Information for Producers

BigBarn's mission is to reconnect consumers with their local producers/retailers of local food and encourage trade and communication. This means helping consumers find the story of the food they buy and in the process gain trust in their food and local supplier.

If you are a local producer, or supplier who can tell the story of the food you sell, or would like help to tell it, read on. Or, if you already know about BigBarn and paying for membership click here to complete the form.

BigBarn in brief

BigBarn has been trading for 10 years and gets thousands of visitors per day, to bigbarn.co.uk, and to the BigBarn map via the 54+ websites that have our map and MarketPlace open within their own websites. Click to see the latest list of websites with our map.

You can have a premium listing (see below for benefits) for as little as £45+VAT every 6 months or trade up to a MarketPlace membership for £65 + VAT and benefit from an online shop to also be promoted in MarketPlace on BigBarn and all partner websites.

Our partners earn a commission from sales through Marketplace so if you have an online shop it pays them to promote you.

If you would rather talk through the benefits of joining BigBarn call us on 01480 890 970 or to get listed and pay with your credit card now. Click here and complete the form or if already on the map, visit admin here and type in your user name and password.

If you would like to know more about BigBarn first, read on.

BigBarn is social enterprise. We act on behalf of our community's of producers listed and consumers visiting. Unlike other websites from the dot com boom we are not owned by city fat cats or venture capitalists and we cannot be sold unless it is in the best interest of the BigBarn community. For more read our About us page.

The BigBarn map and foody information is free to consumers. We do however need to pay our staff so have set up a premium listing service so that producers pay a little to have a listing on BigBarn and all the other sites that have the BigBarn map.

We believe this is fair and a bigger listing will help to encourage consumers to visit and buy. 80% of people say they want to buy local food but only 20% actually do. Our mission is to get consumers to make the big change from the supermarket habit to shopping locally. Even if it means changing to local shopping every week and the supermarket once a month.

So if you would like to find local customers sign up now, choose your membership option to fit with your marketing plans, then update your information with your password whenever you want. We will update you with our monthly 'Producer newsletter' including discounts available and promotional opportunities, like our Cheaper than the Supermarket campaign or Crop For The Shop initiative.

BigBarn Promotional Options

Premium Membership £45 +vat every 6 months

A large icon on the BigBarn map and all the websites that have the BigBarn map
A password to update your listing at any time
A long description to personalise your listing
Your website linked from your icon
Discounts on products and services including; discounted credit card service with Lloyds cardnet (1.2% on credit cards, 14.5p debit cards) and our courier deal (£6.10+VAT next day up to 25kg)
Full search engine optimisation for your business listing and products
Your news or special offers included in our newsletter and home page to be read by your local subscribers.
A copy of our monthly emailed Producer Newsletter with latest news and offers and to remind you to quickly update your listing.
Local and national PR opportunities with our many partner websites.
The right to flag your icon in admin with Crop for the Shop or Cheaper than the Supermarket flags.

Premium and MarketPlace membership £65+vat every 6 months

As above, plus:

Your own full e-commerce online shop in MarketPlace, a red icon and the right to join any seasonal promotions.
Full telephone support to set up your shop, maintain it and maximise sales.
The ability to set up Discount codes to test different marketing options.
The ability to set up a Deal of the Day to be promoted on the BigBarn home page, newsletter to 23,000 people and on partner websites.

*To reduce costs and save time all payments can be made on line in our admin system by credit card. Payments are taken by Futurepay, and like a standing order, the fee is taken from your card every 6 months unless cancelled. We will email warnings of the payments and after each payment a VAT invoice will be as emailed from our office.

If you are a registered Charity or think you should not pay to be on the BigBarn, or for an alternative way to pay, or for more information and help in admin, simply call us on 01480 890 970.

Discounts Currently Available to Members

We want to save our members more than they pay us, as some are already doing with our Lloyds Cardnet deal. Here is the list of discounts we currently offer. New ones will be added to this page and included in our Producers Newsletter.

