Glamorgan Food Producers

About You

Thank you for completing this survey.

This survey is being conducted by Creative Rural Communities, the Rural Regeneration team for the Vale of Glamorgan Council. The results of this survey will help us to shape the support offered, and future projects to support food producers in the area.

The information you provide about you and your business will not be shared with any third parties or made public, however the collective results of the survey will publicised in reports. If you have any concerns about your data, please contact us on 01446 704707 or email creative@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

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* 1. Address

Name

Company

Company Registered Address/ Or home address if not yet registered

Address Line 2

Town

Post Code

Email Address

Phone Number

Website Address

Social Media Links

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* 2. Are happy for us to add your details to our in-house food producers database? You will only be contacted by email about opportunities relating to food businesses in your area.

Yes please add me to the database

No, I do not wish to be added to the database

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* 3. Please tell us a little about the products that you produce:

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* 4. How would you classify your business?

Butchery/ Products primarily concerned with using raw meat to create sausages, salami, biltong, meat pies etc

Dairy/ Products primary concerned with using raw milk to create butters, ice creams, yogurts etc

Bakery/ Confectionery/ Preserves/ Cereals

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which of the following describes your sales activity?

Gate sales and/or sales to friends and family

Direct sales from our own premises

Sale at markets and events - typically to take home to consume

Sales at markets and events - typically to consume immediately

Sales via independent retail outlets such as a deli

Sales via a distributor or wholesaler - variety of outlets

Sales via a supermarket(s)

Sales direct to restaurants, cafes, pubs etc

Online sales

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Where is your production currently based?

At home

Commercial premises

All on site (Street food vendor for example)

I have not yet started production

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What is your annual turnover?

If you would rather not say, please describe your production output in litres, kilos or another quantifiable unit:

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* 8. Is your production currently at full capacity? (i.e: are you utilising all of your equipment, working areas and storage most of the time?)

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* 9. What are your aspirations regarding the growth of your business?

Increase production of current products

Expand the product range

Diversify the product range

Take on new premises

Take on new staff

Reach new markets

Start production

I have no aspirations to grow by business

Please tell us a little more detail in relation to your answers above, or use this space to tell us about other asprirations

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* 10. Which of the following are barriers to you growing your business?

Access to new customers (For example, knowledge about how to find them/approach them/work with them)

Lack of available premises (For example, due to size, cost, appropriateness of premises, location, committment)

Need for technical support to develop new products or access new markets

Need for business support (For example, business planning, financial forecasting, employment laws etc)

Access to equipment, or funding to buy or lease equipment

Lack of confidence about expansion, particularly if it requires financial investment/commitment

Personal circumstances, such as childcare etc

Lack of opportunity to develop new products (For example due to space, equipment, inspiration, funds)

Have not been able to market test new product ideas

Further training is required

Time to plan/implement

I have no plans to expand my business

Other barriers to expansion

Please use this space to elaborate on your answer choice above