Dragon's Den would not be on my 'must watch' list of programmes (t'be honest, not a lot is...) but I do admire Theo Phaphitis for having done some really imaginative brand extension with his #SBS – or Small Business Sunday on Twitter. For those who have not heard of it: If …
Alpro update – Junior +1 milk saved….
Those who have been following the Alpro defensive nut warnings saga will be glad to hear that some progress has been made. (For those who have no idea what I am talking about, see this post and this one.) An article in the Grocer on Wednesday told us that, 'following …
In memoriam Clarissa
I was so sorry this morning to read of the death of Clarissa Dickson Wright, an amazing lady of massive character and courage – a splendidly non-PC advocate of good food, good living and English country life. I never knew her well, and I never knew her in her drinking days, …
Banish your phone from your bedroom…
I am sure that I have gone on at length in previous blogs about the EVILS of using your mobile as an alarm clock and the amazingly beneficial effects of banishing all electrics from your sleeping area – if you are not familiar with this patter, see below... However, I was …
FreeFrom Skincare Awards
Cressida and I have been pretty focused on organising the FreeFrom Food Awards party on March 25th, but even we could not have ignored the ever bigger deliveries of samples arriving on a daily basis for Alex – not only our social media 'man' but the coordinator of the FreeFrom …





