The Guild of Fine Food was formed in 1995. Its mission is to
support and encourage greater professionalism among independent
delicatessens, farm shops and food halls and build closer links
between producers and retailers of speciality food.
With over 1,300 members across the UK, it undertakes a range
of activities, from training to product award schemes, to
promote excellence in all sectors of the trade.
For more than two decades the Guild has provided specialist
training to deli counter staff, helping around 500 delegates
each year improve their fine food product knowledge.
More recently it has developed management training to help
start-up shop owners and newly appointed store managers with the
business aspects of running a speciality food store.
The Guild also publishes the leading trade publications Fine
Food Digest, Taste Gold and Good Cheese and runs annual
Speciality Food Shows in Scotland and Harrogate.
Visit The Guild of Fine Food website >>>
The South East Food Group Partnership (SEFGP) represent and
support local food groups and producers in the South East of
England with marketing, trade development, business support &
training.
SEFGP are funded by the South East England Development Agency
(SEEDA) and aim to help food and drink producers across the
region grow their businesses.
Our objectives include:
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Help producers develop better and healthier products
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Assist producers to sell their product through trade
development at shows and MTB sessions in the retail and food
service industry
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Develop a Retail Health Check for independent retailers
and farm shops
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Actively increase trade into London through sales
representation
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Work with the London wholesale markets to get more
regional products into London and improve the supply chain
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To work with school and hospital caterers to improve and
regionalise their food offer
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To make the South East fisheries industry more
sustainable (see
www.southeastseafood.co.uk)
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Promote the region’s food and drink gems and news via
www.southeastenglandfoodanddrink.co.uk
Visit the South East Food Group Partnership website >>>
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