Discounts for BigBarn members:

Lloyds Cardnet Offer a members the special rate of 1.2% on credit cards and 14.5p on debit cards
O21 Courier rate of £6.10+VAT nation wide, overnight, up to 25kg
Hovat Printers Offer members a 10% discount on, their already, reduced rates for leaflet & label printing
Cornish Seasalt Offer members a special discount on their first order Fairfields Crisps Offer members a free 100 pack box with every first order of 4 100 pack boxes of potato crisps
Little's Coffee Offer members a 50% first order discount on Little's Flavoured Coffees

Lloyds Cardnet

Our unique offer with Lloyds Cardnet will offer you the following:

Turnover	Credit cards	Debit Cards
£0 - £250k	1.2%	14.5p
£251k - £500k	1.17%	14p
£501k - £1m	1.15%	13.5p
£1m plus	personalised

The above rates are for transactions processed and authorised through on line electronic terminals.

Other benefits

Terminals available from £14 + VAT per month
No Joining Fee (usually £175)
No minimum monthly charge
Three months free trial of Lloyds web access system
Merchant Cash express

O21 Courier Deal

O21 Courier rate of £6.10+VAT nation wide, overnight, up to 25kg

We have recognised that setting up a courier deal is very difficult and extremely costly for small infrequent orders. BigBarn members can take advantage of this special rate whatever you order numbers.

For sign up forms and more details call BigBarn on 01480 890 970.

Cornish Sea Salt exclusive offer for BigBarn members:

Offer your customers a pure and natural flavour of the Cornish coast with our complimentary 'taste test' kit.

Sign up for our taster pack which includes 12 x 225g pouches, 6 x 500g tubs, point of sale, free delivery, inclusion on our on-line store locator and the chance to net a tasty margin - and Big Barn traders receive a complimentary in-store 'taste test' kit.

The 'taste test' kit can work un-manned in store and allows your customers to compare Cornish Sea Salt against a traditional table salt using the props we provide. Our trial delis and farm shops have seen great results.

"Not only did the taste test really boost sales of Cornish Sea Salt but it also got our customers thinking about the health benefits of using a sea salt over traditional table salt and offers something interactive to do in the store."
Hannabeth Johnson - The Corner Deli, Porthleven

The Tide Is Turning towards Cornish Sea Salt, don't miss the boat. Telephone: 0845 337 5277, E-mail: sales@cornishseasalt.co.uk

A special 50% First Order Discount is available to all retailers for Little's Flavoured Instant Coffees

9 uniquely formulated tastes resonate in a base of seriously smooth 100% Mild Arabica freeze dried coffee. Honest natural flavours are alive in coffee; literally an aroma genie in a jar. Lift the lid and a sweet natural magic fills the room. In the cup is a perfect palette pleasing sensation.

We have designed a very stylish and up-market pack that displays well on your shelf and our sales results have shown that consumers will be attracted to purchase this new product.

We are able to supply you directly with a minimum - delivery included - of 72 selling units with 6 shrink wrapped in a tray for each flavour ordered.

This is a sensational opportunity to stock this product for only £0.73 per 50g jar (normal price £1.45).

Fairfields Crisps exclusive offer for BigBarn members

Why not try our crisps with a special 5 for the price of 4 on your first order of delicious Fairfields Farm potato crisps.

Made from the whole home grown potatoes, freshly sliced, cooked and packed. We do not sell to the supermarkets so your customers will come back for more!

To take up this offer call Vanessa or Laura on 01206 241 613 or email < hello@fairfieldsfarmcrisps.co.uk quoting BigBarn.

Label & Leaflet Printing offer with Hovat Printers for BigBarn members.

From your very first contact with Hovat you will experience the highest level of quality, service and expertise to meet the demands of today's packaging and labelling needs. Our team of dedicated professionals are highly motivated and committed to achieving customer satisfaction.

Among the quality standards that Hovat hold is the BRC/IOP technical standards for food packaging. The wealth of experience and expertise that Hovat can offer is backed up by an in-house studio with design and reprographic capabilities.

Hovat can provide labelling and packaging solutions from eight colour, special shaped die cut labels on a reel to standard blank stock for overprinting. Utilising the digital press Hovat are able to supply from a single unit to a full production run. Other services available include a Print Bureau Service for overprinting and barcode production and Hovat branded labels in all Avery specifications.

Hovat is offering BIGBARN members a 10% discount on all new orders placed throughout 2009.

Please contact Chris Cursley on 01622 208 144 or email chris.cursley@hovat.co.uk for further details.