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Local Food Marketing. David Lamb SAC Food & Drink 25 th March 2013. Consumer Issues - Trust. Source: IGD ShopperVista , January 2013. Consumer Issues – British Food. Base: IGD Shopper Vista - All main shoppers Feb 2013. Consumer Issues – UK Farming.
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Local Food Marketing David Lamb SAC Food & Drink 25th March 2013
Consumer Issues - Trust Source: IGD ShopperVista, January 2013
Consumer Issues – British Food Base: IGD Shopper Vista - All main shoppers Feb 2013
Consumer Issues – UK Farming Base: IGD Shopper Vista - All main shoppers Feb 2013
Consumer Issues – Local Food Base: IGD Shopper Vista - All grocery shoppers Feb 2013
Community Retailing • Retail Environment • Customer Service • Local Foods • Added Value options • Producer Profiles • What is local – maps, messages and ethos • Unique Selling Point • What are people looking for? • Why do they come • What do they buy • Repeat Customer
Think Local • The Think Local project has been in development over a number of years, looking to bring together initiatives on local food and drink in Scotland • In October 2012, Rural Affairs & the Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced that the proposal would receive £2.5m in funding over 3 years. • Effective delivery commences in April 2013, with a focus on 5 streams • Added Value • Farmers’ markets and events • Local food retail • Regional development • Collaboration • SRUC receives £1m, of which over half is delivered to sub-contracted delivery partners
Think Local • Think Local has specific delivery objectives • Increase turnover in Farm Retail by £20m • Create 25 new businesses in local food and drink • Increase the number of events in food and drink fortnight to 300 • Create 6 thriving food and drink networks • Reducing food and drink poverty in 5 of Scotland’s urban areas • Developing community food and drink retailing in 5 of Scotland’s rural areas • Delivering 9 new applications for Protected Food Name status • Delivering 5 Showcase events for local and regional food • 2014 will be a focus for delivery, with a target for local food inclusion at the Ryder Cup, Homecoming Scotland and the Commonwealth Games
Think Local – Community Food Fund • In addition to the £1m core funding, £1.5m will be committed to fund additional regional and national initiatives • Homecoming Scotland will receive £250k to support the inclusion of local food and drink at events across Scotland • Projects can apply for funding, which will be assessed on a quarterly basis from April 2013 • Applications will open in March 2013, with guidance available online • Projects will receive up to £50k per annum • Support will be allocated based on proposed and actual achievement of stated outcomes, which should be aligned to those of the overall project
What will happen next ? Base: IGD Shopper Vista – May 2012
What should you be doing? • Be honest about what is in your food • Be clear where it comes from • Let consumers know how and where it is produced • Listen to consumers • Realise that right now, all consumers are interested in their food