Become a
Food Drink Devon
Supporter Member
If your Devon business provides support or ancillary services to the artisan food and drink sector and you are an expert in your professional field, then we'd love you to apply to join be one of our trusted supporter members. See how you could benefit below.
Food Drink Devon is proud to have a comprehensive team of Supporter Members. They provide a wide range of services, from insurance to photography, design to food styling, e-commerce to commercial kitchens, and more. If you can offer something unique to our membership, please apply to become a Supporter member.
Please note that some categories are full currently and have a waiting list. If you would like more details on this before applying, email membership@foodddrinkdevon.co.uk with the type of business you are, and we can get back to you.
- Business-to-business e-marketing: Monthly member newsletters, where you can outline your services, events, and offers to our members.
- Social Media: your news can be promoted to over 42,000 followers on Social Media. There are also a closed member’s Facebook and Instagram pages where we encourage members to network. Along with LinkedIn, we can share your news if you tag us.
- 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. For a small fee, non-members are welcome to attend.
- Coffee Mornings: Informal meet-ups for members and supporter 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.
- Training: We also offer the opportunity to present in our programme of workshops, both virtual and in person, throughout the year. We encourage members to create branded crib sheets that can signpost more information hints, and tips for the member's resource area.
- Sponsorship: The opportunity to sponsor our annual awards and present prizes to the winners at the ceremony. You can get your brand in front of the best in the Food & Drink Industry. The 2024 Awards saw 450 people attend, so a chance for great exposure.
- Logo: The Food Drink Devon green heart logo represents Quality, Sustainability, and Provenance; you can use this on any marketing material.
- 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.
- E-Marketing to Consumers: If the news is relevant to consumers, inclusion in our monthly newsletter, sent to over 23,000 foodie consumers, has an open rate of 29%, higher than the industry average of 19%.
- Director Access: Direct contact with one of our directors where you can discuss support and opportunities.
Annual Payment £350 +VAT (£420)
Monthly Payment £29.59 +VAT per month (£426 total)
Annual Payment £450 +VAT (£540)
Monthly Payment £37.92 +VAT per month (£546 total)
Annual Payment £550 +VAT (£660)
Monthly Payment £46.25 +VAT per month (£666 total)
To join Food Drink Devon your business must first meet our Supporter Membership criteria. You must:
- Provide support or ancillary services to Members;
- Work with the food and drink community in Devon;
- Have employees based within the geographical county of Devon;
- Be able to demonstrate Quality, Sustainability and Provenance; and
- Provide discernible benefits to the other Members of Food Drink Devon, such as with offers that can change throughout the year.
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.