by Des Kennedy | Sep 9, 2022 | News
The past three years have been challenging for most food, drink and hospitality businesses across the North East of England. From the uncertainty of Brexit and the horror of a global pandemic to the climate emergency that brought us Storm Arwen, wreaking havoc across... 
by Des Kennedy | Sep 9, 2022 | News
The next in our Producer Pitch series will be on Monday 26th September and we’re delighted to be working in partnership with Sunderland College. Sponsored by our fantastic strategic partners Erudus – Producer Pitch aims to link up and shorten local supply... 
by Des Kennedy | Aug 29, 2022 | News
Chris Jewitt, Founder and CEO of Food and Drink North East (FADNE), the industry association, has been appointed as the new chair of the North East Culinary and Trade Association (NECTA). The move comes following the stepping down of Douglas Jordan who, after 18... 
by Des Kennedy | Aug 19, 2022 | News
The North East of England Farmers Market website was a labour of love and was initially created to publicise and share details of regular farmers markets held across our region. FADNE took over the running the site in April 2021 and set about looking for ways to... 
by Des Kennedy | Aug 9, 2022 | News
Primary school children became market traders for one day selling their school-grown fruit and vegetables at Grainger Market on Thursday 14th July. Dozens of enterprising pupils from five schools sold potatoes, carrots, chard, herbs, raspberries, and more at their...