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Exhibitors

Trade Stand 1 & 2

The EPOS Bureau

Having focused on our sector over the past 26 years, The EPOS Bureau has an exceptional understanding of the challenges faced within our industry. They are now widely acknowledged as the recommended provider of till and retail management software for farm shops across the UK and Ireland. Their solution is used by many successful farm shops, delis, cheesemongers, butchers, and country estates to manage operations and drive profitability. A great many of our previous FRA award-winners are long-standing EPOS Bureau customers.

As many of you know, all software features are designed in collaboration with industry experts, national associations like the Farm Retail Association, and successful retailers to ensure they benefit end users directly. Their company is also award-winning in its own right and has held a Royal Warrant since 2012 Recognised nationally for its attention to detail and friendly approach to customer service, businesses choose The EPOS Bureau with confidence that their supplier is continually innovating and delivering solutions which make a demonstrable difference to their bottom line.

www.theeposbureau.com

Trade Stand 3

Malcolm Scott Business Development and Town Planning Consultants

With more than thirty years’ experience, providing expert business development and town planning advice, Malcolm Scott Consultants provide an end to end service in supporting farm shops to develop their site and their proposition. Our services include town/rural planning, site development, retail and catering operational support, event management advice and land diversity strategy.

With over 500 jobs to our name across the UK and abroad, our team is focused on providing support for farm shops. www.malcolmscott.co.uk

Trade Stand 4 & 5

OJ Fresh Limited

OJ Fresh is a leading supplier of commercial juice equipment and has been the UK partner with Europe’s largest juice equipment manufacturer, Zumex, for over 20 years. www.ojfresh.com

Trade Stand 6

Open Retail Solutions

Celebrating our 20th year in business, supplying EPoS solutions to Farm Shops, Delicatessens and Garden Centre’s. We are winners of the associate member of year award with FRA 2020. Our solution offers integrations to both Avery Berkel and Bizerba weigh scales and options for online E-commerce websites. Come along and discuss your requirements with us on the trade stand.

www.openretailsolutions.co.uk

Trade Stand 7 Harris & James

From award winning bean to bar chocolate and exceptionally hand roasted coffee, to luxury gelato and patisserie to die for. We are passionate about sustainability and the environment, and are dedicated to providing top quality products, handmade from premium ingredients.

www.harrisandjames.com

Trade Stand 8 & 9 COOK

At COOK we’ve made the very best hand-prepared frozen meals and puddings since 1997. Consistent high quality is what sets COOK apart and keeps customers coming back for more. As winner of the Grocer Gold Awards’ Employer of the Year 2020 and Farm Retail Awards’ finalist for Supplier of the Year 2022, we look to work with the best retailers across the country.

www.cookfood.net

Trade Stand 10 & 11 WBC

At WBC, we sell everything you need to set up shop, display and sell your products. Our passion is to be a one-stop shop that offers innovative product choice, fantastic value and unrivalled customer service.

Choose from in-house designed retail products available from stock, including gift & hamper packaging, retail display and furniture, signage and personalised fabric bags. Most of our products can also be overprinted with your logo or branding in 7-10 days.

www.wbc.co.uk

Trade Stand 12

Kushboo Skincare & Wellbeing

‘Kushboo’ create exquisite skincare, selecting the finest oils & botanicals to cleanse your skin & delight your senses. Our beautifully packaged wellness gifts include Bath & Shower Oils, Shampoo Bars, Hair Oil, Face Oil, Bath Soaks and an artisan range of Face & Body Soaps. All products are sustainable, 100% Natural, Vegan use 100% Essential Oils, 100% Plastic-Free & Cruelty Free. Our range is created and manufactured by us, inhouse in the UK.

www.kushboosoaps.co.uk

Trade Stand 13

Eco Green Living

Eco Green Living provides authentic environmental swap outs for the home. Our retail ready products for the household category provide the ideal eco upsell/cross sale for any retailer looking to offer his customers a plastic free solution. Farm shop consumers are conscientious shoppers, is it now time to expand your range to include house hold category that supports environmental change? Full point of sale units available to support the range.

www.ecogreenliving.co.uk

Stand 14 The Cress Company

We distribute ambient and chilled speciality foods across the UK using our own fleet of dual temperature vehicles. We are proud to supply a wide range of independent retail customers including delis, cafés, farm shops, garden centres, butchers, fishmongers, bars and hotels. Our fifth regional depot will be opening in Bristol in March 2023 giving all customers in the South West and Wales full access to our services.

www.thecressco.co.uk

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Stand 15

Employment Law Solutions

A family run HR consultancy who advise in a stress free, commercial and pragmatic way for any employer who wants a HR partner who will truly understand their needs. Having employment law and HR help can allow you to concentrate on what you do best – running your business. From contracts to disciplinary or Employment Tribunal claims, we fully support our clients, offering 24/7, 365 guidance. Protecting your business will always be our main priority.

www.employmentlawsolutions.co.uk

Trade Stand 16 & 17 Zeus Packaging

Zeus Packaging are proud to offer a complete solution for all your food service needs. We carry over 1,000 stock lines including coffee cups, takeaway bags, deli wraps, food-to-go portion boxes, bakery and butchery supplies. This extensive range is available with custom print and in a variety of sizes and colours. Compostable and fully-recyclable options are available. Our friendly team have the expertise and knowledge to help with all of your food service packaging needs.

www.zeuspackaging.com/uk/zeus-food/

Trade Stand 18

Wold Top Brewery and Filey Bay Whisky

Wold Top Brewery and Filey Bay Whisky are sister companies, coming from an arable farm in Hunmanby, a mile in land from Filey, North Yorkshire. They’re producing their multi-award winning ales and range of single malt whiskies from ‘field to bottle’. Visit their stand to learn what field to bottle means, from no-till farming, to cover crops and how this relates to their beers and whisky in consistency, sustainability and quality.

