Oct 23, 2020 | News, Resource, Thriving Food Hubs
There is a famous quote that goes something like this: “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” And sadly what we are giving our children are food systems that rely largely on long, complicated supply chains, globalised...
Sep 29, 2020 | COVID, Resource, Thriving Food Hubs
With a series of national and local lockdown restrictions reintroduced in response to an increase in Covid cases, it’s likely we are heading for another full national lockdown this winter. Some supermarkets are already putting limits on loo roll, flour and pasta...
Sep 17, 2020 | Resource, Thriving Food Hubs
A well planned social media strategy can be a life saver for any food enterprise. It’s an easy, efficient and inexpensive way to grow your sales and generate a stronger relationship with your customers. As social media is such an essential tool to connect with your...
Jul 31, 2020 | Resource, Thriving Food Hubs
Get Started! Email marketing is the most effective way to communicate with your customers. For example, an email is five times more likely to be seen than a Facebook post. This is because the Facebook algorithm only delivers your business page posts to a small...
Jul 14, 2020 | Resource, Thriving Food Hubs
After working so hard to supply food during lockdown, no enterprise wants to see their sales go back to pre-Covid levels. But as lockdown lifts, some customers may be returning to previous buying behaviours, like shopping in supermarkets. So how do we encourage...
May 28, 2020 | COVID, Resource, Thriving Food Hubs
Has your food enterprise seen overwhelming growth since lockdown began? The upside, in what has been a devastating experience for many, is that the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the profile of small-scale and local food distribution. This means more people are...
Apr 23, 2020 | COVID, News, Resource
The OFN team is here to support food enterprises online during COVID-19 and beyond. For those setting out on their OFN journey, have a look at our quick start guide and comprehensive user manual. Please contact us with any issues through our support form. Learn from...
Mar 20, 2020 | News, Resource
All over the UK communities are coming together to support people who are self-isolating. They are finding ways to distribute food effectively while maintaining a physical distance from each other. Simultaneously farmers, growers, food businesses, cafes and...
Feb 10, 2020 | News, Resource
We’re very pleased to announce that Open Food Network UK has been awarded funding from the Big Lottery Community Fund Digital Stream. The BLCF Digital Fund aims to boost the social tech sector in the UK. The fund is supporting charities to use digital to transform the...
