FDMB Live – Agenda and Timings
Please note – the Bidfood ‘drop in zone’ and trade suppliers exhibition are open all day
8.00am – Registration, Coffee, Teas and Networking
9.30am – Welcome and Introductions – Paul Caunce, FDMB Live organiser
9.40am – Andy Pearson, Bidfood – How the foodservice distribution model could help your business
10.00am – My Start Up Story – Claire Brumby, Founder of Scrubbys Crisps and The Foodpreneur Coach
11.00am – Rend Platings, CEO, Sugarwise – Successful Marketing of food and drink products to sugar conscious consumers (PHOTO CREDIT: Warren Gunn).
11.30am – My Start Up Story – Joe Evans, Director, Marlish Waters Ltd
12 noon – Lunch
1.00pm – Workshops (see below for timings and locations)
Ash Conference Room:
1.00pm – How to build a food and drink brand that makes an impact – Panel discussion led by Abel and Imray and Charlotte Moore of Smoothie PR
1.45pm – Taking on Your First Employee – Workshop with Joanne Stronach, Head of Employment and HR, Cartmell Shepherd
2.30pm – Focus and Clarity = Sanity – Workshop with Claire Brumby, The Foodpreneur Coach
3.15pm Commercial Food Production Premises – Making The Right Move – Workshop with Brian Humphries, SALSA Auditor and Mentor
Beech Conference Room
1.15pm – New Product Development Road Map – Considerations and processes when bringing a new product to market – Workshop with Lee Attwood, Fabric-Food
2.00pm – Low Sugar Marketing – Workshop with Rend Platings, CEO, Sugarwise
2.45pm – First Steps to Exporting – Workshop with Sandra Thornber, Department for Trade and Anne Williams, Precision Data
3.15pm – Insurance – Workshop with Gary Clifton, Partner, NFU (Preston Agency)
Cherry Conference Room
1.35pm – Making Instagram work for your food and drink business – Workshop with Morgana Loze-Doyle , Coffee Work Sleep Repeat
2.20pm – The Software Conundrum – Workshop with Diane Harvey, Signum Solutions
3.00pm – So you think you are not eligible for a cash back from HMRC for R&D tax credits ? You could be so wrong – Workshop with Ilyas Patel of www.taxexpert.co.uk
4pm – Close of event