| Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight September 4-19 |
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08 June 2010
Taking place from 4-19 September 2010, the event is set to be the biggest and best yet. 2010 will be the second year Scotland Food & Drink has run the food and drink festival, which has been created to highlight the healthy, locally sourced food and drink available throughout the country. Last year many businesses took part in Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight ranging from major international brands to small artisan producers. It's an excellent way of boosting business profile in the local area and driving customers to purchase. Here are some tips on how your business could get involved: Independent and specialist retailers
Bars/restaurants/food service
Paul McLaughlin, chief executive of Scotland Food & Drink said: "Feedback from businesses showed that being involved in Scotland Food & Drink Fortnight had a positive impact on their business. It acts as a strong promotional platform and allows organisations to boast about the fantastic array of produce available from Scotland."
The food and drink event is a key part of the Scottish Government's Year of Food & Drink. For more information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Key opportunity to showcase to foodservice buyers - ScotHot 2011 Are you interested in showcasing to key foodservice buyers? Scotland Food & Drink is currently considering the possibility of creating a Foodservice Showcase at ScotHot 2011, to be held from 28 Feb - 02 March at the SECC, Glasgow. ScotHot is Scotland's leading event for the foodservice and hospitality industry north of the border - www.scothot.co.uk We will only go ahead if there is enough interest from companies, so we would very much welcome your expressions of interest by no later than Monday 24th May. The Scotland Food & Drink showcase area would offer shell-scheme stands of 1.5 x 2 sqm, with a host of added benefits including cold-storage, 24-hour electricity, sink and wash-up area, extensive PR & marketing opportunities. We also aim to offer an attractive rate at less than £600 +VAT for the duration of the event.
Feedback from previous exhibitors, including our members Taste of Arran, has been very positive: "We did this show last year after an absence of a few years. Last year was terrific for us and we did pick up a significant amount of business which is why we'd consider going again. From what I could tell, most food exhibitors also had a good show" Maureen McKenna, Taste of Arran "ScotHot has proven to be an excellent venue for Lomond Fine Foods Ltd in previous years. It has allowed us to interact directly with existing and prospective customers and generate excitement and orders for new products. We are looking forward to ScotHot 2011 and are confident that we will generate substantial new business as we have every time we have exhibited at this event." Sam Henderson, Managing Director, Lomond Fine Foods Ltd. Please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Monday 24th May to register your interest and find out more.
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