Chilterns Food & Drink Festival

As part of English Tourism Week, Visit Chilterns are organising a Chilterns Food & Drink Festival from 25th March to 2nd April. There are a number of exciting paid-for and free events taking place in the Chilterns and Buckinghamshire all in the name of food and drink.

If you have a foodie event that happens to take place during this week and you have not already signed up, we strongly recommend you do.

To find out more about adding your own events to the Chilterns Food & Drink Festival, email [email protected] as soon as possible.

Funding for Rural Development event, 18th April, near Quainton

Food and drink producers are among those businesses eligible for funding through the LEADER Programme and the RDPE Growth Programme.

A free workshop on April 18th will highlight the RDPE and LEADER funding programmes together with details of other support available. Attendees will be able to find out the latest criteria and timeline for each programme, as well as get expert advice and guidance from the programme managers.

The event takes place on Tuesday 18th April at the Green Dragon Eco Centre near Quainton.

Book your free place now >

The LEADER Programme

The LEADER programme is designed to promote business growth and stimulate job creation, particularly amongst micro and small businesses. Rural and tourism businesses across the Chilterns and Clay Vales can apply for grants worth up to £50,000 to help support their growth and sustainability.

Learn more about the LEADER Programme >

Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Growth Programme

The RDPE Growth Programme supports projects that invest in building businesses, creating new jobs and growing the economy in rural areas. Grants of £35,000 or more are available to support food processing, business development and tourism infrastructure projects across the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Meet Swedish food & drink buyers at Stockholm event

For businesses thinking of entering new markets, in this particular case, Sweden, Enterprise Europe Network are organising a Tour d’Europe event to bring them face to face with Swedish food and drink buyers.

The event takes place in Stockholm on Sunday 21st May, with producers from all over Europe traveling to Stockholm to present their products during pre-booked meetings.

The event has proved to be very successful during previous editions that have been organised in Rotterdam, Scotland and Stockholm.

Interested businesses can register and start browsing through the participants list to find potential business partners. For more information, visit https://www.b2match.eu/tour-d-europe-stockholm2017 or email [email protected].

Sign up to Visit Buckinghamshire

Food and drink businesses are one of Buckinghamshire’s major attractions. So if you haven't yet signed yours up to the Visit Buckinghamshire website, you can do so now.

The Visit Buckinghamshire website is the place you want to be listed when locals and visitors alike make their weekend or holiday plans!