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Christmas cheer: 6 bizarre moments from the food world in 2025

Who knew a simple strawberry sando would send people quite so crazy?

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2025

King marks second anniversary of project which stops food going to waste

The project has has delivered 4,932 tonnes of food to communities in need – equal to more than 11 million meals

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025

‘£30 for a ready meal?!’ Do Charlie Bigham’s new dishes really beat going to a restaurant?

Venison bourguignon, coq au vin, confit duck, salmon and beef wellingtons: this new range of supermarket meals certainly sounds fancy. But the prices have made people gulp. I taste-tested all five to find out what is good value – and what’s best to avoid

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025

"Take my advice"... London's successful entrepreneurs pass on their top tips

From exporting tips to marketing know-how, entrepreneurs shared their hard-won experience with others at the Evening Standard’s third SME XPO

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024

“Pick up the phone - big business will listen”, meals tycoon Charlie Bigham tells SME XPO 2024

Even the largest companies need the help of SMEs and start-ups to innovate, says ready meals tycoon Bigham

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024

Are you ready to do business? London’s ultimate networking event SME XPO is back

On April 23 and 24 SME XPO will help the capital’s start-ups and scale-ups to soar. Lucy Tobin reveals why attending is a smart investment

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

‘If you have something you’re passionate about and see a gap in the market, go for it’

Starting a new business in challenging times is not easy, but opportunity exists — just ask the UK’s most successful founders. Lucy Tobin reports

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024

Ready meal king Charlie Bigham: ‘I haven’t seen a single benefit from Brexit yet’

The man who started making fish pies on his kitchen table served up healthy sales of £133m last year, despite staff and cost issues … and the problem of being outside the EU

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

OPINION - How to be a CEO podcast: Charlie Bigham on the beauty of simplicity

Charlie Bigham is the founder of the food company that bears his own name.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

‘We check the eyes, the gills, the firmness of the meat’: the art of smoking fish in Grimsby

Wind, wood and fire are crucial ingredients for traditional smoked haddock. Bring 100-year-old chimneys into the mix, and the fish that emerges has a flavour that is unmistakable

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022