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REQUESTING HELP FROM THE
FOOD CLUB
BACKGROUND
This request form has been designed to help those who are thinking of starting a
UK food
production/food catering operation or have a food
product that they wish to
sell, perhaps because it will be imported. This document is designed so
that you can cut and paste from here and complete the answers so that it can
then be E-mailed, faxed or posted to
The Food Club
office to allow our team to give you much better advice.
If you are thinking of opening a food retail outlet it is unusual for The Food Club to offer support in this
area - we don't have that type of expertise.
The Questions We Would Like You to Answer Please
(PLEASE PRINT or TYPE)
First Name
Last Name
Contact Address
County
Post Code
Telephone Number
Mobile Number
Fax Number
E-mail
Web Site
Current Job
Have you had any training in the food
industry?
YES/NO
If YES please give details
What is the product?
Which part of the World does the product originate from?
How is the product made?
Where will the product be made? (We can not assist if it will
be made in a domestic kitchen. We have details of organisations which can make
the product on your behalf and satisfy the requirements of the Environmental
Health)
Is the product sold fresh; at ambient temperature in for
example jars or bottles; chilled or frozen?
What packaging will be used and what weights or volumes will
the product be sold in?
What is the shelf life of this product and how do you know?
Have you designed the labelling?
Have you had advice on the nutritional labelling requirements?
Where will you sell this product?
How do you know that the places you intend to sell the product
will buy it?
How many potential outlets have you shown the product to?
How
many have agreed to sell it?
How will you obtain your orders?
Do you have access to a vehicle to distribute the product? Who
will drive it?
Are you going to appoint a distributor?
What price will you sell it to the retailer?
What price will your product sell to the final
cusomer?
Do you have a Business Plan?
Douglas Brown, Technical Adviser to The Food
Club
The Food Club, 6 The Ridgeway, North Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7QN
Tel/Fax/Ansaphone:- (020) 8868 0113 E-mail:- foodieuk@aol.com
Legal Advisers:- The Food Law Unit, Shoosmiths
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