French Speciality Food Day showcases French delicacies
The French Trade Commission is delighted to invite members of the press to meet French producers of selected speciality foods on 24 March 2011 at the French Cultural Institute, in South Kensington, central London. This is the perfect opportunity to discover - and taste - new products, and take the time to meet French and British gourmets.
- (1888PressRelease) February 22, 2011 - The event, which is being held for the fifth time on 24 March 2011, is organised by the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in the UK.
The French Speciality Food Day will start at 9.30am with a conference on the British market for speciality and fine foods, including the market for French foods. The conference will be followed by a lunch/tasting at 12.30pm, which will be attended by French producers as well as British importers, retailers and buyers.
A range of food products will be on display, including speciality hot drinks, delicatessen meats and pâtés, chocolates and sweets. British food buyers and importers will have the opportunity to discover and sample these various high-quality products. The event will also give participants ample scope for networking.
Some of the companies due to attend are listed below; a catalogue with more details on each of the exhibitors is available upon request.
CHICOREE LEROUX
CHICOREE LEROUX is renowned in France for its delightful hot drinks made from chicory, which is a healthy alternative to coffee. The drink is available grounded, liquidised, dehydrated, or mixed with muesli.
For further information, please go to: www.leroux.fr
FRANCE BONBONS CARAMELS
FRANCE BONBONS CARAMELS offers an extensive range of small delicacies and sweets in different shapes, colours, flavours, recipes and textures. Specialities include nougats, marzipan and calissons - a traditional French sweet consisting of a smooth, pale-yellow and homogeneous paste of candied fruit. FRENCH BONBONS CARAMELS also offers a range of hard candies.
For further information, please go to: www.fbc-maffren.net
TRADITION GASCONNE
TRADITION GASCONNE makes a range of delicious terrines, pâtés, and confits, which are produced in south-western France.
For further information, please go to: www.traditiongasconne.com
UN WEEK END EN PROVENCE
UN WEEK END EN PROVENCE offers a wide range of quality, high-end DOP-certified olive oils in exclusive packaging, all made in the Provence region of south-eastern France.
CONFISERIE FLORIAN
CONFISERIE FLORIAN offers a wide range of confectionery products, including strips of lemon (or orange peel) coated in sugar, chocolate-coated ginger, and crystallised flowers made from fragrant rose petals, from violets, and from verbena, all picked in the French countryside and then soaked in sugar syrup.
For further information, please go to: www.confiserieflorian.com
CONFITURES CHATELAIN
CONFITURES CHATELAIN offers jam recipes relying on natural ingredients, with at least 55% fruit, no preservatives, and no artificial colourings. CONFITURES CHATELAIN also produces an organic range of jams.
For further information, please go to: www.confiturerie-chatelain.fr
About the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE
The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in London assists trade development between France and the UK; it offers a wide range of services to French-based companies, so as to assist them in their business activities within the UK. As such, the Trade Commission organises B2B events in the form of conferences and networking opportunities, mainly in London.
The Speciality Food event will be held at the French Cultural Institute in London, on 24 March 2011, and will start at 9.30am. Journalists may choose to attend the tasting event only, which will take place from 12.30pm.
Journalists wishing to attend will require a formal invitation, where details of the exact location will be provided. Invitations are restricted to a limited number. Please contact Ms Mary-Ann Williams, Press Officer, or Ms Amélie Galatry, Senior Trade Adviser, for more information.
Ms Amélie Galatry can be reached on telephone number 0207 0204 3653 (direct line) and, by email, on amelie.galatry ( @ ) ubifrance dot fr dot
For further information, please contact :
Quote ref. : FTPB3539
Ms Mary-Ann WILLIAMS - Press Officer
UBIFRANCE Press Office in London
Tel: +44 (0) 207 024 3640
mary-ann.williams ( @ ) ubifrance dot fr
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