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HOW TO SOURCE LOCAL, SCOTTISH PRODUCESCOTLANDFOOD & DRINKFREE TO ACCESS BUYERS’ GUIDE TO OVER 1,300 LOCAL SCOTTISH PRODUCERSScotland Food & Drink is the leadershiporganisation for the food and drink industryin Scotland. It aims to grow the value of theindustry to £12.5billion by 2017 and build Scotland‘sreputation as a ‘Land of Food and Drink’.SF&D’s website www.scotlandfoodanddrink.orgincludes a free to access Buyers’ Guide to over 1,300Scottish producers. You can search this Buyers’ Guideby area or food sector to source fantastic Scottishproduce from across the country.In the past, Scotland Food & Drink has given helpand advice to event organisers, working with eventsas diverse as the World Pipe Band Championships inGlasgow and Orkney International Science Festival toenhance the appeal and profitability of their food anddrink offer.For more information about Scotland Food & Drinkand how it can help your event, visit the website atwww.scotlandfoodanddrink.org or email Fiona Richmondat fiona.richmond@scotlandfoodanddrink.org.The website offers a one-stop-shop for informationon producers and suppliers across Scotland and anew showcase featuring event-ready producers hasalso been developed. Other SF&D projects whichcan benefit your business or event include Access toMarkets and INSIGHTS.7
HOW TO SOURCE LOCAL, SCOTTISH PRODUCELOCAL HOTELS,RESTAURANTSANDSHOPSOften the best help in enhancing yourevent’s catering offer is available right onyour doorstep, through the support oflocal businesses who sell food and drink every dayof the week.Details of such businesses can usually be easilyaccessed through Local Authorities, Chambers ofCommerce, Traders Associations and other localnetworks. You can contact businesses through apersonal approach, advertising or editorial coveragein local media, or by taking up recommendationsfrom other event organisers or local people.Fringe by the Sea is a week-long festival of comedy,music, literature and film that has taken place in NorthBerwick during August for the past four years. It nowattracts over 7,000 visitors a year to its five venues.In 2011, the event organisers set up a food marqueeat North Berwick Harbour where visitors were offeredtasty local produce prepared and served by theWaterside Bistro, a local restaurant. Dishes rangedfrom hog roast rolls with crackling and homemadeapple sauce to strawberries and cream.The local Belhaven Brewery provided headlinesponsorship for the festival and worked with localbar, The Ship Inn, to offer an excellent range of localbeers, as well as local ciders from Thistly Cross, in aSpiegeltent close to the food marquee.In addition, the Scottish Seabird Centre, NorthBerwick’s most popular visitor attraction, hosted aCabaret Cafe with catering provided by their ownin-house team, who work with numerous localsuppliers and producers as a matter of policy.The result was a range of outlets professionally runby experienced local businesses who provided highquality, local food and drink that helped to createa festival-style atmosphere. The Fringe by the Seaorganisers are now planning a range of new facilitiesand activities for future years to make food and drinkan even stronger selling point of the festival.Further details of Fringe by the Sea can be found atwww.fringebythesea.co.uk.8
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