Hotels and B&Bs
Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight highlights the wealth of
produce on offer to consumers. It also encourages the food industry
- from restaurants to retailers and caterers - to source and
champion quality Scottish produce, supporting the people who
produce our food and drink.
The aim of the Fortnight is to encourage people to discover,
buy, eat and enjoy the food and drink produced on their doorstep,
building Scotland's reputation for excellent quality produce. Sales
of Scottish brands have risen 22% since 2007 and we aim to support
continual growth. In addition, recent research shows that named
ingredients of local provenance command a premium.
Downloadable promotional material is available from the Materials section of this
website. It includes posters of various designs in A3 and A4
format, shelf barkers and stickers. The Fortnight logo is also
available for use. For more information or to discuss your
involvement, contact fortnight@scotlandfoodanddrink.org.
There are countless ways to celebrate the Fortnight. Here are some
of our suggestions:
- Highlight locally sourced produce on your menu throughout the
fortnight
- Host a special Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight day
- Serve a special regional menu to your guests, highlighting the
wealth of delicious produce in your area
- Offer a special Scottish breakfast for the Fortnight, using
only Scottish produce
- Showcase a different Scottish producer each day on your menus,
with dishes focussed on that ingredient, e.g. tomatoes, beef,
venison, pheasant, beer or chocolate
- Offer a discounted Scottish set menu for lunch and/or
dinner
- Create a flyer showing guests where they can buy great local
produce to take home as a memento of their visit, or sell small
treats like Scottish chocolate from your reception desk
- Use the Eat Scottish pledge at facebook.com/eatscottish as a sales tool, the
#eatScottish hashtag in your Fortnight tweeting, and follow @ScotFoodFort
to keep up with all the Fortnight news
- Make sure you tell us about any events you run, so we can list
them on the website for free, and help you promote them
However you get involved this Fortnight, we'd love to hear about
it! Message us on facebook.com/eatscottish, keep us up to date
on Twitter or email us at fortnight@scotlandfoodanddrink.org.
