Innovation funding details

Food & Drink Forum Services - Derbyshire

Description

A range of specialist support, training, consultancy and development programmes available to firms operating within the food and drink sector in Derbyshire.

Status:	Open
Last Updated:	28/09/2010

Extended Description

The Food and Drink Forum works to stimulate and support the sustainable development of the food and drink industry in the East Midlands through providing a range of advisory assistance, training and development assistance to companies operating within the sector.

The Forum provides a range of general services to the food and drink industry across the East Midlands, including:

• Consultancy for manufacturing issues.
• Technical services.
• Training solutions.

The Forum also runs projects and provides services specific to Derbyshire, including:

• Graduate Employment Programme - Two-year project with HotProspects aimed at improving skills in the food and drink sector offering subsidised or grant-funded recruitment.
• East Midlands Fine Foods - sales and marketing support for specialist food and drink within the region.
• Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative - to boost trade between food and drink sector companies and public sector organisations (schools, universities, councils, hospitals etc).
• Southglade Food Park - incubation and product development facilities dedicated to the food and drink industry.
• Resource Efficiency - collaborative initiative with the Food Processing Faraday Partnership to increase resource efficiency across the supply chain.
• Championing Innovation between Engineering and Food Sectors (CHIEFS) - to drive innovative development by connecting engineering expertise with development requirements of the food and drink industry.

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Key Criteria

Support is available for businesses operating in the food and drink sector in Derbyshire.

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Application Procedure

Contact the Food and Drink Forum for further information

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