FARM RETAIL Stronger Together 2023

6 – 8 March • Sandy Park, Exeter

Event Guide 2023

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Networking and knowledge sharing

Expert speakers

Celebrating the best in the industry Takeaway learnings for the year ahead

Agenda

Welcome to Stronger Together 2023!

We’ve brought you down to the south-west of England, a region full of inspiration from an array of award-winning farm retailers. Our farm retail tours will take you behind the scenes to get an inside perspective from your peers.

The time has come to celebrate the best in farm retail at our awards ceremony on Tuesday 7 March, kindly sponsored by COOK. Who will be taking home the big fork this year?

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Monday 6 March

Welcome Evening

Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre, Exeter, 7pm – late

Join us for a lively informal networking buffet. It’s a great way to catch up with existing contacts and meet new friends in a relaxed setting.

Tuesday 7 March

Farm Retail Tours

Depart from the Courtyard by Marriott, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, from 8am

Three separate bus tours, with three fantastic farm shops on each, including lunch and behind-the-scenes tours of the venues!

Tour 1: Tre, Pol & Pen – Strawberry Fields Lifton – Darts Farm

Tour 2: The Udder Farm Shop – Newton Farm Foods – Rumwell Farm Shop

Tour 3: Darts Farm – Rumwell Farm Shop – Strawberry Fields Lifton

Farm Retail Awards Gala Dinner

Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre, Exeter, 7pm – late your butchery revenue. We’re

The 2023 Farm Retail Award winners will be announced, so join us to celebrate the best in the business. The night will provide a drinks reception, three-course dinner and entertainment.

Our conference programme has been designed to support you in your businesses from understanding how economic shifts will affect your business this year, to maximising your butchery revenue. We’re bringing expert speakers to you in the West Country, bursting with important learnings for you to take back home. A huge thank you to The EPOS Bureau for partnering with us to deliver the biggest event in the FRA’s annual calendar.

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Wednesday 8 March

Conference and Trade Show

Sandy Park Conference & Banqueting Centre, Exeter, 8.30am – 5pm

An incredible day of learning and networking all in one place! Featuring a line-up of expert keynote speakers, a range of informative peer-learning workshops and a trade exhibition of leading partner organisations.