We are a not-for-profit company owned by our members.  We were established in June 2011 to build on the work of both Northumbria Larder and the North East England Food and Drink Group, which was funded by One North East for four years to promote and develop the sector.

What is our purpose?

We inspire everyone to Discover, Source and Share locally produced food - from one person to the biggest organisations in the North East, and the businesses which grow, make, prepare and serve our food get bigger as a result!

What do we do for customers?

• Bring them new customers and better connections to give them more business
• Create a buzz about their business, sharing their news, new products, awards and successes
• Save them time and money
• Let them know who’s doing what and where

How do we do it?

• We are totally inclusive regardless of size and stage of maturity of the business
• We are a hub of information, intelligence and promotion (not somewhere where anything sits for long!)
• We are THE go-to place for anyone involved in North East food and drink
• We are supporting, not competing with our members 

Join Taste North East if you grow, make, sell, prepare or serve food and drink.

Getting North East food on North East plates and beyond is at the heart of what we do by promoting the 'buy local, use local, eat local, stay local' mantra.

We’re specialists in helping our members to identify markets and then getting their products in front of the all important buyers – be they supermarkets, independent retailers, farm shops, foodservice and catering focused businesses or shoppers seeking fresh, locally sourced produce and ingredients. 

Our membership

We’re the prime source of support for local food and drink businesses, working with enterprises from, initial start–up’s to expanding companies. We provide services which range from training, technical advice, help with marketing and identifying routes to market.