NCEFE is also collaborating with other key organisations in the sector, these include

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF)

FDF is the voice of the UK food and drink industry, the largest manufacturing sector in the country.

The National Skills Academy for Food and Drink (NSA)

NSA for Food and Drink comprises a prestigious and unique, UK-wide network of training provision for all learners in the food and drink industry.

Processing & Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA)

The PPMA is the UK's trade association for suppliers of processing and packaging machinery to the UK market and represents over 400 member and associate companies.

The Food Manufacturing Engineering Group (FMEG)

FMEG brings together professionals from food manufacturing, academia, research institutes and automation suppliers, with the goal of increasing the engineering research and development infrastructures within the sector and to promote best practice, whilst fostering advanced engineering in automation procedures.