by Alison | Oct 13, 2015 | Blog, Surprise me!
I was asked recently for a list of cookbooks that have been influential in my life, by a friend writing his own book. As I flicked through many heavily-laden shelves, I realised how much these books have influenced how my family and I have lived for the past 40 years...
by Alison | Aug 19, 2015 | Blog, Media
Every Saturday, Jazz FM shares music from the risk takers, leaders and influencers of jazz, soul, funk and blues, alongside interviews with their equivalent in the business world – ‘entrepreneurs who have defined and shaped business categories and ways of...
by Alison | Aug 1, 2015 | Blog, Food Festivals
It’s a long way to drive to Builth Wells, despite it being centred in the middle of Wales, but the Royal Welsh Show attracts visitors in their thousands. Farmers, producers, traders and demonstration chefs, politicians, civil servants, judges, stewards and enthusiasts...
by Alison | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog, Halen Môn on Holiday, Trade Shows
Held once every five years, the Milan Expo is the world’s largest exhibition, attracting over 20 million international visitors. Halen Mon attended through the GREAT Week initiative – a series of trade missions coinciding with the Expo. Under the theme ‘Grown...
by Alison | Jun 12, 2015 | Blog, Food Festivals, News, Producer
Hay Festival must be one of our most favourite places to go in the world. To attend talks, to eat and drink, to read books, what could be better? Well, to be asked to take part in a discussion on family businesses was pretty amazing. Our discussion was centred around...
