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Festive (virtual) Networking in Association with Delishops
Well, it was our first ever online networking food event and it’s fair to say it was great fun! After so many months apart, it was wonderful to welcome 38 participants from food-related businesses online for a 2-hour fun-packed networking evening.
2020 Advent Calendar Review
At Grub Club, we always get excited to see how brands bring their products to life in an advent calendar. Advent calendars are shrouded with excitement, anticipation and reward, so we see no better way to show off your brand and keep consumer loyalty.
We have picked out some of our favourites. We hope you enjoy them too.
FOOD BUSINESSES AND BREXIT: ADDRESSES FOR EXPORTS TO THE EU
The Q&A below is about Food Business Operator addresses on pre-packed foods exported into the EU. It is aimed at FBOs in Great Britain and covers the position if, at the end of the transition period:
(a) the UK is no longer part of the single market (e.g. as a member of the European Free Trade Association); and
(b) there are no provisions in any UK/EU trade deal which relax the rules on pre-packed food labelling which would normally apply to a third country importing into the EU.
The withdrawal deal envisages a transition period lasting until 31 December 2020; this can be extended by up to two years by agreement, with a decision having to be taken by 1 July 2020. During the transition period, and any extension, the UK will continue to operate as if it were a member state for trading purposes.
Food Matters Live announces a rich, connected virtual experience in 2020
As new challenges arise, so do opportunities to adapt and progress and find new ways of working, and here at Food Matters we are embracing these. With ongoing uncertainty surrounding international travel and formal guidance on social distancing measures, Food Matters is pleased to announce an exciting new virtual experience for the 2020 edition of the annual Food Matters Live event.
Taking place on 13 and 14 October, the Food Matters Live virtual experience will provide an engaging and inclusive opportunity to imagine, learn, connect and to explore what’s possible.
Help is at hand newsletter 29th of April
We hope you are all well this week. We would like to share some useful information and opportunities with you this week.
It is great to hear so many of you opening up in new ways this week. Please don’t forget to update us so we can give you a shout out on social media.
Wishing you the best of health, take care.
Team Grub Club
Help is at hand! 22nd of April
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We hope you are all well this week. We just wanted to share some useful information and opportunities for you this week.
Wishing you the best of health, take care.
Team Grub Club
‘Business as usual’, it certainly is not! Join Vhari as she shares insights into new routes to market during these extraordinary times. From online listings to delivery boxes, let’s delve into who you can sell to now and how you can plan for the future. This webinar is great for producers, retailers and brands looking to grow sales.
To get involved register here
If you missed last nights cheese class with Charlie Turnbull, catch up on Youtube and be sure to tune in next week.
British Cheese Weekender, Early May Bank Holiday, 8-10 May
To celebrate the amazing range of cheeses made by small producers in the UK and to highlight the crisis they face The British Cheese Weekender will be taking place over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend (8-10 May). The three-day event will encourage the public to enjoy the country’s best cheeses with a series of free, online tastings by the country’s top cheese experts. Please visit here to find out more
An online Food & Drink Festival has been created so you can discover and buy epicurean delights for direct delivery to your own home.
They are also looking for more brands to get involved, so check it out.
The Food Marketing Experts Social Media Calendar is brimming with #SocialMediaDays, key foodie events and helpful tips to keep you relevant and your brand on track throughout the year.
Simply sign up below and download your copy now.
Great finance advice from leading accountancy firm
Those Grub Club friends who are in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure industry should hopefully be aware of the RHL Grant. This is being administered by your local authority. I urge you to look at the details on the government website and if you have not heard yet from your local authority, give them a call. Grants are starting to be paid, so the money has been received from central government.
This Weeks Help is at Hand Newsletter
Hello
We hope you are all well this week. We have been sharing lots of your stories and enjoying seeing what wonderful work you are all doing. Thanks so much to you all for keeping us fed and watered.
We are working on the Velvet magazine Fathers Day feature, so please get in touch if you have any products you would like featured.
