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SLF Trade Show and Exhibition

Our annual Trade Show and Exhibition at Springfields Events Centre on the 19th of March was a fabulous success. We were thrilled to see so many of our customers take time out of their busy days, step away from their busy kitchens to come and visit our show. Suppliers had really gone all-out this year with their stands and the quality and quantity of foods and samples that they brought. At one point, it had become so busy, some rows has become a bit congested with people chatting, sampling, asking questions, comparing prices and generally enjoying themselves. This seemed particularly acute around the dessert and ice cream stands…..happily for all, the natural flow returned swiftly and foot traffic remained steady for most of the day. Exhibitors seemed very pleased with the turn-out and enjoyed the opportunity to get face time with the customers buying their products.

We’re currently logging in all the orders and once completed, we will proceed with the drawing for the three 3D, HD flatscreen TV’s that we’ve been bragging about. Winners will be announced here in addition to being contacted directly.

Good luck, and thank you again for all of those who attended. For those who didn’t; we hope to see you next spring.

-The Team as SLF

BIRCHALL CELEBRATES SUCCESS AT 2013 GREAT TASTE AWARDS

We are proud to stock a selection of Birchall Tea and congratulate them on their success in gaining additional Good Taste Awards!

-editor, SLF News and Blog

London, 8 August 2013: Birchall Tea has won three prestigious accolades at this year’s Great Taste Awards, the ‘Oscars’ for the speciality and fine food & drink industry, organised by the Guild of Fine Food.

birchall_red_berry_flower-frontFollowing previous honours in 2011 and 2012, Birchall‘s signature Great Rift blend once again earned a coveted Gold Star award – this time in the Blended tea bags category. Also, in a new first for the British tea company, Birchall achieved success in both the Fruit Infusion and Herbal Infusion categories, winning two Gold Star awards with its caffeine free Red Berry & Flower infusion and pure Peppermint tea.

The famous black and gold Great Taste symbol will now appear on these products, as featured on other teas in Birchall’s extensive range, including its well-known Pfunda and Pfunda Earl Grey single estate teas.

The Great Taste Awards is now in its 20th year and is the world’s largest and most rigorous food awards scheme. This year’s completely independent judging process involved a panel of over 400 judges and food experts, which spent thousands of hours of

birchall_peppermint-frontblind tasting to select winners from numerous categories.

Daniel Graham, Birchall’s Managing Director, said “We are delighted with this year‘s Great Taste results and that our

dedication to quality has received further recognition. Whilst it’s pleasing that our newly launched Peppermint and Red Berry & Flower infusions have both been awarded, it is especially pleasing that our Great Rift blend has been awarded for the third straight year.”

Birchall will showcase its complete collection of black teas, green teas and fruit & herbal infusions at London Olympia during the Speciality & Fine Food Fair next month. Continue reading