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Food & Drink

Taste of success

Ever thought of starting a food-focused business? We seek counsel from the lawyers, marketeers and managers turned tea vendors, grocers and restaurateurs who are finding fresh ways to uphold culinary traditions.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 9 min read
Man in white apron stirring salt production using geothermal energy in Icelandic facility.
Business

Venture capitals

Where surf culture meets serious enterprise: how Australia's Gold Coast became a magnet for small businesses, blending laid-back living with genuine economic ambition — and no shortage of good waves.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 12 min read
Venture capitals
Entrepreneurialism

Pulling up trees

Variously a politician, head teacher and soldier, Bernt Johan Collet has still found time to corner the Christmas tree market from forests south of Copenhagen.

  • Issue #119
  • 5 min read
An older man in a flat cap and rust-coloured trousers stands among rows of young Christmas trees on a farm.
Food & Drink

The right mix

How to start your own food or drink business: come up with a recipe, find the ingredients, get yourself in the kitchen and voilà. Here are three delectable examples.

  • Issue #113
  • 15 min read
The right mix
Food & Drink

Maturing nicely

For this young producer, wine is a family affair. But not one to take the easy route, he has forged his own path and the full-bodied results are testament to his talent.

  • Issue #111
  • 4 min read
Maturing nicely
Business

Venture forth

Your dream of setting up in business has foundered on the lack of an idea? We propose 15 enterprising concepts that fill gaping gaps in the market. Now quit your day job.

  • The Forecast #8
  • 12 min read
Venture forth

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