The BBC Good Food Show returned to the SEC in Glasgow for the twelfth year last weekend and this year saw two Inverclyde businesses join the line up – The Start-Up Drinks Lab and The New Chocolate Company. 

The Scottish Farmers’ Market has been a welcome and popular feature of the show since it’s inception, providing opportunities for new and artisan start-up companies to be able to exhibit at the nations premier and most prestigious food event.

The three day show attracted over 25,000 visitors and included Chefs, Hoteliers, Deli owners and many other food industry personnel as well as members of the public.

The Start-Up Drinks Lab and the New Chocolate Company proved to be very popular with visitors at the show, with both start-up food and drink businesses being based at Kelburn Business Park in Port Glasgow.

Both have received support to date by Riverside Inverclyde and Taste Inverclyde in line with the aspirations to grow the food and drink sector in the local area.

Andrew Bowman, Head of Business Investment at Riverside Inverclyde said:

“It’s fantastic to watch these both The New Chocolate Company and Start-Up Drinks Lab grow into huge events like the BBC Good Food Show.  Our aim for 2019 is to have a larger Inverclyde presence and further support the growth of our local food and drink manufacturers.

Brian Dick, Director of The New Chocolate Company said:

“This was our first visit as exhibitors at the BBC Good Food show and we enjoyed a fantastic 2 days on Saturday and Sunday, selling lots of stock and raising our brand awareness. 

“This event is definitely something I would recommend to any food and drink business, looking for greater exposure for their products.”

Farmers’ Market organiser at the BBC Good Food Show, John Dobbie said:

“It’s great to see two new companies from Inverclyde exhibit at this signature event and stand alongside other major national companies, many that are household brands. 

“There is no doubt they they will both benefit from the experience and the exposure of their products at such an important event and I hope that there will be many more companies based in Inverclyde that will join us at next year’s show”.

The BBC Good Food Show is due to return to Glasgow in October 2019.