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Paul Hargreaves - Cotswold Fayre

Paul Hargreaves

Chief Empowerment Officer, Cotswold Fayre

Paul Hargreaves is one of the leading voices in the UK encouraging and inspiring businesses to make a positive impact on the world. He believes that businesses should be a Force for Good, which is also the title of his first book.

Paul’s main role is as CEO of Cotswold Fayre, a multi-award-winning speciality food and drink wholesaler supplying over 2,000 retail, mainly rural sites in the UK. The company diversified in June 2021 by opening Flourish, its first foodhall, restaurant and home and lifestyle store and opened a second store in Nov 2024.

Paul speaks to businesses and at conferences across the UK and Europe, usually to business leaders about compassionate leadership, personal development, and sustainability. This is the topic for his second book, The Fourth Bottom Line, and the focus of his podcast of the same name.

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The Next Chapter for Speciality & Fine Food Fair

From 2027, Speciality & Fine Food Fair will take place 5 – 7 April at Excel London, as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week to be the UK’s largest food & drink trade event.

This exciting move will connect our incredible community of speciality producers and buyers with 25,000+ verified trade visitors, creating even more opportunities for products to be discovered, tasted and stocked by buyers across retail, hospitality, wholesale and foodservice.

To prepare for this exciting launch, the Fair will not be taking place in 2026, returning in its new format in 2027.

While the scale grows, the heart of the Fair stays the same - a curated showcase of exceptional producers and a spirit of discovery, now with even greater commercial reach.

We’re incredibly excited about this next chapter and can’t wait to build it with you.

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