Food and drink businesses come together at
People Planet Profit event
3.10.24
From left to right: Greg Parsons, Sharpham Dairy and Chair of Food, Drink Devon; Pete Falloon, the Met Office; Emily Reed, Devon Climate Emergency; Tom Chanter, Greendale Farm Shop; Russ Wakeham, Two Drifters Distillery and Lex Thornley, Owens Coffee.
On Thursday 19 September, Devon food and drink businesses came together for a ‘People Planet Profit’ event hosted by Greendale Farm Shop. A collaboration between the Devon Food partnership and the Food Drink Devon Sustainability Working Group, this engaging evening focused on growing a sustainable food and drink business. Devon Climate Emergency sit on both the Devon Food Partnership and Food Drink Devon Sustainability Working Group, to work with this important sector.
Over 50 people from a range of local businesses attended, to explore how social, environmental, and financial sustainability can be prioritised in the food drink sector. Attendees heard case studies from inspirational local businesses including Greendale Farm, Two Drifters Distillery, Sharpham Dairy and Owens Organic Coffee, as well as local initiatives and support projects.
To accompany the event, the Devon Food Partnership produced a short digital booklet which contains all the information discussed on the night plus some more.
There are plans for further collaborations with the Food Drink Devon Sustainability Working Group and hopefully running some more sustainability-themed events for local food and drink businesses in the future.
How is this helping Devon reach net-zero?
Action R23. Provide a net-zero-transition support service to businesses.
