First Honey Co-operative
First Honey Co-operative started in 1994 with a few beekeepers whose shared dream was to start a honey marketing co-operative. The dream slowly became a reality, firstly with the help of Coventry Co-operative Development Agency who established the Co-operative as a limited company and then with the enthusiastic support of Nestlé. Nestlé agreed to market and pack the Co-operative's honey. Nestlé also provided material assistance to First Honey Co-operative and registered the brand name 'Beekeeper' which is exclusive to the Co-operative's.
Under a new project supported by a grant from DEFR (formerly MAFF), First
Honey Co-operative are marketing blended and monofloral honeys to non-supermarket
outlets under the FHC logo. The project aims to secure alternative outlets
at top prices for FHC members' honey and to establish the FHC name in the
market place.
Members of the Co-operative are independent beekeepers who supply some of
their honey to the Co-operative. The honey from individual members' hives
is poured into large barrels at the Co-operative collection centres and then
transported to the packer for packing into jars for supply to the retailer.
The day to day work of the Co-operative is to make all this happen - from
negotiating contracts and orders to quality control, delivery and finance.
First Honey Co-operative is a non-profit making company. At the start it
was run by volunteers but as the membership and business grows it will become
a professionally run company.
Website http://www.firsthoney.co.uk
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