BECOME A
MEMBER
Exporting food and drink? Providing services to food and drink exporters? It’s probably time you considered joining the FDEA community.
FDEA membership will help you to connect with our vibrant community, keep you informed of latest news and regulatory changes – it could be the most important connection you make this year.
FOOD AND DRINK MEMBERSHIP – A LEVEL TO SUIT YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS
LITE
FOOD AND DRINK MEMBERSHIP
A starter membership to keep you informed with news and connect with our network and visible to international buyers.
Includes:
- Member Portal
- Whatsapp Group
- Newsletter and member mailings
- Free webinar programme
- Export Helpdesk
- FDEA reports
- FDEA Member Meet Ups
- Knowledge library
- Discounts at in-person events
- Online Buyers Guide directory listing
£425/year or £39/month* plus VAT
*monthly contracts minimum 12 months
PRO
FOOD AND DRINK MEMBERSHIP
Our mid tier membership giving all the benefits of Lite plus addtional insights and events to deepen your knowledge and grow your network:
Includes:
- Quarterly focus groups online looking at a specific topic
- Worldwide report on 1 x HS Code to assess market share and opportunity for your product
- 2nd Delegate Discounts at FDEA events
- Bookable FDEA meeting table priority at major tradeshows (Anuga, SIAL, ISM)
£825/year or £75/month* plus VAT
*monthly contracts minimum 12 months
PREMIUM
FOOD AND DRINK MEMBERSHIP
Premium membership is for companies looking for more bespoke help with export strategy. All the benefits of Lite and Pro.
Includes:
- Guidance meetings on your export strategy
- Annual review with our FDEA exert
- Worldwide trade data report 2 x HS codes
- Priority listing in Online Buyers Guide with additional product shots
- Priority booking of FDEA meeting tale at major tradeshows (SIAL, Anuga and ISM)
£1320/year or £120/month* plus VAT
*monthly contracts minimum 12 months
Do you provide services to exporters?
Our service providers help exporters with a range of services from logistics to packaging, finance to legal documents.
Join our international team of in-market consultants skilled at helping UK brands enter their markets.
Membership requires pre-approval and spaces are limited. One expert member per market.
EXPORT SERVICE PROVIDER
MEMBERSHIP
Join our network of Trusted Service Providers and benefit from:
- Introductory mailing to the FDEA membership about your services
- Access to our online member portal to connect with members
- Listing on the Export Service Providers page of our website and on our member portal directory
- Webinars – an opportunity to showcase your expertise during your own webinar for members
- Inclusion of your relevant documents and guides in our Resource Library on the member portal
- FDEA member helpline: if members contact us with any related queries, we will signpost to you
- FDEA member Zoom meet ups: currently running every 3 weeks, join us for this informal get together with members and raise your profile.
- FDEA networking events at membership rates.
Membership requires approval. Limited places across key categories apply.
IN MARKET EXPERT
MEMBERSHIP
Join to benefit from a broad range of opportunities designed to demonstrate your expertise to connect the UK food and drink exporting community.
- Introductory mailing to the FDEA membership about your services.
- Access to our online member portal to connect with members
- Listing on the In Market Experts page on the FDEA website
- Opportunity to promote your company at FDEA events and a programme of market and skills based workshops throughout the year
- At least one dedicated online market workshop each year.
- Take part in membership discussion forums every 3 weeks – raise your profile amongst the community.
- Share Market updates for our fortnightly member newsletters
- Work with us to organise meet the buyer events in your specialist market.
- Speaker slots at FDEA events.
- Member of the FDEA Whatsapp Group
- Access to the FDEA Member Portal with full member directory, news, events jobs, resource library

Taylor’s of Harrogate
“FDEA provides invaluable networking opportunities whether it be at major trade exhibitions or through organised meetings. The team is very knowledgeable and can always point us in the right direction

Walkers Shortbread
“If you are starting off in Export, then this should be your first port of call. Their focus on food and drink, along with their knowledge is second to none”.

Nairn’s
“Networking is essential in our industry. There is so much to be learned from other companies and we have met countless people through FDEA to our mutual benefit”.