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Kirklees Council: Mayor’s Year of Local Food Promotion

02/11/2009

Showcasing local food products to potential buyers from restaurants, cafes, farm shops, hotels, hospitality/tourism businesses, independent retailers and supermarkets in order to promote greater take up of local produce and menus within Kirklees outlets.

2.00pm
Welcome and opening of Producer’s Local Food Exhibition by Mayor & Kirklees Celebrity Chefs

3.00pm
Local Food Showcase/Demonstration by Chefs: Timothy Bilton, Butchers Arms, Hepworth and Barrington Douglas, Discovery Bay, Huddersfield

3.30pm
Local Producer Success Stories:
Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream – Louise Holmes, WS Bentley’s Cress – Jan Bentley (tbc), Longley Farm Dairy – Jimmy Dickinson & Konrad Schwoch (tbc)

4.30pm
Prize Draw

5.00pm
Close of Exhibition

25 stands are available for local food producers in the following categories:

Meat including cooked pies / Poultry / Bakery including bread, cakes, biscuits and confectionery / Dairy including eggs & ice cream / Fruit & veg / Drinks including brewers / Pickles/chutneys/jams/honey / Cooked Food Producers (not retail) e.g. soups, curries

Exhibitors registered so far include local producers of free range turkeys, hand-baked cakes in unusual flavours, ice-cream, locally roasted coffees, fruit & veg, soup and pickles.

The following specialist support agencies will also be exhibiting:

Yorkshire Food Group – Deliciouslyorkshire
Yorkshire Food & Drink Hub
Kirklees Council Environmental Services: “Scores on the Doors”
ABLE II Project
Business Link (tbc)
Rural Development Fund
Kirklees Council: Food & Drink Festivals & Farmers’ Markets
Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
West Yorkshire Trading Standards
Design Futures: Sheffield Hallam University’s specialist food packaging design centre (tbc).

http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/events/localfood/localfood.shtml

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