Community Partners

Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival

The Festival is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the local community and businesses within it. They work year-round to give Suffolk producers and businesses a platform to showcase what they do.

Anglia Capital Group

Based in East Anglia, Anglia Capital Group are a collective of Angel Investors who invest in start-ups and early growth-stage businesses who are providing innovative and potentially disruptive solutions to their industry.

Broadland Food Innovation Centre

A community of food and drink businesses which taps into all the potential that comes from having everything in one place, for food innovation, presentation and production.

Norwich Research Park

With a history of translating science into industry, either directly from the six centres of knowledge on campus, or through the introduction of collaborative partnerships; enterprise activity is key to the success of Norwich Research Park.

City College Norwich

The Debut Restaurant at City College Norwich trains the next generation of chefs and front of house staff by giving students experience of working in a fine dining restaurant.

Connected Innovation

Connected Innovation is joining the dots across the East of England's innovation ecosystem.

Food Authenticity Network

The Food Authenticity Network was set-up in July 2015 by LGC with funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Food Enterprise Park

The Food Enterprise Park is a 100 acre development site within the Greater Norwich Food Enterprise Zone, the first 46 acres of which benefits from Local Development Order status.

Food Innovation Support

When a small food or drink business is growing fast, the decision-making never stops. Strategic and practical support is available, operating out of the Broadland Food Innovation Centre.

Food Safety Research Network

The UK Food Safety Research Network connects food industry, food and health policymakers and academia to collaboratively pursue shared research priorities to protect us from microbial foodborne hazards.

Growing Kent & Medway

Kent and Medway is home to some of the most exciting and innovative food and drink businesses in the UK and internationally. c

Innovate UK

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the UK’s innovation agency. Their mission is to help companies to grow through their development and commercialisation of new products, processes and services.

John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology.

MENTA

MENTA is your ultimate destination for business support and training in Suffolk and Norfolk. They take pride in being the leading hub for start-up ventures, providing a wide array of services.

NAAME

NAAME [New Anglia Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering] is the Cluster group dedicated to developing and promoting the manufacturing and engineering community through Norfolk, Suffolk and beyond.

National Collection of Yeast Cultures

Unlock excellence in yeast management with NCYC. NCYC specialises in commercial yeast services, catering to the storage, identification, and supply needs of companies worldwide.

Productivity East

Productivity East is the UEA's state-of-the-art facility, is a regional hub for engineering, technology and management. The engineers of the future are at the heart of Productivity East.

Quadram Institute

The Quadram Institute brings together researchers, academics and NHS clinicians to address global challenges in human health, food and disease.