The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) strongly supports Defra’s new Food Stars initiative launching today, which highlights some of the outstanding and innovative work that is happening in the sector.
Food Stars are 50 of the UK’s most promising food and drink entrepreneurs, recognised for their contribution to the UK’s economy and selected from hundreds of award-winning businesses.
FDF has been working with Defra on the scheme and has committed to provide a free information service and advice to all the food and soft drinks manufacturers.
Launched today by leading figures in food and drink including FDF President and CEO and Chairman of Nestlé UK and Ireland, Dame Fiona Kendrick and FDF Interim Director General, Jim Moseley, the initiative aims to help the winners grow their businesses and sell more of their products in the UK and across the world.
To support Food Stars, FDF will provide a six-month free tailored information service to food and soft drink manufacturing businesses within the group. FDF’s support includes a range of exclusive services such as technical and scientific advice from a team of highly qualified experts with regulatory and legislative support to help them develop their business.
Today’s launch event hosted by Defra will see the Food Stars attend a day of master classes on a range of topics from accessing export markets and selling to supermarkets to branding and e-commerce.
Jim Moseley, Interim Director General at the Food and Drink Federation, said:
“Food and drink manufacturing is a great British success story and we’re delighted to support Defra’s Food Stars initiative which recognises the important contribution businesses in our industry make to the UK economy.
“Small enterprises are driving growth and innovation but can lack the resources to keep up to speed with industry developments or the technical or regulatory resources required to ensure a level playing field. We hope that our continued support of free access to our tailored information service and advice will help these outstanding food and drink businesses boost growth even further.”
