The Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Forum, established in 2003, aims to increase the profile of the food and drink industry and provide a range of benefits to the sector, in particular:

 

* providing meeting and networking opportunities for food producers, their customers, suppliers and service providers.

 

* delivering a high quality programme of speakers, discussion and challenge on subjects of direct relevance.

 

*Ensuring that businesses are up to date with the services offered by Scotland Food & Drink and other sources, to support their development.

 

 

Caledonian Concepts: Forum Co-ordinator

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The Williamson Foodservice Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards, coming in to their sixth year, complement the work of the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Forum by encouraging food and drink businesses to be innovative, forward thinking and collaborative and by celebrating excellence and achievement.  With some of the best natural produce in the world, the Awards showcase the wide range of food and drink products in the region and the equally diverse profile of businesses, from internationally renowned companies to small innovative producers.

 

Caledonian Concepts: full event management service including managing entry and judging process, sponsorship, PR & marketing and management of Awards Ceremony & Dinner.

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Our brief was to create and manage a display pavilion in the famous Food Halls of Harrods in London to showcase a range of products from the food & drink, giftware and hospitality sectors from Ross-shire. Entitled 'The Riches of Ross & Cromarty', this successful pilot project featured a total of 20 companies during the week-long exhibition. A major part of the initiative was to develop e-commerce and online trading for companies in Ross-shire; and a web portal and online business directory were created with this in mind.

Caledonian Concepts: Creation of overall concept and brand and marketing strategy; liaison with exhibiting companies; production of marketing materials including online business directory, promotional DVD and website; logistics and staffing.