Posts by Lisa Bone
Top Gifts for Dad under £20
It’s never easy to shop for Dad at the best of times; so we’ve put our thinking caps on for you and come up with a list of 10 possibilities that are under £20. We’ve stuck to our philosophy of...
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Mangoes
As part of our #FlavourFocus for June, we are discovering some amazing facts that we didn’t know about mango! We know that mango has a deliciously sweet, tropical taste that reminds us of the summer - but what don’t we...
DIY Father’s Day Gifts
Father’s Day falls on 17th June this year, and we’ve been thinking of ways that you can put a whole lot of love into your gifts for Dad. There’s nothing better than a handmade gift, as it adds care, thought...
Meaningful Change: A Deeper Understanding of our Environmental Impact
We understand that each of our business activities (from lighting our shops, wrapping our deli counter foods, to serving a takeaway offering) creates pollution as a by-product; but it's what we do to try to impactfully reduce our pollution (as...
Things to do with Dad on a Budget
Whilst Father's Day is celebrated around the world, in the UK the amount we spend on it compared to Mother's Day differs enormously. According to GlobalData, in 2017 we spent £700 million on our Dads, compared to a staggering £1.4...
Chocolate Doughnut Recipe
I’ve been threatening to make a batch of doughnuts for several weeks now, and with National Doughnut Day fast approaching, time was getting short. Never having attempted to make fresh doughnuts, I ordered my doughnut pan and doughnut cutter online...
Rhubarb Sponge Cake
Our #FlavourFocus this month is Rhubarb, and we recently published a Rhubarb & Strawberry Truffle Recipe - as we were creating this, we realised that some of the components from the truffles would make a delicious cake filling! So we've...
The History of Father’s Day
It's difficult to know for sure the original birth of Father's Day, but it originated in the USA back in the early 1900's. There are two very specific stories told; one of which is of a woman called Sonora Smart...
Alternative Wedding Cakes
When it comes to Weddings, we are always striving for something totally unique and unforgettable; and many people are now looking for a little twist on the traditional wedding cake. Alternative wedding cakes have soon become a phenomenon, and so...