Scottish Borders Launches Food-Tourism Drive
The Scottish Borders has launched a new initiative aimed at putting the region on Scotland's food-tourism map.
'Taste Scottish Borders,' is being funded by Scottish Borders Council and Scottish Enterprise, and brings together all of the area's food and drink offerings under one banner. Awards, food festivals, individual establishments and food producers will be showcased in a bid to highlight the area more effectively as a top destination for foodie travellers and enthusiasts.
The food and drink industry attracts revenues of around £144 million to the Borders economy each year, employing around 10% of the region's working population.
The area boasts boasts some of the country's best hotels and restaurants, including the Horseshoe Inn at Eddleston, The Buccleuch Arms in St Boswells which and The Black Bull in Lauder.
'Current figures suggest that 22% of tourism spend is on food- and drink-related activities, and in the Borders this amounts to around £62 million annually,' says says Nicola Watt from Scottish Enterprise.
The Taste Scottish Borders initiative involves support for a mix of existing and new elements to the Scottish Borders food calendar, including the well established Borders Banquet Food Festival, the Taste Scottish Borders Food Fair at the Border Union Show, and the Peebles Food Festival.
'Taste Scottish Borders,' is being funded by Scottish Borders Council and Scottish Enterprise, and brings together all of the area's food and drink offerings under one banner. Awards, food festivals, individual establishments and food producers will be showcased in a bid to highlight the area more effectively as a top destination for foodie travellers and enthusiasts.
The food and drink industry attracts revenues of around £144 million to the Borders economy each year, employing around 10% of the region's working population.
The area boasts boasts some of the country's best hotels and restaurants, including the Horseshoe Inn at Eddleston, The Buccleuch Arms in St Boswells which and The Black Bull in Lauder.
'Current figures suggest that 22% of tourism spend is on food- and drink-related activities, and in the Borders this amounts to around £62 million annually,' says says Nicola Watt from Scottish Enterprise.
The Taste Scottish Borders initiative involves support for a mix of existing and new elements to the Scottish Borders food calendar, including the well established Borders Banquet Food Festival, the Taste Scottish Borders Food Fair at the Border Union Show, and the Peebles Food Festival.
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