Who we are
What we do
Get involved
For businesses doing the hard yards.
For those producing locally, with local ingredients, and supporting a local supply chain, for the benefit of people and planet — the Slow Food Drinks Forum offers support through a collective voice, commercial opportunities, and a network.
Who we are
A community of UK drinks producers, brought together under Slow Food UK.
We’re brewers, distillers, winemakers, cider and mead makers, and everyone in between — united not by category, but by a shared way of working. Local ingredients. Honest supply chains. A stake in the land we source from, and in the people who work it. The forum is where that shared philosophy becomes something practical: a place for members to be heard, to trade, and to grow together.
As a trade forum, we carry on the good work of Slow Food, with a focus on drinks.
What we do
Three ways the forum works for members — today, and as it grows.
Collective Voice
Advocacy & market access
In partnership with Slow Food, the forum supports members’ route to market through retail outreach, and lobbies on the issues that matter to independent drinks businesses.
- Dismantling adverse policies and taxations, and barriers in accessing local consumers
- Building community empowerment and the rights of local and heritage producers
- Collectively rebuilding local supply chains
Commercial Opportunities
Platform & visibility
A presence at Slow Food’s own festivals and partner food festivals, starting with the Slow Drinks Bar — currently in trial — with an ambition to grow into a dedicated Slow Drinks Festival — as well as retailer listings and routes to market.
Network
Community & support
Connections between like-minded producers, for knowledge-sharing, mutual support, and commercial collaboration.
Get involved
Where the conversation happens, and how to join it.
Email list
Membership of the Slow Food Drinks Forum requires a Slow Food UK Supporter Membership. Once you’re a member, you’re welcome in every channel above.
Have questions first? Email us and we’ll point you in the right direction.
