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18 & 19 MAR 2021 /

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Rob Copley: Speaking at the Farm Business Innovation Show

Rob Copley

Farm Retail Association

Farm Shops: Make farm retail work for you!

Are you thinking of opening your own farm shop, but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you’re already running a shop, but need guidance on maximising profits and easing day to day pressures? Rob Copley and Edward Berry are on hand to discuss the positives and pitfalls of running a farm shop, and how to make farm retail work for you. Offering practical advice and exploring real life scenarios, this workshop will explore the minefield that is farm retailing!

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About Rob Copley

Rob Copley is the owner of Pontefract based Farmer Copleys alongside his wife, Heather. With the desire for amazing food, fantastic local produce and a warm welcome, Farmer Copleys has also showcased through its Moo Café, how Britain and especially Yorkshire can compete with the very best the culinary world has to offer. Rob also acts as Chairman of the Farm Retail Association, which champions the people and businesses who grow and sell produce Great British produce.

Edward Berry is the face of The Flying Fork, a Food and Retail consultancy for independent farm shops, delis and producers. Edward has over 35 years of food retail experience, and was Managing Director of the Ludlow Food Centre (now Ludlow

Farmshop), a unique £5m turnover enterprise employing 130 people that combined an award winning farm shop with its own dairy making cheese, as well as bakery, butchery, production kitchen, jams department as well as a restaurant, café and hotel.