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Food and Drink North East (North East Rural Growth Programme)

Food and Drink North East is a support programme offering one-to-one business advice, workshops and networking for food, drink and hospitality businesses in the North East. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Food and Drink North East · funded by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority

Checked against the official page (fadne.org) on 10 Oct 2026.

A three-year support programme offering one-to-one business advice, workshops and networking to food, drink and hospitality businesses in the North East to help them start, grow and become more resilient.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

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Deadline

Open all year

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How much

Not stated

Who can apply

Businesses in the food, drink and hospitality sectors in the North East can apply for tailored one-to-one business support, practical workshops, and networking opportunities.

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Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses

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Sectors

food and drink, hospitality

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How to apply

To find out more and check eligibility, email info@fadne.org or fill in the form on FADNE's Rural Growth Programme page.

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Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

North East Combined Authority

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: County Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead.

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Things we could not confirm

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  • Funding amount not stated.
  • Page status 'Open' is shown in the page header, but no application dates are given.
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