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The South West Food Hub - Food & Drink sector healthcheck
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1.
Who are your customers?
(Required.)
B2B
B2C
Both
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2.
Where is your business in the food & drink supply chain (tick all that apply)?
(Required.)
Primary producer
Processor
Manufacturer
Supplier
Retailer offline
Retailer online
Hospitality
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3.
Which sector does your business operate in (tick all that apply)?
(Required.)
Dairy
Eggs
Meat & livestock
Fish & shellfish
Fruits & vegetables
Bakery
Drinks (alcoholic)
Drinks (non-alcoholic)
General food & drink retail
Distribution
Hospitality
Other (please specify)
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4.
Number of employees :
(Required.)
Under 5
Between 5-20
20-50
50-100
100-250
250+
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5.
Business revenue:
(Required.)
Under 50,000
£50,000-£250,000
£250,000– £1m
£1m - £5m
£5m - £10m
over £10m
6.
Are your 2020 revenues vs pre-Covid expectations:
Higher than before
Between 70 & 100%
Between 30 & 70%
Less than 30%
7.
Which of the Government support initiatives have you / will you be using (tick all that apply):
Job retention scheme
Supported loans through banks
Local government rates grants
Other EU / Government grants
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8.
On a scale of 1 to 10 (where 1 is low and 10 is high):
(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
How confident are you currently feeling about your business?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
How confident are you feeling about the future prospects of your business
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
9.
What are the top three issues for your business today and in the next six months? Tick 3 boxes for each.
Now
6 months
Cash flow and liquidity
Now
6 months
Cost and access to raw ingredients
Now
6 months
Staff / employees
Now
6 months
Funding for growth
Now
6 months
Customer demand
Now
6 months
Free trade deal with Europe
Now
6 months
Exporting
Now
6 months
Exchange rates
Now
6 months
Corporate social responsibility
Now
6 months
Dealing with legislation
Now
6 months
Automation
Now
6 months
Product innovation and diversification
Now
6 months
Succession / exit planning
Now
6 months
Economic growth
Now
6 months
Premises and equipment
Now
6 months
Other (please specify)
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10.
Do you think that the Government should be doing more to support the sector at this time?
(Required.)
Yes
No
Maybe
Don’t know
11.
What’s the one thing that the Government could do, to improve the prospects of the food and drink sector?
12.
Have you seen a move towards increased (or have you started) direct to consumer sales?
Yes
No
Not applicable to my business
13.
If yes to Q12, then:
What mediums are you using?
Have you seen an increase in online activity?
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14.
Where do you see the majority of your revenue come from in the next 12 months? Please tick one box.
(Required.)
Local UK region
UK market
Europe
Outside Europe
15.
What’s been the hardest decision you have had to make during Covid?
16.
Any other comments?
Current Progress,
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