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Business News Wales
06-08-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
Welshpool Company Tastes Double Success with Welsh Salt Beef
Trailhead Fine Foods sales director Emma Morris and production manager Ian Beamond with the Great Taste Award winning Salt Beef by Trailhead. A Welshpool-based food company has double reason to celebrate after being recognised with a coveted Great Taste Award and being shortlisted in the UK meat industry's leading awards. Trailhead Fine Foods creates GI Welsh Beef products including Salt Beef and award-winning Get Jerky meaty snacks. Their 100g pack of slice Salt Beef has been awarded one star in the Great Taste Awards. The product is also one of six finalists shortlisted in the Best Charcuterie Product category of The Meat Management Meat Industry Awards. The winners will be announced at the awards dinner in Birmingham on September 18, which will be attended by Trailhead Fine Foods' managing director Arwyn Watkins, OBE and Ian Beamond, production manager. 'We are proud and absolutely thrilled that our amazing Salt Beef by Trailhead has been awarded a Great Taste Award,' said Emma Morris, Trailhead Fine Foods' sales director. 'This award means so much to us as it's a recognition of our commitment to quality, flavour and proud Welsh heritage. Only the best of the best make the cut and we're honoured to be among them this year. 'It's testament to the hard work and dedication of our production manager, Ian Beamond who has worked alongside our managing director, Arwyn Watkins, OBE, to develop such a fantastic product. 'We can't wait to see our Salt Beef stocked across Wales and beyond with our wonderful existing stockists, and to connect with many new customers along the way. 'Being shortlisted in The Meat Management Meat Industry Awards for the first time is also fantastic recognition for the quality of our GI Welsh Beef products.' Trailhead Fine Foods sources GI Welsh Beef reared in Wales to high animal welfare standards and with full traceability. Products are hand-crafted in the company's kitchen in Welshpool. The Get Jerky meaty snacks are marinated in the company's own recipes for up to 48 hours. Great Taste is organised by the Guild of Fine Food. From 14,340 entries, 5,680 received an award this year. In total, 3,899 products received one star, 1,508 products two stars, 273 three stars and just received 16 Golden Forks.
CTV News
16-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
A new store brings a taste of Newfoundland to Cambridge, Ont.
A new store in the Galt area of Cambridge, Ont., is offering customers unique food items you can usually only find in Newfoundland. Off The Rock on Oxford Street is selling different types of meat and pantry goods. 'Salt beef, salt riblets. You've got the frozen cod and the capelin, everything,' said Dale Skanes, a customer originally from Bell Island, Newfoundland. The original plan was to open the store on Wednesday, but the owner, Eric Hutchings, was sitting on his stock and decided to open up early on Monday. 'Everybody has to drive out of town to pick up what they want. And sometimes it's a bit far. Because I know it took me a while to get to where I was going to get some product, so I decided, why are we all leaving town? Let's just stay here. Put a Newfy store back here, so that's what I did,' Hutchings said. off the rock cambridge The owner, Eric Hutchings, with a customer at Off the Rock. (CTV News/Colton Wiens) Hutchings was born in Bell Island, Newfoundland. He's lived in Cambridge for 19 years and said Newfoundlanders in the region have been struggling to find the products they love ever since Stoyles Food Market closed. 'Hard to get would be the Cheetos Nachos, (Lays) Fries and Gravy. All the Purity stuff. I mean, it all comes from Saint John's, Newfoundland or Mount Pearl. Beets and pickles and stuff, that all the Newfoundlanders love. It's all from Saint John's, so, I mean, they have to travel out of town to get it now, but we can get it. We'll stock it up and we'll do the best to have it here all the time,' Hutchings said. Hutchings said one item that's already hard to keep in stock is pineapple flavoured Crush pop. '. It sold out first day. Sold out yesterday. And it's sold out again today. And now I can't find any more anywhere around here. So I'm hoping that when the truck comes next week that it will be lots on there,' Hutchings said. Hutchings is taking requests from customers wanting certain items. 'I'm adding probably $0.50 to some things. I'm not making a whole lot off it, but I have to make something. Otherwise, why am I doing it right? I have to sell a lot of stock in order to make anything. So I'm not really in it to get rich. I'm just trying to provide for local people, local seniors and stuff that can't travel or whatever the case may be. So it's all in one place,' Hutchings said. Customers at the store on Wednesday said while it's already a source for them to get some of the items that are hard to find. 