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MEMBERSHIP AREA
Welcome to your Better Food Traders Membership Area!
This is where you’ll find information, resources, events and research to support your enterprise. As a member of the Better Food Traders network, this site is accessible to you and any member of your team.
Keep an eye on your inbox for regular newsletters, invitations and updates from membership@bft.e-innovate.dev, and stay in touch with other BFT Members in our Facebook Group ‘The Crunch’.
TRAINING & EVENTS
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ABout better food traders
Better Food Traders are working to create a visible, thriving food retail system that supports the environment, farming communities, local economies and local people.
The Better Food Traders (BFT) network is made up of small and medium-sized enterprises who are aligned with the 6 BFT Standards.
As the core team behind Better Food Traders, our role is threefold:
- Member building
- Market building
- Movement building
Our goal is to help your enterprises thrive through training and support, contributing to research, campaigns and policy, and connecting people across the UK to grow the better food movement.
YOUR IMPACT
As well as committing to the Better Food Traders standards, there are certain practices that we encourage you to do, which will underpin how you create impact and help change the food system:
1. Write or update your mission statement. Putting this in your governing document or on your website shows your staff and customers what you stand for.
2. Track your supplier spend according to organic/non-organic and own-grown/bought direct from producers/bought from a wholesaler, so you have a clear picture of how you are sourcing.
3. Create or update your buying policy. A written policy that prioritises small and medium UK organic farmers demonstrates to staff and customers your commitment to local, sustainable supply chains.
CONTACT
If you have any questions, the Better Food Traders membership team are here to help you on membership@bft.e-innovate.dev.
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GENERAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER
The information provided by members and organisations on the Better Food Traders workspace and in training events organised by or paid for by the Better Food Traders team is for general guidance only and is not a substitute for professional legal or accounting advice.
Better Food Traders will not accept liability for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising as a consequence of any use of or the inability to use any information from these sources.
To find a chartered accountant, try ICAS.
To find a solicitor or other legal adviser in your area, you can use the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) Legal Adviser Directory. Go to the Ministry of Justice website at www.gov.uk.