Food and drink

Celebrating Lancashire's great local produce

Lancashire is focusing on food and drink during 2008.

Taste Lancashire 08, co-ordinated by Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, is a year of food and drink to celebrate Lancashire's great local produce, in partnership with Liverpool's 2008 European Capital of Culture celebrations.

It's a year of events and promotions championing accredited places to eat, local producers, farmers' markets, young chefs and fine local food and drink including Lancashire cheese, Morecambe Bay potted shrimps and sarsaparilla.

A presentation explaining the purpose of the year can be viewed opposite and a Toolkit showing how to become a partner and using the partner logo and branding in your own marketing material is available.

How to get involved

To get involved and become a partner your business/organisation should be either award-winning, have a recognised accreditation or be committed to supplying quality Lancashire produce, as follows:

• Places to eat - should be Taste Lancashire accredited or have a Michelin or AA Rosette award
• Pubs - As above or CAMRA recognised
• Producers - members of Made in Lancashire making Lancashire produce
• Retailers - serving quality Lancashire produce
• Others - includes Lancashire's local authorities

If you do want to get involved as a partner and are eligible, please contact Barbara Howorth at the tourist board on 01257 224967 or bhoworth@lbtbltd.com for a free copy of the Toolkit. Please note the partner logo is sent to you separtely after you have received the Toolkit.

www.tastelancashire08.com is the campaign website for 2008.