The Manchester Food and Drink Festival is a nationally acclaimed event that has developed to its current level over 9 years! (the 2006 event will be the 9th annual event to take over the City).
Conceived and developed by Phil Jones and Chris Tomlinson in 1998, the event originated as a means of showing the rest of the nation that there was more to Manchester dining than meat pies and gravy! In the 8 Festivals that have taken place over that time, the Festival has achieved a national status and now grosses over £2m worth of media coverage.
Over the years the Festival has drawn names as diverse as Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay and Bill Wyman!
The Festival now has partner Festivals across Greater Manchester and around 350 events taking place over the 10 days.
The MFDF awards are recognised as the most important in the region.
If you would like more information on the development of the Festival, or to arrange an interview with Phil then please contact the Festival office on 0161 228 0091.
