Local producers including From Dorset with Love, Badger and Bumble, Lulubelles cakes, Filbert’s Fine Foods, The Dorset Charcuterie Company and Oxford’s Bakery will descend upon the Bournemouth International Centre on Tuesday March 13 and Wednesday March 14 to fill the show’s Market Place area.

 

With the aim to inspire people to learn about locally-produced food, the Market Place will have a street market ambience and give visiting caterers, chefs and hoteliers the opportunity to meet small local producers, taste and compare regional food and drink and get to know the true story behind the product, as well as learn about the benefits of buying local produce. 

 

Lee Morton of The Dorset Charcuterie Company says: “With quality and provenance high on the consumer agenda, the Market Place will enable regional food and drink producers such as ourselves to showcase the superb quality of their products. Producers place a great deal of importance on building strong relationships with local suppliers and farmers and this show will provide us with a perfect opportunity to make new connections to people committed to foods that are fresh, wholesome and taste superb.”

 

Show organiser, Anna Wallis, adds: “The Market Place brings a new and informal dimension to this trade exhibition. By choosing local produce people not only enjoy the best but they also make an essential contribution to the sustainability of the countryside, the rural economy, environment and our market towns. In showcasing small local producers of organic and regional products we’re sure this area will, without doubt, be an extremely popular and tasty section of the show, with vibrant food and drink on offer to tantalise those taste buds.”