Shoppers treated to new Loughborough Christmas Food and Drink Festival

Loughborough is staging a festive food and drink market featuring a range of great-tasting goodies.

The Loughborough Christmas Food and Drink Festival is being held on Friday December 16th – and coincides with a craft fair in the Market Place.

Running from 10am to 4pm, the event gives shoppers the chance to pick up unusual Christmas gifts and buy delicious food and drink direct from producers.

Stallholders will be selling a range of mouth-watering items including meat, cheese, olives, speciality oils, sausages, curry pastes, roast potatoes, pies, Caribbean sauces, sweets, chocolates, crepes, cakes, cider, liqueurs and wine.

The Wildlife Trust will also be running a stall at the event, which is the latest in a number of food and drink markets organised for Loughborough by East Midlands Fine Foods on behalf of Charnwood Borough Council.

“This will be a great opportunity for shoppers to buy some really tasty products for Christmas direct from those who are making them,” said Fiona Anderson, from East Midlands Fine Foods.

“Markets and fairs are an excellent way to meet producers and those who have a strong knowledge about the items that they are selling. They can give tips on how best to cook or serve something, and what its origins are.”
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ouncillor Paul Harley, Charnwood Borough Council’s Cabinet member for Leisure and Culture, said: “The Christmas food and drink market is part of our packed Country Comes To Town Christmas Programme which is helping the Borough feel festive while offering up some Yuletide treats!

“The food and drink market is the perfect venue to find something a little bit special for the Christmas dinner table this year while you could even pick up a last minute Christmas gift for your loved ones.

“It is yet another example of why you need to look no further than Loughborough for your Christmas shopping this year!”

For details call East Midlands Fine Foods on 0115 9758810.

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East Midlands Fine Foods seeks applications from stall holders for October and December markets in Loughborough

Speciality food and drink producers are being given new opportunities to sell direct to the public with the launch of fine food markets in Loughborough in October and December.

Loughborough English Food and Drink Festival events will be staged on Sunday October 23rd and again on December 16th.

The markets, which are being run by regional food group East Midlands Fine Foods on behalf of Charnwood Borough Council, are open to artisan food and drink producers across the UK and follow a similar event held in April for the first time.

“The Loughborough English Food and Drink Festival in April provided a great chance for speciality food and drink firms to sell direct to the public,” said Jo Taylor, events manager at East Midlands Fine Foods.

“We’re hoping to have a good range of producers at both the October and December events.”

The festivals will be held in the Market Place, Loughborough, in the centre of the town.

Organisers are looking for all sorts of producers from cheese makers to chutney producers and bread makers to beer suppliers.

“There are so many wonderful products made in the East Midlands and beyond, so we’re hoping for an excellent array of items for shoppers,” added Jo.

For details about stalls, call East Midlands Fine Foods on 0115 9758810.

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Speciality food and drink producers invited to take part in Loughborough English Food and Drink Festival

Artisan food and drink producers from across the UK are being invited to take part in Loughborough English Food and Drink Festival.

The event is returning for a second time on Sunday June 26th after being launched in April.

Now organiser East Midlands Fine Foods, which is running the market on behalf of Charnwood Borough Council, is inviting applications for stalls.

“We hope to have a wide range of producers, from craft bakers to artisan chocolatiers,” said Jo Taylor, events co-ordinator at East Midlands Fine Foods. “We hope to be selling everything from speciality cheeses to top quality meats, and all sorts of items in between.”

The festival will be held in the Market Place, Loughborough, in the centre of the town, between 10am and 4pm.

For details about stalls, call East Midlands Fine Foods on 0115 9758810.

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