'There's certain items, like the Purity's and the fresh cod and fresh seafood and stuff like that. Hopefully they'll reach out to more than just the Newfoundlanders with all these great products,' said Jackie, a customer originally from Bell Island. The store is also already becoming a source for finding other people. 'We miss Stoyles, you know they closed up a few years ago. So this brings the culture and the heritage back. People are meeting, seeing each other that we haven't seen forever. I went to school with Janet, who is right there. I know Eric's mom and dad from Bell Island. It's just fabulous. We're so excited. All of us. The whole Newfoundland community,' Jackie said. off the rock cambridge Off the Rock in Cambridge, Ont. seen on July 16, 2025. (CTV News/Colton Wiens) Hutchings said it's been a busy first week. At one point there were about 40 people in his store. 'And it's such a small place. And, you know, it's not even about the products or selling the products or the money. For me, it's seeing all the people that come together. They're talking to each other, and they meet old time friends and family. Like I met some family I never even knew I had this last couple days. And It's crazy to see that,' Hutchings said. Hutchings also does have another full-time job and he's going on vacation next week, so he wanted to get the rush of first-time customers out of the way so his employee next week isn't overwhelmed. A grand opening is being planned for September. Hutchings is also thinking about expanding to offer things like fish and chips, burgers and ice cream. But until it expands, the current setup already has customers feeling best kind. 'Next week I'll be coming back. When I come to pick my mom up. We're coming back to buy some more,' Skanes said.
Daily Mirror
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
I tried M&S's new strawberry sandwich and couldn't finish it for one reason
It's the season for strawberries and cream - but would you ever eat them in a sandwich? Upmarket retailer M&S have launched a limited edition Red Diamond Strawberry and Creme sandwich and it's definitely causing a stir. With Wimbledon just around the corner, everyone is stocking up on the traditional strawbs and cream, however Marks and Spencers decided to take it up a level with this brand new sandwich. The concept is very M&S, however could this be a new sandwich filling that's able to compete with a beloved ham and cheese or ploughmans sarnie? The limited-edition sandwich goes for £2.80 in stores, and it has been influenced by Japanese cusine, with strawberry sandwiches aka a 'Fruit Sando' found in pretty much every Japanese convienience store they're nothing new. So, with this in mind, I decided to head to my local M&S and give it a go - and it is summer after all. What was once a modest shop where you'd buy your tights and socks, or your uncle a nice bottle of wine, is now going through what looks like a huge experimental process, and all 'traditional' ideas have swiftly gone out of the window. M&S sandwiches have come a long way over the years, they seem to have really stepped outside the box when it comes to their fillings. While you may associate the posh supermarket with cucumber and cream cheese, or salmon and dill stuffed buns, they have gone beyond traditional fillings. Forget your prawn mayo and think more Chicken Katsu Sando or NY style Salt Beef. These aren't just sandwiches, they're M&S sandwiches. Now their dessert style sandwich has been added to the mix - but how did it taste? I was intrigued by this one, as it sounds like it would be way too sweet for me. The Red Diamond strawberries, sitting ontop of a seriously thick layer of sweetened full fat soft cheese and creme fraiche packed between two slices of brioche style bread. This screamed sickly to me and I didn't know what to expect. You are only given one slice of the sandwich, rather than two which already makes it a very expensive 'snack'. For £2.80 I'd have thought you'd get both halves of the sandwich, but as soon as I tried it I knew exactly why - it was a lot. The first hit of strawberry was strong and over-powering, but the creaminess of the cream worked well. I was pleasantly surprised at how mild the sweetness was of the cream and bread. I was expecting it to taste like I was eating a Victoria Sponge cake or a sweet scone, but I was wrong and it was a lot more mild than I thought. The brioche style bread - with crusts included - worked well as it was midly sweet, but not too much. However it was a lot to eat in one sitting, and the thick layer of cream made it tricky to finish. When I didn't get a slice of the strawberry in a bite, I found myself having a mouthful of just bread and cream which was an unusual experience. Overall, I think this is a pretty good sweet treat, but I think cut up into smaller sandwich fingers would be much better - and easier to eat. I think it does work well, and much better than I thought, and to truly top it off, all I need now is a chilled glass of champagne to fully accommodate. I can't say it's replaced a savoury sandwich I'd grab on my lunch break, but it was a very good concept, and fitting for the time of year. It's so wrong it's almost so right? Hats off to you, M&S.
