Campden BRI has relaunched its membership package to help producers and retailers cope with an ever more complex environment.
The leading food science company supports a global network of over 4000 member companies across more than 90 countries, and says that food and beverage business are facing multiple challenges including reducing environmental impact, meeting growing global demand, producing more from less, and creating new and refreshed products to meet diet and health requirements.
Campden BRI Commercial Director, Liz Ashton said: “Our members really matter and we have seen growing demand from food and beverage businesses for specialist commercial and technical advice as they are having to deal with a range of challenges including the growing threat of food fraud, an increasing focus on cost reduction activities such as reformulation, rationalising product and raw material portfolios and optimising packaging and extending shelf-life.
“These challenges come on top of the huge financial pressure of food inflation, which has meant some businesses have had to refocus and prioritise their resources and therefore need high-quality and reliable external support.”
She added: “In response we have refreshed our membership package to offer food and beverage businesses of all sizes access to our technical and commercial expertise, at a price that offers excellent value for money.”
The Campden BRI membership package includes access to advice and expertise from more than 250 technical experts, as well as a huge library of technical information and research. The package also includes exclusive benefits such as preferential rates on a range of specialist training courses and seminars, free member-only events, and updates on the latest legislation, industry trends and news through regular email updates and Member Interest Group (MIG) meetings.
Campden BRI is also able to support members with NPD, testing and research through its extensive laboratories that cover microbiology, hygiene, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, brewing and cereal science, sensory and consumer studies, and packaging technology. Plus its food process hall and pilot plant facilities that include retorting, chilling, milling, baking, hygiene and packaging.
Bertrand Emond, Membership Ambassador at Campden BRI, added: “As the changing global context continues to transform the way we produce, distribute and consume food, businesses will need to ensure continuity of supply of safe, quality products. Our wide range of services help food and beverage producers manage all elements of supply chain resilience. This is from management systems and best practice, supplier quality assurance, improving food safety culture and risk communication, training, navigating ingredient variability and changes, and conducting analysis and testing, through to providing information and guidance on all these elements.”
To find out more about the membership package visit the Campden BRI website.
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