• Business Contacts
  

• Legislative Issues
  

• Communications
  

• Major Industry Events
  

• Annual Awards for New Products
  

• Frozen Food at IFE
  

• Technical Advice
  

• Arbitration Service
  

• Hot Line Facility
  

• Sales & Service Promotion
  

• New Members Profile
  

Business Contacts

Membership allows you and your company to be at the heart of the industry, working with like-minded companies, all dependant on the success of frozen foods. We offer an unrivalled forum for networking, increasing the opportunity for members to gain and maintain business contacts to facilitate sales.

We have a unique and substantial membership, which increases the Federation's influence to outside agencies and ensures the Federation is an essential part of the industry.

Legislative Issues

The Federation is involved in a wide range of consultations with various Government departments covering a diverse range of issues affecting the frozen food industry. As a member you would be kept informed of legislative and technical issues as well as receive early warnings of any impending initiatives which would affect working practices and subsequently your bottom line.

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Communications

The Bulletin is the monthly publication of the Federation, it is an essential digest for those seeking access to industry news. Members report that the Bulletin is a cost-effective way to be kept informed of a wide range of the developments in the frozen food industry, and to publicise their own company developments via press releases to the Bulletin.  The Bulletin is targeted to major decision-makers including retail and foodservice buyers.

The Federation also publishes a range of regular Technical Circulars including the 'T&L update' which often develops into "one to one" discussions regarding the specific concerns of individual member companies.

Major Industry Events

The Federation is renowned within the food industry to run the most prestigious unifying events in the frozen food calendar, allowing our members to meet on a formal and informal basis, the most senior decision-makers in the UK's frozen food industry.

The Annual Luncheon gathers together some 1,000 key industry figures, the majority of which are senior food buyers.  The event is held on the fourth Tuesday in November each year.  The Gala Dinner Dance gathers some 900 attendees and is held in the summer on the second Thursday in June each year.

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Annual Awards for New Products

Our Gala Dinner Dance incorporates the Federation's prestigious and unique Annual Awards which recognises, rewards & publicises new products. It provides a major PR platform in both the national and trade press, and generates sales opportunities for participating members. The Awards are unique in so far as they are judged by panels of consumers under formal MR procedures.

Frozen Food at IFE

The Federation organises "Frozen Food at IFE" Exhibition, which generates a multitude of new business contacts for our exhibiting members. It is one of the "big three" Frozen Food Exhibitions in Europe.

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Technical Advice

To ensure the Federation is fully informed of activities and developments throughout the food industry we continue to develop alliances with other influential bodies. The information we source is analysed and collated at a very early stage. We then keep our members fully aware, at an early stage, of the wide range of eventualities which could affect their bottom lines. Member's report that our advice is presented in a clear, accurate and informative manner.

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Arbitration Service

We offer an arbitration service to members who are unable to resolve a trade dispute, but who do not wish to undertake legal recourse.

Hot Line Facility

To help members specifically, the Federation provides legislative, technical and commercial advice on a 'one to one' basis to individual members. We react promptly and offer a confidential service to each member. The advice is usually conducted over the telephone followed by written confirmation. We do not charge extra and members report saving hundreds, running into thousands of pounds by using our 'hot-line' facility.

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Sales & Service Promotion

The BFFF Bulletin, which is an excellent cost-effective publication in which to publicise your products and services to the frozen food industry. Members benefit from reduced rates. The Bulletin provides an excellent avenue for you to reach a wide audience of potential clients within the British frozen food industry. The publication is circulated to all the major retail, catering and private label buyers, as well as further processing and institutional buyers.

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New Members Profile

Each new member benefits from a prominent New Members Profile in the Bulletin. This ensures that the industry is aware of your company, your commitment to the Federation and the frozen food industry. The Profile is published free of charge, therefore new members recuperate nearly half of their membership fee, in the first year.


Membership Rates:

Compared to any other similar trade associations, our membership fees are low and offer outstanding value for money to members. Our services are offered impartially, small companies are treated no differently and can benefit just as much as multi-nationals.

Membership rates for the year 2007/2008 are based on annual UK frozen food turnover:

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