We have saturated the independent market, supplying to around 500 shops nationwide, and so to expand we really need to get into supermarkets like Waitrose and Sainsbury s. When we first started out, we were unchallenged but there are more vegan pizzas out there now but we still think we have a premium product. The future is indeed plant-based.
A tasty One Planet Pizza item using no meat and vegan cheese.
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Mike Hill, who used to run the River Green cafe, in Trowse, saw the potential for the product back in 2016. The pizzas use special Applewood vegan cheese which melts well as well as recyclable packaging and vegetable derived ink for printing.
The Gateway 14 business park will be located next to the A14 at Stowmarket
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The size of 31 football pitches, a new business park near the A14 in Stowmarket could be Suffolk’s biggest ever. As the first official plans emerge, Emily Townsend investigates.
There are 156 planning documents for the huge Gateway 14 project – one for every acre of farmland purchased for the development by the Mid Suffolk District Council (MSDC) owned company behind the project.
Straddling the A14 between Cedars Park housing estate and the Muntons factory, on arable land already with outline planning permission, the giant project is expected to be built over the next 10 to 15 years.
Empty streets in Lowestoft during the Coronavirus lockdown.
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The East of England s economy took a huge dive during the first wave of the coronavirus, new figures revealed.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that between April and June last year the East of England s GDP fell by 20.9% second only to the West Midlands where GDP fell by 21%.
This is compared to a national drop of 18.8% across the whole of the UK. The smallest decline came from London, at just 16.6%.
Commenting on the figures, Chris Starkie, chief executive of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “These figures show the huge impact which the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, on our economy.
Empty streets in Lowestoft during the Coronavirus lockdown.
- Credit: DENISE BRADLEY
The East of England s economy took a huge dive during the first wave of the coronavirus, new figures revealed.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that between April and June last year the East of England s GDP fell by 20.9% second only to the West Midlands where GDP fell by 21%.
This is compared to a national drop of 18.8% across the whole of the UK. The smallest decline came from London, at just 16.6%.
Commenting on the figures, Chris Starkie, chief executive of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “These figures show the huge impact which the Covid-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, on our economy.
“This ensures that when a film like The Dig comes to Suffolk, we know exactly who they need to talk to.”
Meanwhile Norfolk Screen, newly-founded by managing director Claire Chapman and head of development Craig Higgins, is championing the county to local and incoming production companies. We we all know, incoming screen production reaps huge benefits for the local economy, so it s great for Suffolk and Norfolk that The Dig chose to shoot in the East of England, said Ms Higgins.
“It is no secret that Norfolk has hosted a number of notable film and TV productions – ranging from classic TV shows such as Dad’s Army to epic Hollywood blockbusters such as Atonement, Shakespeare In Love and Avengers: Age of Ultron, British feature classics like 45 Years, Yesterday and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, and most recently The Personal Life of David Copperfield.