Food and Drink North East

🗓️ Two more dates added to our tailor-made workshop for #food, #drink and #hospitality businesses in #CountyDurham! Register your interest now to come along to an afternoon workshop at South Causey Inn on Thursday 5th September 2024 or Thursday 12th September 2024 that is perfect for busy business owners looking to save time, reduce waste and improve efficiencies! During the workshop, participants will look at: 🔸 Challenging the status quo – using insight and support to challenge how things are done in your business. 🔸 Driving up #performance and #productivity to impact the bottom line 🔸 Learning how to challenge and change systems and processes in your business. It’s 100% fully-funded, and includes an in-person workshop followed by some bespoke 1:1 support from our team of experts who have a track record of improving performance across all areas of business. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e_-_WbQW 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 Durham County Council 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘈𝘋𝘕𝘌 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 RTC North, Business Durham and WE ARE UMi. #FADNE #FoodAndDrinkNorthEast #businesssupport #foodanddrink Ian Pilkington Andy Brown

👋 Say hello to our new FADNE Community member 👋 Craggs & Co is the UK's leading producer of ancient grain wheat products, supplying 100% British ancient grains from their family farm in the beautiful North East and North Yorkshire countryside. Craggs & Co's flours are exclusively grown, harvested, milled and stored locally in the UK. Every single step of their harvesting process can be traced, and each grain of wheat that goes into their products has been lovingly produced in Great Britain. We are so happy to welcome them to our FADNE Community, and for their support of Food and Drink North East. Take a look at this video that our in-house Grub Productions created when we visited Craggs & Co during the Covid pandemic. #FADNECommunityNews #FADNECommunity #FADNE #FoodAndDrinkNorthEast #CraggsAndCo #AncientGrains #Flour #Spelt #Wheat

👋 Say hello to our new FADNE Community member 👋 Sweetdreams Confectionery is a leading UK confectionery manufacturer and panning and coatings specialist based in Cramlington, Northumberland. They create quirky and delicious chocolate treats like their best-selling Choc Nibbles, Choc Lick and Toffee Crumble. Thank you for joining the FADNE Community, and thank you for your ongoing support. #FADNECommunityNews #FADNECommunity #FADNE #FoodAndDrinkNorthEast #Membership #SweetdreamsConfectionery

If you are based in the North East of England and operate anywhere across the agri-food, food, drink, food processing, manufacturing and hospitality sectors - WE NEED TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS. Our work at Food and Drink North East is built upon listening to businesses, stakeholders and our wider network and understanding, processing and advocating on behalf of your wants, needs and challenges. I believe our industry is at a crossroads and if we are to continue our mission to grow a thriving food and drink industry here in the North East that can also address food inequalities, poverty, public health, climate, clean logistics, innovation, jobs and skills - then, we need to hear from you. We want to develop a long term strategy that promises sustainable growth for the region's most exciting industry and your support is critical in delivering that. Northumberland County Council North Tyneside Council Sunderland City Council Gateshead Council Middlesbrough Council Durham County Council Newcastle NE1 Sunderland Business Improvement District (BID) North East Chamber of Commerce Tees Valley Combined Authority CBI North East

A very interesting and insightful article by FADNE Partner Lockton Insurance Brokers on mitigating #staffshortages in the #foodanddrink industry "In 2023, labour shortage cost the food and drink manufacturing sector an estimated £1bn in lost output. While filling vacancies will take time, the industry can undoubtedly improve the utilisation of staff already at its disposal." Read in full: https://lnkd.in/gw8PaV4S

100% fully-funded #businesssupport available for #food, #drink and #hospitality businesses in County Durham! 🎉 Designed specifically by Food and Drink North East, this short programme of funding includes an in-person #workshop and bespoke 1:1 #mentoring to help you save time, reduce waste, drive efficiencies or save other valuable resources such as money and energy. 💡 Perfect for busy business owners! Find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dnaC4s8s 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 Durham County Council 𝘣𝘺 Food and Drink North East 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘮 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 RTC North, Business Durham 𝘢𝘯𝘥 WE ARE UMi.

With a change in government and the recent election of a new regional Mayor, there has never been a more opportune moment for FADNE to influence regional industrial strategy. Please take 5-minutes out of your day to complete this anonymous survey. Take FADNE's State of the Sector survey: https://lnkd.in/dtm7NxuC

🔸 FADNE Partner News: Lockton 🔸 Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, has been announced as the latest partner of Food and Drink North East (FADNE). This collaboration is set to bring a range of benefits to FADNE Community members, enhancing their access to specialised insurance solutions and risk management expertise. Chris Jewitt, CEO of FADNE, expressed his enthusiasm about the new partnership, highlighting the value it will bring to the organisation’s members. “We are thrilled to welcome Lockton as a partner,” says Chris. “Their reputation for excellence and deep understanding of the insurance needs specific to the food and drink industry will be incredibly valuable to our members. This partnership is a testament to our commitment to providing the best resources and support to help our local businesses thrive.” Colin Donohoe, Producer at Lockton, welcomes the partnership: “Lockton Insurance Brokers are delighted to announce we have recently become a partner of FADNE, offering all FADNE members help and advice on their insurance needs. Lockton is the world’s largest independent insurance broker and specialises in various sectors, including the food and drink sector.” “Our food and drink experts have an extensive and up-to-date understanding of the sector whilst acting as your dedicated risk advisor. We agree wholeheartedly with the FADNE vision of helping to grow the food and drink sector in the North East and are here to offer our assistance whenever required.” “We look forward to a long and continued partnership with FADNE and should you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact us in our Gateshead office or through your FADNE representative”. Read in full: https://lnkd.in/dVVcnan6 #FoodAndDrinkNorthEast #FADNE #FADNECommunity #FADNEPartner #Lockton #Insurance #RiskManagement #Solutions #NorthEast #Newcastle #Gateshead

Food and Drink North East has just announced two more dates for its successful Improving Productivity programme for County Durham businesses working in food, drink and hospitality. If you are interested in attending or would like further details, please complete the expression of interest form: https://lnkd.in/d7TKsUHg RTC North Durham County Council

As weeks go, this hasn’t been a bad one! 🚛 Announcement coming soon about a new and very exciting new wholesale supply partnership for CALDER'S KITCHEN LIMITED 🍍 🍔 🥪 🍅 We attended Food and Drink North East Room With a View partner’s event on Monday along with some top food & beverage influencers in the region. 🥂 And following our Guild of Fine Food Great Taste ⭐️⭐️ award for Piccalilli, we can now reveal our Beetroot Chutney is a finalist in the 2024 Great British Food Awards 🙌🏿 Roll on the weekend where we’ll be at the Seaham Food Festival, full of summer cheer! ☀️ 🥇 🏆 😊