In Brief: Riverford franchises up for sale; Yorkshire Mafia Conference website launched; and more

FOUR franchises in the Yorkshire Riverford organic food delivery network are up for sale.

Riverford on Home Farm has increased its deliveries by 40% over the last year to become the nation’s fastest growing vegbox scheme.

Prospective franchisees can choose between one of four territories – Doncaster, Rotherham, Scarborough and Hull.

All the organic produce is grown and supplied by Riverford on Home Farm, based at Newby Wiske in Northallerton.

Riverford also packs the vegboxes and provides marketing support.

Mark Smith, general manager of Riverford on Home Farm, said: “This is a great opportunity for ambitious, friendly people to join an ethical company and build their own business.

“Ideally the franchisees will live in, or locally to, their delivery area and have a lot of energy and drive. Above all, we’re looking for people who will really look after their customers and have the determination to keep our delivery numbers rising.”

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A FREE business conference scheduled to take place next year at the Royal Armouries in Leeds has launched a dedicated website offering interested parties the chance to register online.

The Yorkshire Mafia Conference on March 15 will see more than 1,000 decision makers from across Yorkshire and beyond come together to share best practice, network and pass referrals, leads and trade with each other.

A full day of business seminars will provide attendees with access to first-hand experience, knowledge and skills, whilst 78 exhibitors will be promoting their Yorkshire-based products and services.  

Founder of The Yorkshire Mafia, Geoff Shepherd, said: “The website provides business people from the region with all of the details that they need. We have a jam packed day planned with seminars, speakers, exhibitors and of course most importantly, more than 1,000 expected attendees.”

For further details about The Yorkshire Mafia Conference visit www.yorkshiremafiaconference.co.uk.

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COMPANIES involved in formulated product design have the chance to join more than 200 delegates and some of the world’s largest companies at a one day business matchmaking and networking event.

Held in Harrogate on November 25, Formulated Product Design: Kick-Starting Open Innovation will give companies the opportunity to pitch their business and technology ideas to companies including Procter &Gamble, GSK, AGFA, Cadbury Kraft and Reckitt Benckiser.

Delegates will get to learn more about what large companies are looking for and how best to approach working in the supply chain of big multinationals.

The event is open to any company involved in food, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, personal and homecare products, coatings, construction or industrial products wishing to apply open innovation principles, exchange technologies and identify partners in both in UK and overseas.

Register at www.rtcnorth.co.uk/events

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