In MFDF 2005 we broke all our previous records and achieved some fantastic figures:
- Editorial value on the Festival was calculated at over £2.4m!
- Website hits were a huge 2.5 million!
- With over 100,000 use ...more
2005 was our biggest festival yet with a staggering £2.4 million of PR coverage from both local and national press. Here's just a selection of quotes from some of them.........
/‘The Manchester Food and D ...more
Thank you to all those who got in touch after last year's event to give us your thoughts on the Festival. We always appreciate feedback, so if you’ve had an experience you’d like to share with us then please email ...more
For the 3rd year running there was an East Manchester Fringe to the main Manchester Food and Drink Festival in 2005. In partnership with a number of local organisations there was a whole host of activities in schools and in the w ...more
The Tanqueray Cocktail Competition once again searched for Manchester’s most innovative cocktail, the only criteria – to incorporate Tanqueray Gin!
One of the City’s favourite venues, Establishment, hosted the final whic ...more
The Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards are recognised as the most important in the region and are always hotly anticipated by the industry and public alike –last year was no exception. The spectacular City Life Gala Dinner ...more
In association with MFDF, Co-op hosted a hugely popular FREE evening tasting event. Included in the evening’s selection were award winning wines, delicious beers and top quality spirits, all with experts on hand to offer advice an ...more
Our call for a curry recipes that encompassed a ‘taste of Manchester’ was exceptionally well received as an influx of Mancunian-ly creative dishes were sent to MFDF! These ranged from Hot pot inspired creations to a Vimto Curry! ...more
Albert Square was also taken over by MFDF in 2005 as we brought a taste of Spain to the City with our Spanish Tapas Restaurant in association with Villa Espana and Evuna!
Over 1000 people were served some of the City’ ...more
St Ann’s Square played host to a whole hub of food and drink fun, from chef demos and local produce markets to coffee sampling and a marquee-style restaurant! Around 140,000 people visited the Manchester Food and Drink Festival ac ...more
