Technology Partners are software companies, platforms and technology providers whose products or expertise can help cheese businesses work better.
The partnership helps make useful technology easier to understand, test and use, while keeping commercial relationships clear.
Start with the problem, not the product
Cheese businesses do not need more technology simply for the sake of it.
They need tools that solve real problems, save time, reduce friction or help them make better decisions.
Technology Partnership gives providers a practical way to contribute technical knowledge, help members understand what is available and support useful testing and learning.
Technology should appear in the Network because it is useful, not simply because a provider has paid for visibility.
Who is Technology Partnership for?
Technology Partners might provide:
- Ecommerce platforms
- CRM and email tools
- Website and content platforms
- Payment technology
- Booking and event systems
- Stock and inventory tools
- Point-of-sale systems
- Logistics and fulfilment technology
- Loyalty platforms
- Analytics and reporting tools
- AI tools and platforms
- Product information and traceability systems
- Integration and automation platforms
If your main offer is specialist professional expertise rather than a technology product, Delivery Partnership will usually be the better fit.
What do Technology Partners contribute?
A Technology Partner should bring useful technical knowledge or practical value into the Network.
That might include:
- Product knowledge explained clearly
- Demonstrations or training
- Trial access, credits or discounts
- Technical documentation
- Integration guidance
- Testing support
- Research or data
- Product feedback sessions
- Digital Toolkit resources
- AI Lab experiments
- Working Group participation
- Shared Project support
- Technical development where separately agreed
Technology Partners are not expected to provide unlimited free software, development or support.
What do Technology Partners get?
Technology Partnership should create value for both sides.
Depending on the relationship, this may include:
- Recognition as a Technology Partner
- A partner profile explaining your technology and its use cases
- Relevant Community participation
- Visibility of Network Missions and priorities
- Opportunities to contribute to the Digital Toolkit
- AI Lab participation where relevant
- Technical input into Working Groups
- Feedback from practical use and Network Insights
- Visibility of relevant Shared Projects
- Opportunities to offer useful member trials, credits or discounts
Partner status does not mean The Cheese Network automatically recommends or endorses your product. Comparisons and recommendations remain independent.
Become a Technology Partner
Tell us what your technology does, the problems it solves and how it could help cheese businesses.
We can then look at the fit, how you could contribute and what a useful Technology Partnership might involve.
Interested in becoming a Technology Partner? Get in touch.