The Merseyside Food Network

The Merseyside Food Network is a collaborative group of food companies working together to build markets, reduce operating costs and maximise profits. The Network is run by The Network Company in conjunction with the Northwest Food Alliance and details of both these organisations are incorporated below.

The Network Company

The Network Company has been organising and brokering self-help networks of food manufacturing and related companies in the North West for around 9 years.

The very first collaborative group was started in Wigan in 1998 with the aim of helping member businesses develop strategies and actions to maximise and safeguard their profitability. That Network is still operating successfully and the objective is still as relevant today. In fact the current membership is very much the same as in 1998 and clearly the participating businesses still believe that they are getting bottom line benefits.

The operation and support has now spread to cover Manchester and Merseyside and includes Lancashire and South Cumbria.

In support of the overarching objective of helping to increase profits the Networks address two main strategies:

1. developing new markets and increasing trade
2. reducing operating costs

If you would like further information about The Network Company then please visit our website at: www.thenetworkcompany.co.uk

Or contact:

Norman Cox
Joint Managing Director
The Network Company
Waterside Drive
Wigan
WN3 5AZ

Telephone: 01942 705343

The Northwest Food Alliance

The Northwest Development Agency identified the Agri-Food and Drink Sector as one of the key sectors for Economic growth in the region.

At the Food Alliance we aim to create wealth, jobs and opportunities through innovation and collaboration, working with the supply chain and manufacturing and building the image of the industry.

Bringing the industry together to drive regeneration strategy and spending is a highly innovative approach, and can have a big impact because the regional food sector has an annual turnover of £9.5bn and includes around 19,000 companies. It is the largest manufacturing sector of its kind in England and covers the whole of the food chain, employing 95,000 in manufacturing and primary agriculture and 270,000 people in total.

The Food Alliance has widespread positive support from Government departments, the NWDA, delivery partners such as Universities, Business Links, UK Trade & Investment and the Food and Drink Federation.

If you would like more information about the Northwest Food Alliance then please visit our website at: http://www.nwfoodalliance.co.uk/index.php

Or contact:

The Northwest Food Alliance
The Heath
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 4QX

Tel 01928 513 777
Fax 01928 581 330