Find Food and Drink North East at the Fine Food Show North in October
Food and Drink North East will be participating at its first exhibition at the Fine Food Show North in Harrogate from 17th-18th October, which will reunite the industry and give visitors the opportunity to rediscover food and drink face-to-face once again.
FADNE team up with food data experts Erudus
Food and Drink North East (FADNE) has formed an exciting new partnership with fellow North East-based company Erudus, a market leading source of accurate allergy, nutritional and technical product data, populated by food producers and manufacturers from across the food and drink industry.
Young traders take to the Grainger Market in Newcastle for a special Welly to Belly Schools Market Day
After a lot of digging, planting and growing, it’s time for young students across three Newcastle-based schools to harvest their school-grown produce and set up a market stall at the Grainger Market in Newcastle city centre as part of the Welly to Belly Project by Food and Drink North East and School Food Matters.
Heroes of Net Zero Competition
The UK government’s Together for Our Planet campaign has teamed up with BT, NatWest and SSE to launch the Heroes of Net Zero competition to find the UK’s best small businesses taking innovative steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with an exclusive prize package worth £4,500 up for grabs.
Three Live Webinar Events by FADNE and the Arete Group
Join Chris Jewitt and Heidi Dugan of the Arete Group as they help you unlock your business potential in one of the largest markets in the world with our FREE three-part webinar series. Ideal for UK-based companies, large or small, looking to expand their business in China.
Event to help food and drink businesses move towards sustainable delivery
Food and drink businesses are being invited to an interactive Zoom event to help them realise their full net-zero potential and move towards sustainable delivery.
‘Welly to Belly’ School Food Matters Project
We’re delighted to be running the ‘Welly to Belly’ North East pilot initiative of a national School Food Matters project to teach children about food and to improve children’s access to healthy, sustainable food during their time at school.
FADNE launches a strategic partnership with Arete Group
By partnering with the Arete Group, who work with multinational brands and companies to successfully launch and grow businesses in China, this strategic alliance offers a more accessible route to UK brands to reach greater heights in the China market.
North East England Farmers Markets now managed by FADNE
With effect from 1st May, North East England Farmers Markets (NEEFM) will come under the umbrella of FADNE who will manage its website and social media channels, as well as continuing to support the market operators’ network.
Hub for North East food and drink sector at FADNE’s HQ The Beacon
Food and Drink North East (FADNE) has partnered with The Beacon business centre to create a hub for the North East food and drink sectorby providing workspace, training business support, technical advice, as well as targeted events and networking opportunities for businesses large and small across the industry.
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.
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Food and Drink North East is a community interest company (CIC) whose aim is 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. Our overall objective is to grow the sector’s contribution to the regional economy to 10% GVA by 2025.
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