South West Food and Drink Conference approaches

Organised by The Chartered Institute of Marketing, the day long conference will take place at the Food Innovation Centre at Duchy College in Cornwall. Conference speakers from organisations such as The Guild of Fine Food, Tesco and Lloyds TSB will be covering issues around routes to market, finance, communications and innovation. The Chartered Institute of Marketing's food, drink and agriculture ambassador for the South West, John Taylerson said: "A question time style event at Duchy College, which was our precursor to the conference last month, highlighted just how important the food and drink industry is to the South West, and just how many local businesses and producers are keen to develop their knowledge and understanding. "By bringing together award winning processors, communicators and ancillary organisations from across the country, we are aiming to inspire and encourage businesses within the sector to not only get through these tough economic times, but develop and thrive." Christine Marshall, operations manager for South West Food & Drink added: "The Chartered Institute of Marketing has taken on a new impetus in recent months throughout the South West. I am pleased to support and recommend their latest venture in the form of a regional conference, which has the potential to be of interest to a wide ranging audience of food and drink producers. The variety of speakers should appeal to companies of all sizes and also provide a perfect opportunity for many of them to network together on this useful day." The Food and Drink South West Regional Conference will take place on Thursday 2 April starting from 09:00 am. Entry costs for the day are priced at £29.40 for Chartered Institute of Marketing members and £39.10 for all non-members. To find out more information or to book a place for the conference contact The Institute's regional branch events team on 01628 427340 or email cimevents@cim.co.uk.