ARCHIVE: Regional and local food guides

Guide Date Notes
Food Opportunities
(PDF 1 MB) 		March 2005 This research shows that consumers want to buy local and regional food products.
Food Service Guide
(PDF 450 KB) 		March 2005 Suppliers can benefit from this guide as it is designed to pinpoint the best opportunities within foodservice and gives several examples of potential role models.
Advice
(PDF 2 MB)		 2005 Information for buyers in the retail and catering sector is provided here to help them to purchase and promote regional food and drink.
Local Sourcing - Distribution Advice
 (PDF 400 KB), external site 		October 2004 Local Sourcing, Distribution Advice for Regional Food and Drink Producers aims to help address one of the main barriers to the encouragement of more local sourcing and highlights a number of successful initiatives some of which have been part-funded under the Defra funded England Rural Development Programme (ERDP).
It comprises a step-by-step guide to help producers understand the distribution options available to them; whether they want to service the local community with their own van, or link up with a major manufacturer to expand their distribution nationally. The guide was produced by the IGD with support from Food From Britain under its Defra funded Regional Food programme:

Local Sourcing - Opening the Door for Small Businesses
large file (PDF 1.5 MB), external site 		October 2004 This guide Local Sourcing - Opening the Door for Small Business includes information gathered from the local sourcing workshops and from discussions with major supermarkets, convenience chains, foodservice distributors and operators in the UK.

Following on from this, Defra helped fund a Business in The Community (BiTC) and IGD guide for small businesses looking to work with large food retailers and foodservice companies.
Recourse Guide
(PDF 600 KB) 		2004 This guide lists and explains all the bodies and services that can help export regional and local food and drink.
Guide to Exporting
(PDF 1 MB)		 2004 A self explanatory title for a guide which promotes the UK's regional food and drink industry to achieve success in overseas markets.
Food Tourism
(PDF 1 MB)		 2003 The tourism market offers huge opportunities for regional and local food and drink producers.

Page last modified: 21 July 2009
Page published: 21 July 2009