January 2023 Newsletter

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January 2023 Newsletter This newsletter provides an update on recent and planned activities through The Food WorksSW. Please pass onto colleagues and, if there are any particular topics or information you would like included in future updates, please let the centre team know. Latest News at The FoodWorksSW Activity and awareness of our facilities has continued to grow over the last year and it's been great to watch our network of businesses develop. Our two funded projects, FESS and CRF have both been running consecutively have now officially closed. We have helped over 100 businesses with these projects and you can read about some of the highlights here.  The development kitchens have seen a great variety in purpose of use these last few months including menu launches, chef training, product development and scale up. Click here to read about some of the businesses we've worked with recently.  We're Hiring! The FoodWorksSW is looking for a friendly, quick-thinking, confident person to join the team.   Role: Business Support Administrator Location: Weston-super-Mare Term: Full Time Start Date: February 2023 Duration: Permanent Salary Range: £21,000 to £23,000 per annum pro rata depending on experience Holliday Allowance: 25 Days + 8 Bank Holidays pro rata Upcoming Events Using Sustainability to Strengthen and Grow Your Food and Drink Business Wednesday 25th January 10.00-13.00 Facing challenges with sales, costs and resources?  Confused with the sustainability agenda?  Is there a way to combine both to improve your business and reduce impacts?   This fast-paced will provide you with the tools needed to embrace sustainability and mitigate current challenges. The event will be delivered by experts from Maia Growth with significant experience in food manufacturing processes and business management. BOOK HERE External Event - Meet the Food and Drink Experts! Who - Somerset West and Taunton and Sedgemoor Councils Where - J25 The Holiday Inn When - Thursday 9th February 2023 Time -10.00-13.00   What’s on offer: Expert and Industry specialist workshops – Photography, Intellectual Property, Allergens and Food Labelling  Technical and legal advice- Environmental Health and Trading Standards Officers Networking- come and meet other businesses and create your own new supply chains and markets! Make sure to bring literature and marketing materials! Please note - booking in advance is required for all workshops Our Senior Technical & Site Manager, Rachel, will be holding a Food Labelling and Allergens Workshop at this event at 12.15, so do pop along if you can! You can book your place here. The FoodWorks Goes On Tour! In 2023, we are going to be visiting some of the South West’s biggest and best trade shows for the food & drink sector. Look out for us at the following: The Source Trade Show  Wednesday 8th-Thursday 9th February 2023 Westpoint, Exeter The Farm Shop & Deli Show Monday 24th-Wednesday 26th April 2023 NEC Birmingham The Source Road Show Tuesday 27th June 2023 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol If you have a serious interest in speciality foods, quality drinks, profitable catering, trend-setting food and drink, and inspired hospitality, then put these dates into your diary now! It's heating up in the kitchens... "I did a trial in one of FoodWork's kitchens - I loved the superfast state-of-the-art-oven - and got help with technical things like nutritional data and labels." We have 5 development kitchens on site. Each is designed so that, whatever your business requires, we can provide you with all of the facilities that you need. We've recently had the pleasure of having Fiona from Sunbird Kitchen using our Trial Kitchen. Her products are refined-sugar, dairy and gluten free, making them suitable for special dietary requirements.   Another regular user of our drinks kitchen is Bruce, who creates his beautifully smoked chilli sauce range, Hoots Sauce.  Using our Rationale iVario Pro and collection of thermomix's, Bruce creates up to 500 bottles of his super smooth sauce in just one day!  Over the last 18 months of Hoots being crafted in our kitchens, we have gotten very familiar with this fiery Scottish scent filling the corridors! If you want to know more about our kitchens, get in touch now The FoodWorks Welcomes Two New Tenants! We are delighted to welcome two new businesses to our site here at FoodWorks! Mochi Bros is a plant-based dessert company specialising in gelato-filled mochi sandwiches. Featuring flavours from the Middle-East, these deliciously soft treats only use a handful of 100% completely natural ingredients. You can find out more and view their products here. Hocus is a drink manufacturer that features many different spirits all from one bottle! The company have managed to seperate spirits into two parts, creating a mixer base that can be combined with any of their essences. To find out more and view their shop, click here Price Changes 2023 Unfortunately, due to rising energy costs, we have had to make the decision to increase our prices for our kitchens and meeting rooms. These changes will be in place as of February 2023. To receive a copy of our new prices, please contact us at enquiries@foodworks-sw.co.uk On-Site Coffee Shop Now Offering Food You can now enjoy light bites in our business lounge. The café is now offering sandwiches, cakes and hot/cold drinks.  From our bottled water to our cakes, everything we sell is locally sourced! Come and pick up a £5.50 meal deal Monday - Friday 9-5pm. The lounge is only open for business users, providing a calm and professional environment.

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