Retail Ready: Meet the Buyer Programme

Helping food and drink businesses become retail-ready and win new listings

Retail Ready: Meet the Buyer is a practical six-part workshop programme designed to help ambitious food and drink producers understand the retail landscape, meet buyer expectations and prepare for successful retail growth.

Delivered through a combination of expert-led workshops, buyer insights, guided retail visits and industry networking opportunities, the programme provides practical tools and actionable next steps to help businesses secure retail opportunities.

What you'll learn

The six-workshop journey covers:

• Assessing your retail readiness and building a strong foundation for growth
• Understanding retail channels, routes to market and buyer expectations
• Attracting buyers and creating consumer demand
• Meeting technical, compliance and food safety requirements
• Gaining real-world retail insights through guided store visits
• Managing retail relationships and pitching confidently for future growth

Who should attend?

This programme is aimed at food and drink businesses that:

• Have an established product or product range
• Are not currently supplying major retail channels
• Want to scale and grow through retail listings
• Can commit to attending the workshop series

Participants will benefit from a collaborative cohort environment, with opportunities to learn from industry experts, retailers, guest speakers and fellow food and drink producers.

Places are limited and early booking is recommended.