August 2025 Newsletter

30 Oct

August updates from the Food Works SW

August Newsletter 2025

It has been another jam packed month here at The Food WorksSW and its fair to say the team have been busy!

The technical team have been supporting a range of new and existing customers with all things food technical. From developing some unique and delicious products, to visiting some brilliant facilities to advise on their food safety and compliance.

Meanwhile the marketing and events team have been organising some exciting events to support you throughout your business journey. Whether it’s photography, marketing, finance, IP, branding, printing, SALSA, lab testing, food safety software or overall business support, we have got you covered.

Finally our facilities and operations team have been overseeing all the action on-site to ensure operations are run smoothly in our kitchens and meeting rooms. We’ve had some great customers on site which you can read about below.

Development Kitchens

This month we were joined by the NHS England for the South West heat of NHS Chef 2025!

4 catering teams from around the region gathered to compete for their spot in the final which takes place in October. 🏆

The chefs prepared their 3 course entries in the development kitchens and then presented in the meeting rooms.

Philip Shelley - National Lead for Food at NHS England - said “The food produced by the 8 chefs was outstanding, this was complimented by the resources and equipment available at the brilliant venue.”

Good luck to the finalists!

Keep your eyes peeled for the exciting announcement about our canning line soon

Meeting rooms

We have been delighted to welcome Brave business group twice this month to our meeting rooms.

They never fail to attract a range of fun and interesting speakers to their motivational talks and networking events.

Photography studio

We were lucky enough to welcome a film crew into our photography studio for some filming for the BBC earlier this month.

Our resident, Kinda Co, were the stars of the show and we can’t wait to see it on screens!

Have you got your Christmas promo shots arranged?

Book the studio now to be ready for Q4!

Technical update

Zoe has been working with Leaf & Cacao who have been working on increasing shelf life on various flapjacks, brownies and cookies. As well as looking at different packaging options to increase shelf life.

New recipe costings have been completed for The Pancake Man - a new menu coming soon!

Vital Duo have increased production of their chocolate bars, so Zoe helped ensure that the recipes are making a profit.

Zoe has also visited Easton Chilli Ltd to look at factory layout with an aim to try and increase production with new equipment options.

Beth has just completed a project with Root & Ember – a luxury deli and smoker in Clifton, Bristol, run by a mother-and-son duo, Jane and Freddie Jago.

“She helped us understand HACCP, reviewed our documentation and made sure everything was set up to meet compliance requirements. It was exactly what we needed, right when we needed it”

A lot of this support has been delivered for FREE through our funded programme - click here to see if you’re eligible and how to start your journey with us.