Business Support Week 2026 is open for bookings
Business Support Week 2026 is open for bookings! BSW is a week-long programme of 1:1 support and online learning, supporting Better Food Traders to learn
Category: BFT News
Evolving the BFT Membership
Reflections from the Better Food Traders core team on how the network is run and how it will evolve in the coming year. Since 2020,
Business Rates Shakeup to Support Smaller High Street Shops Attacked By UK Supermarkets
Last year, the government announced plans to introduce lower business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a rateable value below £500,000. Meanwhile, companies
Read Our Policy Paper on the Benefits of Alternative Food Retail
Better Food Traders has set out a bold vision for how alternative food retail can build a better food system and support the Government’s Food Strategy.
Better Food Traders Launches Report at Labour Party Conference
Better Food Traders was proud to attend the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to launch our new policy paper ‘Purpose Over Profit: How Alternative Food
DEFRA Food Strategy Launch – The Good Food Cycle
Luke Neve, North of England Regional Coordinator for Better Food Traders, reflects on the Launch of the DEFRA Food Strategy in Bradford. On Tuesday this
Learning from our 2025 Annual Gathering
A summary of Better Food Traders 2025 Annual Gathering The Better Food Traders Annual Gathering 2025 brought together ethical food retailers, growers and campaigners committed
Carbon Accounting for Food SMEs
Better Food Traders has been investigating the emission footprint of localised, organic and circular food businesses. We explored how food SMEs can calculate their carbon
Regional Food Hubs Programme Update – May 2025
Our 12-month support programme for Regional Food Hubs (those focusing on wholesale and distribution support for sustainable farmers and producers, rather than surplus or community
Annual Gathering 2025
Rebuilding an independent, sustainable food sector Sheffield Friday 13th June 2025 Members, partners and allies of the Better Food Traders network will be meeting in