Advice For

Welcome to the Food Chain Centre. This section will help you get the most from this web-site.

Our work covers all the main sectors of agriculture. From the Home page there is access to information for each of the main agricultural sectors: Cereals, Dairy, Fresh Produce, Red Meat and Poultry. Each Sector contains results of our work including case studies that contain practical ideas for cost savings and quality improvements.

. : Farmers

All farmers will also find helpful ideas for their business in the Make/Save Money section. We have divided this section into five headings. Business Strategy. We believe that farmers, just like any other business, need to have a competitive strategy – something they excel at more

. : Food Processors & Manufacturers

There are also helpful ideas under Make/Save Money. Business Strategy. Competitive advantage can be gained in many ways. The Farm Scorecard can be used by small food producers to help them think through business strengths and weaknesses to determine a business strategy. more

. : Retailers & Foodservice

Make/Save Money describes best practice for key parts of the supply chain. Under Collaboration there is a description of ‘value chain analysis’ – a method we have pioneered. This is a structured approach to understanding and improving the supply chain from farm to shelf. There is more

. : Farm Business Consultants

Make/Save Money contains ideas for farm business improvement. We have divided this section into five headings. Business Strategy. We believe that farmers, just like any other business, need to have a competitive strategy – something they excel at and that sets them apart from more

. : Trade Bodies

The section Make/Save Money is divided into five headings. Business Strategy. We believe that farmers, just like any other business, need to have a competitive strategy – something they excel at and that sets them apart from others. We have developed the Farm Scorecard that is more

. : Educators