Food & Drink Festival sponsor announced

Tuesday, 26 March 2019 06:08

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

The main sponsor for this year's Food and Drink Festival has been announced.

For the third year in the row e-gaming company 'The Stars Group' will sponsor the popular event.

The festival which will take place at the Villa Marina Gardens on Saturday, September 14 and 15 attracted more than 10,000 visitors last year.

Jon Weedon, who is responsible for corporate sponsorship at The Stars Group, said: ‘We share the local community’s passion for local produce and we’re keen to support the Island’s food and drink industry.’

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