The Co-operative Group is joining forces with HRH The Countess of Wessex to stage a seminar for local farmers, food producers and suppliers at the Royal Bath and West Show.
It is one of a series of events at the show to build stronger links between farmers and food retailers, and will include presentations as well as a question and answer session.
The Co-operative Farms, the UK’s largest farming business and part of The Co-operative Group, will attend to give insights into how farmers, producers and suppliers can best market their products, and how a co-operative model can help.
The seminar will be introduced by The Countess of Wessex, president of the Royal Bath and West Show, and will feature Peter Marks, group chief executive of The Co-operative Group.
Marks said: “The Royal Bath and West Show is an ideal arena to create a useful dialogue between The Co-operative Group and farmers, producers and suppliers.
“These innovative events are a great opportunity to improve cohesion in the food chain, so we can all work well together.”
The Co-operative Group’s seminar is at 3pm on Thursday, 3 June, in the Bath and West Theatre, at the Showground near Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
