Raising the Bar

It’s also a £2 billion part of Cornwall’s economy, accounting for around one in three jobs and a quarter of all businesses.

That’s why it’s essential that everyone involved in food, drink, farming and fishing can find the know-how, tools and ideas they need to thrive.

The Great Cornish Food team has a combined experience of over 100 years working in one way or another in food and drink and there’s not much we haven’t come across. We also work with other food and drink organisations and experts.

Armed with that experience and those connections, we are the specialist portal for food and drink businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We are currently running a programme of development for food, drink, farming and fishing.  Within it, we we can help new businesses to find their footing and established businesses to develop, by accessing the right expertise, becoming more efficient and productive, reaching the right customers and finding the right people.

Here’s how:

• We can help you access professional help from some of the best in their field to crystallise ideas, fill knowledge gaps or even just act as a sounding board.
• We’re helping explore new markets by putting food and drink producers of Cornwall and Scilly in front of new buyers.
• The Great Cornish Food Awards shine a light on those who excel in ways that really matter.
• The Great Cornish Food Academy will help overcome the current shortage of talent and skills.
• We’re helping to make Cornwall the No. 1 place for low impact food and drink.
• And we’re showcasing to the world everything that’s brilliant about food and drink from the peninsula and the islands.

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.