How To’s
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Get your marketing fit for business
25 September 2018 Start UpsNo matter the size of your business, effective marketing will help strengthen and expand your customer base, but how can you get your business or product in front of the right people at the right time? Steve Curzon, MD at Curzon Marketing is here to help -
How to: increase chutney and pickle sales
05 September 2018 AmbientChutneys, pickles and relishes boast major Christmas clout. Keep the demand for the category growing with the help of these key points -
The importance of building a story around cheese
30 August 2018 NewsBehind every artisan cheese there is always a story waiting to be told, explains Julia Harbutt, cheese expert -
How we can reconnect with food
30 August 2018 NewsKatrina Kollegaeva talks us through the value of food anthropology -
How the food industry can send less to landfill
21 August 2018 IndustrySonya Cragg from Countrystyle Recycling on how food and drink businesses can avoid food waste -
How to: start a cheese business
20 August 2018 NewsWhether you're looking to get into cheese-mongering or making, Andy Swinscoe, co-owner of The Courtyard Dairy, walks us through setting the early steps of setting up a cheese-related business -
Need some help with tax?
08 August 2018 ProducersSue Nelson, CEO of Breakthrough Funding and owner of FoodTalk Radio Show shares her need-to-know advice -
4 ways to make your food and drink packaging hit the spot
06 August 2018 PackagingThe food and drink sector has seen rapid growth in recent years, with UK consumer spend at £230 billion in 2016 according to The Department for International Trade. This has driven strong demand for new food and drink products, including the trendiest tipple and convenience foods, to more health-focused alternatives.
Getting food and drink items from production to store is paramount for business success, and product packaging for transit, shelf ready and retail display also plays an important role in the retailing of these provisions.
So you’ve manufactured your food and drink products and they have been put into their containers, boxes, pouches and bottles - how do you ensure your goods hit the spot in the supermarkets? Kate Hulley, Managing Director of Belmont Packaging Ltd explains -
How to: sell at farmers’ markets
03 August 2018 NewsBefore setting up your stand at a farmers' market, it is wise to consider the logistical and safety aspects it entails. Nathan Brew, technical manager at NFU Mutual Risk Management Services explains more -
How to stand up to Amazon
13 July 2018 IndustryNot a day goes by without news of the rise of Amazon and the demise of the rest of us, says Keith Jackson of Thomas Jardine & Co
