Speciality & Fine Food Fair is pleased to welcome the Tastebuds Pavilion for its upcoming edition, bringing together a vibrant collective of innovative and artisan food and drink producers. Tastebuds Collective, an award-winning membership organisation, connects businesses across the food and drink supply chain with research, innovation, and growth opportunities.

By facilitating collaborations and supporting access to public sector grants, Tastebuds helps its members scale and thrive. This new pavilion will showcase a curated selection of member brands, highlighting the creativity and quality shaping the future of the sector. 

• Norfolk Mushroomery 

Norfolk Mushroomery is a family-run mushroom farm based in Norfolk. The company grows and sources a wide variety of mushrooms, including Oyster, Shiitake, Pioppino, Lion’s Mane, Maitake, Reishi, Turkey Tail, and others. It also sources wild mushrooms when in season. 

Norfolk Mushroomery produces aromatic mushroom seasonings, powders, and extracts using its own mushrooms, ensuring they are free from pesticide exposure. 

Their produce can be found at local farmers’ markets, and customers can contact the team directly to find out what’s available in the day’s harvest. 

• Leigh’s Bees 

Leigh’s Bees is a British beekeeping company producing raw, unprocessed honey from hives across the Essex and Suffolk countryside. Run by beekeeper Leigh Brown, the business focuses on small-batch, single-origin harvests that reflect the flavours of local flora through the seasons. With a commitment to traditional, low-intervention methods and bee welfare, Leigh’s Bees supplies natural, traceable honey and beeswax products direct to customers online and through select stockists. 

• Candi’s Cupboard 

Candi’s Cupboard is a UK-based artisan preserves company specialising in handmade chutneys, jams, jellies and relishes. Founded by Candi Maclean, the business uses traditional small-batch methods and locally sourced ingredients to create richly flavoured preserves inspired by seasonal produce. Produced without artificial additives, Candi’s Cupboard products are crafted in the Cotswolds and sold direct to consumers online, at markets and through select independent retailers. 

• Risky Biscuits Kids 

Risky Biscuits, owned by Alison Stebbing, specialises in creating tasty biscuits for the whole family. Alison takes great pride in the artistry of icing each biscuit, with a meticulous attention to detail that brings the bakes to life. The company’s products are stocked in a wide variety of locations, ranging from local farm shops to national attractions and large retailers. Their range includes themes such as seaside, farmyard, fruits and vegetables, and most notably, dinosaurs. Popular with both children and adults, the biscuits are not only visually appealing but also exceptionally tasty. 

• Vdepot 

Vdepot is a third-party logistics and warehousing specialist based in Norwich, in the East of England. In business since 2001, they serve as a dedicated fulfilment partner for growing B2C and B2B brands across the UK and internationally  

• Simply Roasted 

Simply Roasted is a UK snack startup headquartered in Norfolk on a mission to revolutionise the humble potato crisp. Founded in 2019, the company developed a unique, patented triple‑roasting process using custom ovens to produce crisps made from real, skin‑on sliced British potatoes that deliver full flavour and crunch with significantly less fat and salt than traditional fried alternatives 

• SUCSEED 

SUCSEED is a Norfolk-based wellness brand founded by nutritionist Helen Johnston. It offers four superblends - Energy, Focus, Gut Health and Immunity - combining cold‑milled seeds and botanical herbs to deliver fibre, plant protein and essential nutrients. Vegan-friendly and largely organic, SUCSEED supports everyday health by sprinkling nature’s goodness on meals. 

The Tastebuds Pavilion offers visitors to the Speciality & Fine Food Fair an exciting glimpse into the diverse talent within the UK’s food and drink industry. From Norfolk Mushroomery’s aromatic fungi and Leigh’s Bees’ seasonal honeys to Risky Biscuits’ playful creations and SUCSEED’s wellness blends, the pavilion embodies a commitment to craftsmanship, sustainability, and flavour.

By joining forces with the Fair, Tastebuds Collective strengthens its mission to foster collaboration and growth, while giving buyers and enthusiasts direct access to some of the most promising artisan producers in the market today.