date:May 29, 2012
o inform public policies, research strategies and investment programmes.
Ridgman applauded the dynamism of the rising numbers of start-up food and drink firms and described the food manufacturing industry as one of the most innovative sectors of British industry in general.
Food businesses
There are very low barriers of entry in the food business, he said. You can start as a micro with an innovative idea and a niche market product at relatively cheap cost. But the challenge then is to scale u