Tourists flock to Nottingham food market
The East Midlands’ Regional and Speciality Food and Drink Market brings up to 10 per cent more visitors to Nottingham than usual, a survey has revealed. Footfall to the event in Old Market Square in Nottingham’s city centre increases the usual number of visitors to between 3,000 and 5,000, it is claimed.
The market, which has been held in the square since April 2007, is run by East Midlands Fine Foods and Nottingham City Council.
The market gives producers and suppliers of food and drink from across the East Midlands the chance to sell their products directly to the public.
The twice-monthly event features around 30 stalls from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland selling a variety of produce.
Briony Clarke, operations manager of The Food and Drink Forum, which runs East Midlands Fine Foods, said: “Speciality food markets continue to be very popular with shoppers. Our members and associated stall holders produce some of the finest regional and speciality food and drink from across the East Midlands, and we’re delighted to see that this monthly event in Nottingham city centre is such a draw for the public.”
