Over the last 12months or so Cumbria Business Growth Hub has been working hard to develop activity specific to the food & drink sector which is thriving and constantly growing within the county.
In case you’ve missed our most recent support please see the below.
Food & Drink peer network
We’ve got 6 places remaining for a food & drink peer network delivered on our behalf by Thomas Jardine.
Delivered via 3 3hrs group sessions and 3hrs one to one support the peer network will explore:
- Marketing Strategies
- Menu Development
- Supply Chain and Sourcing
- Food Safety and Regulations
- Customer Experience and Service
- Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Practices
- Staff Training and Development
- Financial Management
- Trends in the Food and Drink Industry
- Technology and Automation
- Local Community Engagement
- Dealing with Seasonal Fluctuations
- Expansion and Growth
- Social Media and Online Presence
- Handling Competition
- Crisis Management
- Collaborations and Partnerships
- Industry Events and Conferences
- Balancing Innovation and Tradition
- Wellness and Healthy Options
To express an interest please email lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk
Food & Drink site tour – 25th Sept – The Torpenhow Cheese Co & Three Hills Gelato – 10.30am to 1.30pm
We’re going back to the Torpenhow Cheese Company on Monday 25th September for cheese and ice-cream!
We’ll begin with an introduction to the farm, a little on Mark & Jenny’s journey, followed by tours of the dairies and farm.
We’ll then meet the cheese-makers, Gelato team and the herd! Wellies are advisable.
Then we’ll wrap up with a networking opportunity, ploughman’s lunch and Gelato.
There will be a £15 per person charge for this tour to cover the cost of a ploughman’s lunch and an ice-cream.
Anyone interested in attending please email lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk
Our first tour was a great success, so this again promises to be a really worthwhile 3hrs of your time. You’re more than welcome to join again if you attended first time as there’s plenty more to share, or if you missed out last time come along and prepare to be inspired!
We also send out a monthly food & drink newsletter – if you’re not on our mailing list please email lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk. We’ll keep you up to date with funding, events, resources, business support programmes and much more!