Time to Support Local Business

Hereford United use a company called Lindley Catering to provide food and refreshment at Edgar Street.

And in today's Hereford Times the company is advertising for a part-time manager to manage their food kiosks at the ground.

But in today's climate isn't it time to give the chance of these contracts to a local Hereford or Herefordshire based business?

Every time a purchase is made from the kiosks the profit goes out of the area. The company is based at Stoke on Trent.

Hereford United chairman Graham Turner wants as many local people to watch the Bulls. Supporting local business, whenever possible, by the club could help.

Meanwhile in Scotland some football clubs have been accused of fleecing fans - by failing to make sure the VAT has been cut on the pies, Bovril and hotdogs sold at their grounds.

Lindley Catering provide food services at several Scottish football grounds.

"The escalation in food prices resulting from higher commodity prices has been well documented and publicised," they said in a statement.

"Food costs at the time of the VAT change were increasing by an average of 11.5% and in order to manage some of these price increases, we took the decision to offset the 2.5% VAT reduction against these higher costs, which enabled us to provide stable pricing for the season."

Finally a recent survey carried out by Lindley Catering shows that 92% of all football fans nationwide who responded said that their favourite stadium snack is a pie.

Why not a 'Hereford' pie made in the county with Herefordshire ingredients?

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