Citylife Business Support webinar with Too Good To Go
We are partnering with Too Good To Go and Newcastle Gateshead Initiative for a Citylife Business Support webinar on Thursday 18th March at 11am that will introduce you to the Too Good To Go platform and how you can use it protect both the environment and your profit.
FADNE announced as NICRE Innovation Associate
FADNE will work as a NICRE Innovation Associate alongside Newcastle University, to co-design and deliver a programme of enterprise and innovation pump priming activities around digital transformation and low carbon logistics in the food and drink sector.
An Industry Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on the North East Food and Drink sector
FADNE has collaborated with the North East Local Enterprise Partnership to provide data and intelligence for the industry report on the impact of COVID-19 on the North East food and drink sector, which is now available online to read and download.
A Letter from the Defra Secretary of State
“In light of the ongoing challenges we face as a country with Covid-19, I want to pay tribute, once again, to all of you working within our food and drink supply chains as you continue to feed the nation under such difficult circumstances. The country is grateful for all that you have done & continue to do.”
Brand new series of workshops to launch in early 2021
Featuring a jam-packed schedule of speakers, specialists and food entrepreneurs, sign up now for our Speaking From Experience programme which is specifically designed for the North East food and drink sector, and help your business embrace the future with confidence.
Great News as Newcastle Markets Set To Reopen
FADNE has worked tirelessly to lobby local leaders to allow outdoor markets to continue, and it has now been announced that Newcastle City Council has put in place the necessary safety measures that will allow markets to reopen on Wednesday 2nd December.
Introducing our new DiNE (Dine in North East) box
A new concept box from Local Heroes NE that champions the absolute best of North East food, drink and chef talent. It brings together the North East’s most accomplished chefs with the finest North East produce to give you a food box filled with delicious meals and produce.
Standing up for British Standards campaign for the WWF
In late August 2020, GRUB Productions was asked to work on a Standing up for British Standards campaign for the WWF to promote British food standards through the voice of local people involved in supplying, producing and working within the food industry.
GRUB Productions – Our specialist creative content division
We have some incredible food and drink stories across the North East, and a fantastic history of food heritage, identity, culture, innovation. To celebrate these stories, we launched GRUB Productions in June 2020, a specialist creative content division from Food and Drink North East.
An open letter to regional local authorities about outdoor markets
On behalf of over 200 food and drink producers in the North East, we are asking councils in the North East to support outdoor community food and drink markets which are critical to grass roots economy.
Join the FADNE network!
With over 600 individuals and businesses already involved, the FADNE network is a body of like-minded people who want to build the North East’s reputation as a flourishing food and drink destination.
Add your voice to ours and together we can make our work more effective and achieve the positive change our region needs.
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Food and Drink North East
The Beacon
Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 9PQ
About us
Food and Drink North East is a community interest company (CIC). We aim to build a vibrant and engaged community that champions positive trade, promotes a sustainable circular economy and acts as a collective and inclusive voice for the region’s food and drink sector. Focussed on four strategic areas, our objective is to grow the sector’s contribution to the regional economy to 10% gross added value (GVA) by 2025.
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