www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk

Trade Stand 19 Angel Refrigeration

Angel Refrigeration specialise in supplying and installation of quality commercial refrigeration to support the following food process sectors; Bakery, Butchery incl Meat Ageing and Game, Charcuterie, Fish, Chocolate and Ice Cream. Our range includes cabinets which can Freeze, Chill, Develop, Store and Display. We constantly work with manufacturers to develop and supply sustainable high quality, reliable and durable commercial refrigeration whilst providing superior levels of product knowledge, delivery and after sales service.

www.angelrefrigeration.co.uk

Trade Stand 20 Certainly Wood

Certainly Wood was established in 2005 by brothers Nic and George Snell as part of a farm diversification project. Whilst George still farms, Certainly Wood is now the UK’s largest specialist producer of British kiln dried logs, producing approx. 20,000 tonnes per annum through its unique wood fired kilns. Kindling is also supplied, but the other major product is the Flamers and KindleFlamers natural firelighters which are proving a massive success with farm shops www.certainlywood.co.uk

Trade Stand 21 Data Strategy Consulting Ltd

We act as specialist consultants for our clients, giving them the insights they need grow their revenue, through a clear understanding of their customers behaviours

We deliver results to our clients by:

• Informing – What has happened and why (the key customer behaviours)

• Enhancing – advising on actions that will increase revenue

• Measuring – tracking changes www.datastrategyconsulting.co.uk

We are retail data analysis and loyalty specialists. Want to be better informed? Talk to us.

Trade Stand 22 iSqueeze

Customer self serve freshly squeezed OJ concept for retail. Rental and purchase options available.

Recycled, branded and barcoded self sealing bottles and grade 2 juicing oranges available throughout the UK via weekly deliveries for the complete turn key service.

www.iSqueeze.co.uk

Trade Stand 23

Yockenthwaite Farm Ltd

We’re the Hirds and our family have farmed Yockenthwaite Farm since 1842. As fifth generation hill-sheep farmers we know a thing or two about a hard day’s work and just what’s needed to fuel it.

We started making our own-recipe granola more than ten years ago when visitors staying overnight at the farm enjoyed it for breakfast and kept coming back for more. We added porridge and muesli to the range.

www.yockenthwaitefarm.co.uk

Trade Stand 24 TICKETsrv

TICKETsrv offers agile and flexible time-slot booking technology:

• Set easily-adjustable visitor limits

• Allow customers to exchange time slots within a similar price band

• Flag availability by specific quantity or general indication

• Integrate seamlessly with stand-alone entry scanners

• Use your own ticket design to promote other parts of the business

• Intuitive portal for instant access to real-time stats

• Trusted by the events sector for over 10 years with an impeccable track record www.TICKETsrv.co.uk

Trade Stand 25 & 26 DigiTickets

We provide award-winning software to help attractions and events manage their operations. Trusted by over 1000 venues in the UK and further, DigiTickets provides everything needed to run an attraction; from online ticketing and queue-busting ticket redemption to staff scheduling products and point-of-sale systems. Established as one of the UK’s most trusted ticketing providers, DigiTickets brings you an award-winning platform that is not only packed with features but focuses on delivering the best customer experience.

www.digitickets.co.uk

Trade Stand 27

Formbar Limited www.formbar.co.uk

Formbar Limited are a specialist supplier of Trolleys and Baskets to UK retailers. With a big range of UK and European made products available from stock retailers are able to choose the right option for their store. Most products can be branded, printed branded baskets and trolley handles with very low minimum order quantities.

Trade Stand 28

Dole www.doleplc.com

Dole is the global leader in the production and distribution of fresh produce. We are “Local at heart, global by nature” with an influence that extends from farm to fork. Our people are fresh produce professionals, passionate about what they do and committed to adhering to the highest ethical and social standards through working together to deliver the very best service to our customers.

Trade Stand 29 &

30

EEM Farming Solutions

With over 30 years experience in Agriculture and Retail we understand the needs of the rapidly growing Farm Shop market. We have solutions for almost any product and innovation that would allow all farm shops to bring new and exciting products to their customers. We can also help with additional retail opportunities against relatively small investment and allow existing shops to stay open longer and on current closed days to increase margins.

www.eemfarmingsolutions.co.uk

Trade Stand 31 Bon Bons – HF Chocolates

Bon Bons and HF Chocolates have joined forces to provide a one stop solution for all confectionery needs.

Bon Bon’s Traditional sweets and Gourmet ranges remain exclusive to farm shops, food halls and cultural attractions providing a clear point of difference to the mass market offering. These ranges have now been complimented by premium brands including Quaranta Italian Nougat, Booja Booja and Willies Cacao to name just a few.

www.bonbons.co.uk

Trade Stand 32 Arrange Spaces

Arrange is a family run, British manufacturing company, that specialise in furnishing the UK’s leading Garden Centres and Farm Shops. Arrange take care of every detail of your restaurant or hospitality space encompassing all aspects of supply and project management.

With over 30 years’ experience our team assist commercial spaces to work to their maximum capacity with creative individual style. Let our family business work hard for yours!

www.arrangespaces.co.uk

Trade Stand 33 Merlinsoft Ltd

Supplying Award Winning, Market Leading, Business Management Solutions for Farm Shops, Farm Parks and Events. Merlin® is a fully integrated business management and CRM solution, which means you can use as much or as little of the functionality as required at any point, by implementing more features and functions as your business needs demand.

Full website integration and on-line branding is also included as standard, maintaining your corporate identify in all marketing and ticketing applications.

www.merlinsoft.co.uk

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