Dunkerton, a new pub, and an independent food quarter for Gloucester
A connection between the godfather of entrepreneurialism, Julian Dunkerton, and an exciting new independent food-led pub opening at Gloucester Docks has been confirmed, but it’s not what we thought.
Dear Readers,
Welcome to you Thursday edition of The Raikes Journal.
On Monday we ran a report on the Cirencester Business Awards, run by the Cotswold town’s chamber of commerce. We were media partners at the event and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, but also discovered so many new and exciting business.
The winner of business of the year was DipTribe, an environmentally friendly outdoor clothing company run by a husband and wife team from Gloucestershire, but you can find out about all the winners here.
On Monday evening we were at a fascinating event staged by one of our Founding Partners, QuoLux. The event said saw the launch of B Local Gloucestershire, a group which aims to support the county’s growing network of certified and aspiring B Corp businesses, but it was headlined by three diverse speakers who covered off the real impact of climate change, what business is doing here in Gloucestershire to deliver real benefits for its community and itself, otherwise known as good dividends…
