Deliciously Yorkshire
Membership Benefits
Deliciously Yorkshire is a community of like-minded Yorkshire-based food and drink businesses. By joining us, there are a host of benefits you’ll be able to take advantage of, covering four key areas:
- Networking and connecting
- PR and awareness
- Industry recognition
- Trade support
Membership will not only give you opportunities to promote your business to other members and a wider consumer base, but it also gives you access to the support and guidance of our fantastic community and valuable contacts, at every stage of your business journey. Find out more below!
Networking & Connecting
- Networking – regular networking events with key players in the Yorkshire food and drink industry
- Introductions – facilitating collaboration between members and producers, suppliers, retailers and industry experts
- Industry shows – local and national shows attended by DY which members can get involved in
- Routes to market – assistance with discovering new routes and export opportunities
- Meet the buyer events – for producers to meet local and international retail buyers
- Funding – signposting to information, support and funding to help develop your business
- Discounts – access to discounted services and competitive rates from suppliers we work with
- Third party collaboration – working closely with third party entities and government bodies including LEPs, DIT, Food From England, DEFRA, and FixOurFood
- Representation – DY presence on the steering committees of Grow Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Food, Farming & Rural Network (YFFRN) to represent the interests of the sector and to promote and support food, farming and the rural agenda in the county, nationally and internationally
“We’ve been a member of Deliciously Yorkshire since we opened the farm shop and café in 2007. The team have been a massive support in terms of advice, workshops and networking and DY has played an important role in our growth over the years. The publicity that we have received from winning DY Taste Awards has also helped to put us on the map as a great place to eat and buy homegrown and local food and drink.”
Mandy Avison
Cedarbarn Farm Shop & Café
PR & Awareness
- Yorkshire Post – weekly page in the supplement of the Saturday Yorkshire Post featuring news about our members (readership of 13,000+)
- Monthly members newsletter – includes members news, funding opportunities, training information and much more
- Monthly consumer newsletter – current distribution list of over 4,000
- Social media – strong presence with nearly 40,000 followers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
- Deliciously Yorkshire branding – for use to denote membership in digital and print marketing. Use at point of sale can be discussed (not endorsement of products)
- Member listing – exposure to our 90,000+ annual visitors on the Deliciously Yorkshire website
Industry Recognition
- Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards – the largest and most respected food and drink awards in the North of England. Members get reduced entry fees, and the opportunity to showcase their products and businesses in front of the leading food experts and eminent retail buyers who form our judging panel each year
Trade Support
- Trade & consumer shows – preferential rates on certain local and national shows including the Great Yorkshire Show
- Training opportunities – working with third party partners to identify, signpost and deliver training opportunities
