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Photograph Simon Parker 10/5/2011

Barry (left) and Henry Chevallier Guild (right) launch the Aspall Organic Cyder Vinegar range at the Aspall's site in Debenham with the help of Jimmy Doherty

Suffolk cider is the apple of this firm’s eye

Cider is enjoying a renaissance as a cool drink of choice among younger consumers. And that is good news for a Suffolk family firm whose combination of tradition and modernity is proving a recipe for success. Stephen Pullinger reports.

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Kinnerton's at Fakenham have started production and launched a range of chocolates based on Wall's Ice Creams. Site Director Gordon Chetwood. holding the new products. Picture: Matthew Usher.

Bosses of Norfolk firm Kinnerton believe they have found a recipe to further success with new chocolate versions of ice-cream brands

If Richard Reilly, managing director of Fakenham-based confectionery firm Kinnerton, looks as happy as a child in a sweet shop it is not hard to understand why.

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The Hethel Engineering Centre, with the almost completed new extension building, left.

Steering the best course for growth - does the answer lie locally?

UK plc narrowly avoided falling into a triple dip recession last week. But just how bright is the outlook for the economy – and does the answer for getting the economy back on track lie locally?

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John and Steve Foster from Foster Property Maintenance outside the firm's Wisbech headquarters

Father and son team at the helm of Wisbech-based Foster Property Maintenance

Foster Property Maintenance was originally set up in 1976 as Foster Industrial Protection by John Foster, who still plays an active role as chairman of the company.

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The Big Interview, James Allen and Mark Roche at Roche Chartered Surveyors in Norwich.
PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAY

The Big Interview: Founder of Roche Chartered Surveyors steps down after 25 years

The founder of Roche Chartered Surveyors is stepping down after a quarter of a century at the helm. Business writer Ben Woods discovers the history of the business – and what the future holds.

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