Food and Drink Business Clinics 25th June 2009 Hilton Hotel Manchester
Food Northwest is inviting SME Food and Drink companies to attend a Food and Drink Business Clinic event that is being held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester. Clinics are being provided by a wide variety of professsional companies (see list below) aimed specifically at SME Food producers.
This event will allow producers to gain extra knowledge and skills on a variety of subjects particular to this industry and it is hoped that this information will provide you with a competitive edge in today's market.
Clinics are fifteen minutes long per company and will be both informal and confidential. It may be possible to attend all the clinics and so we suggest that you tick as many different clinics as possible to take full advantage of the breadth of information available. You are being advised to state questions or topics you would like to discuss on the day and these will be given to the clinic providers prior to the event. Please see the link below for the registration form.
A buffet lunch will be provided and the event will coincide with the announcement of the top ten category winners of the Fine Food NW Awards 2009 at 1pm during a short awards ceremony. The majority of the companies attending the clinics will be Fine Food producers so this will also provide an opportunity to network and develop key working relationships.
Please download the business clinics registration form here
Please return by 21st May 2009
Tickets for this event cost £10 (+ vat) for Food NW Members / £15 (+vat) for Non - Members
To book tickets for this event, contact the Food NW ofiice on 01928 511011 or click here
Agenda:
9:45 am Arrival, Registration, coffee and networking
10.00am Introduction by Food Northwest board Member
Introductions by DWF & Barclays Banks
10:30 am Business clinics begin
Each delegate will have a maximum 15 minutes with each company
Each delegate will have an allocated timeslot
Clinics will run from 10:30am and end at 12:30 pm
12.30pm - 1:30 pm Networking buffet lunch served/ networking
1.30pm – 2:15pm FNW Fine Foods Awards presentation - Helen Colley (Perfect Mix & Farmhouse Fare)
2.00pm Close of event
Food and Drink Business Clinics
Clinic Providers
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Clinic Topic |
Company |
Suggested Subjects
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1 |
Legal |
DWF |
Discuss any law issues relating to your company.
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2 |
Finance |
Barclays Bank www.barclays.co.uk
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Ways to manage your cash flow and how to raise cash in these difficult times. |
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3 |
Environmental |
Envirowise |
Methods on how you can reduce your energy costs and the environmental benefits of doing that. |
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4 |
Retail |
IGD |
How to make the most of IGD’s retail analysis and category management. |
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5 |
Business.Skills development |
Business Link |
1. Developing staff skills in the food and drink industry. 2 Tips for businesses on surviving the recession.
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6 |
Insurance |
Manson Insurance |
Is your business properly covered? |
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7 |
Technical |
Reaseheath |
Food and Drink business and Product Development |
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8 |
Funding |
NWDA |
An understanding of Grant, Loan and equity finance to support business innovation’
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9 |
BRC Food Safety
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SALSA |
How to implement salsa and the benefits of it |
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10 |
Creative |
Brandworks Group Tel: Neil 07786654810 |
Food photography / label printing solutions / web and internet marketing
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11 |
PR
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Souter |
Effective PR; how to write a press release
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12 |
Design
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Design Force Associates Ltd |
Branding & packaging design - eye appeal & language. Bring your samples for review and development. |
(Non-clinic stands)
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Company |
Subject
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UK Trade and Investment
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Exporting |
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Food Northwest
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FNW Membership |
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Food Standard Agency
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Safe Food and Healthy Eating |