We have a number of new opportunities coming up so please stay in touch, we will share more news next week.
Wishing you the best of health, take care.
Team Grub Club
Why not take the opportunity to get your products some additional attention!
The Great British Food Awards are open now until the 22nd of June.
Fresh Montgomery is bringing a series of weekly webinars to you to share insight, guidance and support from the industry to the industry.
To register for these webinars visit here
We are delighted to see so many businesses being so agile during this chapter.
So if you are looking to enjoy a home dining experience check out this round-up of who is doing what near Cambridge.
At this time we are all looking for sites and information to learn from. This is a great resource for the whole family. Eat farm have created a wealth of content for us to share and enjoy.
During the current situation, cash is king. Hopefully, by now, all business owners have a cashflow forecast set out over the next 6 months, taking us up to September, when we hope business will be back to normal (a new normal).
Over the last week, all of you who employ people should have received notification of the information needed to claim back the cost of furloughing staff from the Government. The time is now to collect this information together, on a spreadsheet, and get ready for Monday 20th April. This date is important. It is the date that the government hub becomes available for you to put your claim in for repayment of furloughed individuals. It will be busy. Be persistent. The sooner you put in your claim, the quicker the money will be in your bank account. Remember – cash is king!
This weeks help is at hand!
Good afternoon
We hope you are all well. As promised in the last weeks we will email you weekly with information we believe will be of use to you in these extraordinary times. We want you to know you are not on your own, we are here championing you all.
Thank you so much to all of you who have been in touch. We love hearing your news, and telling the world how they can shop with you.
The May basket for Velvet magazine has been filled, so we are now working on Fathers Day and the month of June, so please get in touch.
We are busy chatting to our network to learn about new opportunities for you and will update you on these over the coming weeks.
Wishing you the best of health, take care.
Team Grub Club
Hider Foods and Delishops have joined forces to create a retailer online shopping solution for consumers, enabling independent retailers to continue serving their customers and most importantly earn revenue even if they are closed.
The bonus is you don’t have to do the orders! The team at Hider will despatch everything for you, while you earn 15% on every order. The range on offer will be extensive. They will all be lines Hider has on offer. They are looking for a wide range of new products to grow their offering.
So if you are looking to drive sales to your fabulous customer base with minimal hassle, please check out the new site here
The newly launched #HelpHub for foodservice businesses is up and running packed with advice and support.
A new £1.8m Accelerator and Venture Fund which will back ambitious food and drink challenger brands ready to help tackle childhood obesity.
Our Aim: To deliver market-led solutions to one of the biggest challenges facing the nation’s health.
Applications Open: 30th March 2020
To find out more click here
It is so important to be on a variety of platforms all helping to promote your business and products.
So why not sign up to be part of our
Big Barn page. The site traffic has gone mad in recent weeks and is now receiving over 20,000 hits a day! The site is proving so popular that many producers are receiving record numbers of orders.
We want to help
Good afternoon
We hope you are all well, as promised last week we will email you weekly with information we believe will be of use to you in these extraordinary times.
Thank you so much for all the emails we received asking for mentions and shout out on social media. Keep them coming as we are so keen to support you all.
We are working on the next two issues of Velvet Magazine shopping baskets, so please get in touch if you would like to be included.
Wishing you the best of health, take care.
Team Grub Club
It is so important to be on a variety of platforms all helping to promote your business and products.
So why not sign up to be part of our
Big Barn page.
Every month we search out three delicious products you can’t be without. We would love to hear from you if you have a product that would like to be seen by thousands of consumers.
Please drop us an email with your product details, RRP, where it is available from and then we can chat about a sample and what else we need.
If you have moved to online sales, please check out what WBC has on offer here they have a wide variety of protective packaging, perfect for shipping out your goodies.
You may wish to use some or all of these posters if appropriate for your business.
To access all the posters click here
A petition has been created to extend COVID-19 support to independent mobile catering businesses & the self-employed. To sign click here
Thanks to Howes Percival for all their COVID 19 advice
https://www.howespercival.com/coronavirus/