uk food, drink
ON the world STAGE
Join the FOODCOLLABORATIVE.co.uk
A community helping
ambitious brands of every size win.
Our big audacious goal
£35bn by 2035
Growing UK food and drink exports. That's £1bn of new sales, every year, for a decade.
CONNECT
International buying teams
The UK’s best food & drink brands
LEARN
Food trends & innovation
How to source the winners
GROW
Back the mission
Become Verified & Grow your revenue
WHO IS
THE FDEA FOR?
If you're serious about exporting UK food & drink, you're in the right place.
Ambitious
Brands
food & drink
brands
Multi-brand
owners
Houses with
a portfolio
Buying
Teams
Retailers
& Importers
Trade
& Government
Agencies backing
exports
service providers
experts who
help exporters
Agents
& WHOlesalers
taking brands
to market
RELEVANT AT EVERY STAGE
Start-up to scaling -
a compelling reason to belong at every step.
Start-up | Innovators
Newly trading, founder-led, with little export resource.
• Practical guidance on pricing, first shipments and market choice
• A community who've already solved your next problem
• Future of Food Innovators
• Partner Offers that cut the cost of getting started
Exporting is easier when you're not figuring it out alone.
Verified Enterprise Company Membership | 5 users
£50 pm +VAT
Challenger brand
Fast-moving brands building momentum – export ready or not.
• A shortcut to experience that pressure-tests an opportunity
• Real market and category intelligence, not generic reports
• Peer input on distributors, retail launches and route to market
A bigger international team, without the payroll.
Verified Enterprise Company Membership | 5 users
£50 pm +VAT
SME & SCaling
£2m - £30m turnover, already exporting across several markets.
• Benchmarking on pricing, freight, distributors and team structures
• Small peer roundtables focused on real issues
• Capability building across sales, technical and finance
Sharper decisions can be worth more than the fee.
Verified Enterprise Company Membership | 5 users
£50 pm +VAT
RELEVANT AT EVERY STAGE
Established to major -
influence, connection and continuity. (2 of 2)
Established
A mature exporter with established markets and a senior team.
• Access to the Senior Export Leaders programme
• An early-warning system for regulatory and market change
• Development and networks for your next generation
Stay connected to people navigating the same change.
Verified Enterprise Company Membership | 5 Users | Senior Leaders Access £50 pm + VAT
Major exporter
Sophisticated advisers, established buyers, often direct government access.
• A senior peer network via Senior Export Leaders
• A route to help shape FDEA's policy priorities
• Exposure to challenger brands and emerging categories
Influence, intelligence and leadership, not just access.
Verified Enterprise Company Membership | 5 users | Senior Leaders Access £50 pm +VAT
Every Stage
The value changes as you grow. The reason to belong never does.
Start-ups bring energy. Majors bring scale. Together, that’s a community.
INFLUENCE & BELONG
The value that goes beyond growth and sales.
A collective voice
Trade barriers, tariffs and market access, raised together. Common ground, taken to government as one voice.
Evidence that shapes policy
Your experience, gathered and taken to government. Real cases, turned into evidence for the policy agenda.
A community
That gets it
People who understand the job, not just the industry. International roles & being a founder can be isolating - you're never doing it alone.
Ask what you
can't Google
Honest answers from exporters who've been there. The question you can't put to Google, answered by someone who's solved it.
what you get?
Four ways membership helps your brand sell more, overseas.
unlock opportunities
Virtual and priority in-person Meet the Buyer,
free Festival invites, tradeshows and trade missions.
Grow new sales
Showcase to buying teams, map your export journey with us and get signposted to the right experts.
Learn best practice
Expert insight sessions, seasoned exporter masterclasses, the Policy Forum and Ask the Minister.
Raise your profile
Verified status, a brand page in the Exporter or Innovator Catalogue and profile boosts across our socials.
Also Included
Even more ways we open doors for your brand.
SIAL Innovation Hub | October 2026
Expo West Innovation Tour | March 2027
A community of like-minded exporters
Curated sample hampers direct to Buyers | Year Round
Pop-up showcases, by sector, in hot-spot markets | Year Round
All contributing to £35bn by 2035.
TEAM MEMBERSHIP
One membership. Your whole team.
One Company Lead, plus four named colleagues
£120 per person, per year (if you use all five)
Stays in place even if your export lead moves on
Swap named users any time your team changes
Four seats for Finance, Marketing, Technical and Operations
From one contact to your whole international team.
Export Leaders
A trusted senior peer network for established and major exporters.
3 - 4 sessions a year, virtual and in person
Small, curated groups of 12 - 15 peers
Outside specialists, only when the group wants one
Agenda set by members, not by FDEA
Chatham House Rule, to encourage open & useful discussion
The real question: are other exporters seeing the same issues?
KEY DATES
14-15 OCTOBER 2026
The BIG Meet the Buyer
The Tower Bridge Hotel, London
19 NOVEMBER 2026
Future of Food Competition
The Royal Geographical Society, London
20 NOVEMBER 2026
Winter Export Festival & Awards
The Royal Geographical Society, London
COUNTRY CLINICS
Hear from experts, brands, government, retailers and importers, market by market.
Routes to market
The smartest way in
Market overview
Size, channels, culture
Practical how-to guides
Step-by-step playbooks
Latest trends
What's selling now
Brands winning in market
Real success stories
What NOT to do
Avoid costly mistakes
WATCH NOW ON THE COLLABORATIVE
Middle East
Netherlands
Canada
France
Singapore
USA
Australia
India
Coming soon:
China | Japan | South East Asia
Joining is easy
Join as a Verified Exporter
£50pm +vat, covers up to 5 usersComplete your personal profile
A few quick details and a profile picAlice will help design your brand page
Include lifestyle shots, graphics, sales deck, pdfs, videos, gifsIntro call with a member of the team
Learn about the Food Collaborative & how to get the most from membershipCheck-in and Strategy call with Barney | Katie
Following 4 months of membership
£50pm
per company | +VAT
“Everything we need, under one roof.
“The single best community of UK food & drink exporters.”
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We spotlight product brands in the Enterprise Catalogue. Multi-brand owners get a Multi-Brand listing plus one hero brand page; agents go in the Partner Catalogue. Extra brands are £300+VAT each per year, and adding three or more makes your company listing free. Only catalogue brands can join Meet the Buyer.
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Pay by card on the platform, monthly or annually, with an invoice receipt sent on sign-up. For a PO or membership plus activities we can invoice annual membership directly. Monthly cancels anytime; annual is non-refundable and runs to term.
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Verified Enterprise is now a company membership. Nominate one Company Lead and add four colleagues — five users in total, spanning Finance, Marketing, Technical and Operations — all under one £50pm +VAT membership. Paid events like Meet the Buyer and trade missions are priced separately unless stated.
Frequently Asked Questions
All prices + VAT