A NORTH Somerset venue that helps develop food and drink brands was on-camera for a BBC One Show feature this week.

The Food WorksSW, in Weston-super-Mare, was the star of a special feature produced by Yeti Television for BBC1’s The One Show.

The evening programme ran a report on the centre and its staff, presented by Young Masterchef judge and YouTube food star, Hasan Semay (Big Has).

Hasan travelled to the not-for-profit centre to meet some of the producers who rely on its facilities, and to find out more about its specialist kitchens and the technical experts who help food, drink and hospitality businesses to grow and innovate.

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During filming, Big Has interviewed Birmingham-based chocolatiers and Dragons Den winners Russell & Atwell, who regularly use the centre to experiment with flavours and produce micro batches of their fresh chocolates.

They also spoke to Alli Briaris, of non-alcoholic aperitif brand The Drinks Kitchen, who says the centre has been instrumental to the growth of her business.

North Somerset vegan cheese producer Ellie Brown was also featured, talking about her company Kinda Co, who is now based in one of the centre’s 12 purpose-built food grade production units.

Simon Gregory, director at The Food WorksSW, said: “We’re extremely proud of our incredible staff and centre and are so delighted that The One Show showed to a national audience all that we do at Food Works to help food and drink businesses. I hope it inspires other businesses to discover us.”

The centre opened in Weston in 2020, and has since supported 300 businesses, helping them develop, diversify and grow their product and menu offerings.

It has also recently announced its first ever partnership opportunity, giving businesses the chance to support existing and emerging food and drink brands.

For more on the centre, and support opportunities, contact Simon via simon@foodworks-sw.co.uk.