire, Digby’s restaurant in Alton Garden Centre has reopened. The plan was to close for a month, however the restaurant ...

CARPTENTER’S NURSERY AND FARM SHOP ANNOUNCES CHARITY PARTNERSHIP

The Hertfordshire garden centre has announced its support of the Brain Tumour Research as its charity of the year after two of its staff being a...

BENTS GARDEN AND HOME BEST SUNDAY ROAST

Top garden centre restaurant has surprised customers with high end roast dinner. Bents Garden Centre near Leigh, Wigan, has been turning heads w...

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Toque d’Or winners enjoy Italian experience