Capitalising on the hottest trends in the food industry with Dynamics Food

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Dry January isn’t just a trend anymore; it’s a lifestyle shift. In 2025, 15.5 million Brits pledged to go alcohol-free for the month (Alcohol Change). Big brands are jumping on board: Lucky Saint is now the official beer of the Dry January challenge, and Majestic Wine saw a 600% spike in no- and low-alcohol sales since 2022 (The Drinks Business).

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Making Tax Delightful with Business Central: Part 2: Quick VAT Wins

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We’re back with another Making Tax Delightful: the second blog in our mini-series shining a light on some quick and easy ways to make your VAT return a smoother and less worrying process. 

Why food businesses are struggling to keep up with spiralling UK food costs in 2025

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Inflation isn’t just a buzzword; it's a harsh reality for UK food and drink manufacturers and distributors. In June 2025, food prices surged by 3.7% year-on-year—the fastest rate since March 2024, driven by climate-hit harvests, higher labour, energy, and packaging costs (The Guardian). 

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Using Power Automate to send emails to a dynamic list of people in a timeline

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When I first started using Power Automate, I defaulted to the Outlook connector for sending emails. It was simple and had great formatting features. However, I've recently rediscovered the DataVerse email table, which I had dismissed too quickly. Revisiting it revealed several advantages.

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Making Tax Delightful with Business Central: Part 1: Cleaning Up VAT Statements

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Welcome to the first in a mini-series of blog posts where we attempt to change MTD from Making Tax Difficult (Digital) to Making Tax Delightfully easy. Because tax shouldn’t be taxing, as someone once said. 

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Business Central How-To: A Quick Win and Early Warning with Data Check

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Data Check is a fabulous, new (ish!) feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central that you either might have missed or, even if you are using it, not all your colleagues will be. 

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Business Central How-To: Locking First Text Field to Avoid Keyboard Mishaps

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If you’ve had issues with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central users accidentally overtyping the No. and Name fields within the master data records, such as Vendor, Item, Customer and G/L Account Cards, the Lock Editing function (accessed through Profile customisation) can really help reduce this risk. 

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