MEDIA RELEASE
 

 
11.12.02
 

CORNISH FOOD AND BUSINESS WEBSITE GOES LIVE

With the launch of its website in early December, Cornwall Taste of the West adds another service to its members and to food and drink businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The service also extends to consumers wanting to know more about the best of Cornish food and drink.

“It will be a one-stop shop in a website that will give businesses and consumers easy access to everything they want to know about our grant schemes, our Objective One programme and where to find top class Cornish food and drink,” said Carol Trewin, Cornwall Manager of Taste of the West.

“We hope to make the new website the first site visited by businesses, consumers and tourists, both within the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Objective One area and across the rest of Britain, when it comes to wanting to find out more about the best Cornish food and drink.”

For businesses the website, www.cornwalltasteofthewest.co.uk, has comprehensive information on grant funding available through its Objective One programme. It also gives details of shows and events the organisation is supporting or organising, and other services provided by Cornwall Taste of the West and its parent organisation, Taste of the West. It provides easy links to other Objective One funded umbrella schemes and relevant business services.

For consumers hungry to find out more about Cornish food and drink the website provides links to specialist food and drink producers, other key Cornish food websites, including Cornish mail order and hamper services.

“Cornwall produces some top class food and drink, but not everyone knows where it can be bought or which pubs, hotels and restaurants concentrate on serving local produce,” Carol Trewin explained. “This site will provide the answers to those queries and will continue developing to match the growth in interest in local food and drink.”

For more information visit the website by clicking on the logo or call Cornwall Taste of the West on 01579 349363.

Editors notes:

Cornwall Taste of the West is a £3 million Objective One umbrella project, funded by the European Agricultural Guarantee and Guidance Fund (EAGGF), the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and private matched funding. It is part of the Taste of the West regional food group. Cornwall Taste of the West’s four year project includes a trade development programme, a marketing grant scheme and a capital grants scheme, available to small and medium sized food businesses that produce, sell or process speciality, in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. For more information contact Carol Trewin, Cornwall Taste of the West, 01579 349363, or Grace Lobb, mobile 07813 930013.
Taste of the West is the regional food group for the six counties of the South West, offering business development and trade support to food & drink producers. It is supported by Food From Britain, the National Farmers’ Union and DEFRA.

Cornwall Taste of the West, 7 The Courtyard, Trewolland, Liskeard, PL14 3NL.

Tel: 01579 349363
Fax: 01579 342290
Mobile: 07813 930013

 


Jason Clark
Communications Manager
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Tel: 01872 241379
Fax: 01872 241388

jason@dclark.co.uk