Our start-up workshop will take you through the key steps and considerations for starting a food and drink business.
The workshop will also highlight support available that can help you turn your ideas into reality.
Aim:
To support any NEW food or drink manufacturer, anyone considering setting up as a F&D manufacturer and those pivoting from food service to manufacturing.
Must be:
NEW Business = less than 12 months old OR existing food service business looking at a NEW product for retail/wholesale/D2C
Based in Wales and planning to produce in Wales
Workshop Objectives
By the end of the session, delegates will:
- Have knowledge of the key requirements for registering a F&D business
- Have basic understanding of the initial food safety requirements and knowledge of training available
- Have a basic understanding of sourcing ingredients (and how to check ingredients are registered in UK….
- Have basic understanding of business planning and will be signposted to further support in Wales
- Have a basic understanding of competitor and market research with some tips for FREE and inexpensive ways of undertaking research
- Have a basic understanding of sales and marketing tips for new businesses
- Have a basic understanding of finance, costings and sourcing finance
- Have a basic understanding of scaling production
- Have knowledge of the support available through Project HELIX, Cywain and Business Wales
At the end of the session, delegate will have an opportunity to discuss their specific idea/product with an member of the team at ZERO2FIVE and discuss next steps in stages of support.