Become a
Food Drink Devon
Member
If you are a Devon-based food and drink producer, hospitality or retail business, and you champion quality, sustainability and provenance in your operations then we'd love you to apply to join our community. See how you could benefit below.
- Shows: We have a presence at several events throughout the year, from The Source Trade Show, Toby’s Garden Festival, Devon County Show, and Dartmouth Food Festival to the Exeter Christmas Market. Brands can attend these in collaboration with FDD. We also have supporting engagement through our Green Heart trails and social media coverage when team members visit events throughout the year.
- A Voice for Devon — an annual trip to Parliament: A selection of the membership can showcase the ‘Best of Devon.’ Full members can send questions to participate in a round table discussion with MPs and Ministers.
- PR opportunities: Access to seasonal press releases, presence at events in London, communications with the country’s leading journalists, and additional media opportunities (radio, television and print) throughout the year.
- Business to business e-marketing: the opportunity for coverage in our monthly member’s newsletters
- Awards: Discounted entry into the Food Drink Devon Awards with free constructive feedback from the judging panel.
- Pop-ups: Opportunity to showcase your business and sell in Exeter's John Lewis Store.
- Social Media: Over 42,000+ followers on Social Media across all platforms - TAG US @Fooddrinkdevon and let us share your postings!
- E-Marketing to Consumers: Inclusion in our monthly newsletter, sent to over 21,000 foodie consumers, has an open rate of 29%, which is higher than the industry average of 19%. If you send us your news and events, we will share them whenever possible.
- Networking opportunities: Connecting with potential suppliers and customers, encouraging collaborations, and much more. We hold five a year in the different regions across Devon to help you connect with the wider Devon businesses. We usually have attendees of up to 100.
- Food & Drink Forum Events: New Curated Informative events, with guest speakers and panel discussions to help inform and engage our members on valuable topics.
- Coffee Mornings: New Informal meet-ups for members only throughout Devon, with a supporter member surgery corner to answer questions in their specialism. These are smaller than then networking evenings with attendees of up to 45 members.
- Giveaways: Members who have run a competition have been able to grow their database with opt-in. Our most popular has seen 6,000 applicants, of which 4,000 opted in and 800 bought after this.
- Feature Opportunities: Chef of the Month and Spotlight Sustainability features to promote your business, appearing in the newsletter, on the website and across Social Media.
- Website Profile: A unique business profile searchable on our website map with links to your website/social pages. Over 80,000 unique visits per year on our website.
- Website Members Portal: Access to a password-protected portal with industry news, events, trends, and resources.
- B2B E-Marketing Inclusion in our monthly members e-letter: Get in front of our 350+ members, share industry news, and read the latest.
- Community: Private Members-Only Facebook and Instagram Groups — created for you to engage with other FDD (Food Drink Devon) members, ask questions and share news.
- Logo: Use the Food Drink Devon green heart logo, representing quality, sustainability, and provenance. Include Green Heart and Stand to take to events or have up in your establishment.
- Supporter Member Offers: Access to offers on professional services from Food Drink Devon Supporter Members, including design, marketing, PR, photography, insurance, accountancy, and more.
- Sponsorship: This is an opportunity to align your brand with FDD by sponsoring our Food Drink Devon Awards. 444 people attended the prestigious ceremony at Sandy Park for the 2023 awards. This is a chance to get exposure for your brand across the Food and Drink industry in Devon. If you want to see the packages available, please just ask.
- Refer a Business and Save Money: A chance to save on next year’s fees. We understand our members are the best advocates for Food Drink Devon. To reward your passion, we will give members 10% off their membership fees for every new member they introduce to us (up to a maximum of 50% off). The discount will apply to your following membership fees, and the referral must be highlighted upon sign-up.
- Discounts: Membership discounts include no admin fee when joining Too Good to Go, the app that helps you reduce food and drink waste, and a reduction in membership fee with the Devon Chamber of Commerce.
- Workshops: Covering valuable topics to help support the growth of your business and are free for members.
- Monthly Payment Option: Listening to Member feedback, we have introduced the option to pay your annual membership in monthly instalments.
Monthly Payment £12+VAT per month (£172.80 total)
£85,001 to £149,999
Monthly Payment £17 +VAT per month (£244.80 total)
Monthly Payment £33 +VAT per month (£475.20 total)
Monthly Payment £41 +VAT per month (£590.40 total)
Monthly Payment £10 +VAT per month (£144 total)
To join Food Drink Devon your business must first meet our membership criteria. You must:
- Work in the food and drink community in Devon;
- Have employees based within the geographical county of Devon; and
- Be able to demonstrate Quality, Sustainability and Provenance.
If you meet our criteria, the first step is to complete and submit an application form. Once you have read all the information on this page, click on the application form button.
Your application will then submitted to the board.
Our Membership manager will let you know if you have been successful within 10 days of applying.