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February 2003
- Preliminary meeting held with Caribbean Food
Businesses to discuss the setting up of a Caribbean Food and Drink
Business Association.
- The Mail on Sunday contacts Caribbean Food Emporium
regarding a feature they will be doing on Caribbean Food on either the
16th or 23rd May. Tom Parker Bowles has
recently returned from Antigua, and has written an article about the
food he experienced.
- The website for Caribbean Food Emporium is featured
in the In-flight magazine for Air Jamaica.
- Meeting held with Peter Richards at Westminster
Kingsway College. Facilities viewed.
Considering suitability to host events.
January 2003
- Contact made with all IFE exhibitors under banner
"London Taste of the Caribbean".
- Contact made with Zoe Cano of Fresh RM, organisers of
the Authentic food show and IFE.
- Space booked for 14 Caribbean Food and Drink
companies to exhibit at IFE.
- Contact made with Josie Dale, Caribbean Cuisine
course tutor at Morley College.
- Two Focus groups for Caribbean Restaurateurs and Take
Away Proprietors are held with Business Link. 16 page
report produced.
- Caribbean Food Emporium is featured in the Urban News
Magazine.
- Radio Five Live contacts Caribbean Food Emporium, re
James Beard Contact.
- BBC contact CFE re Patrick Williams.
- Contact made with Mr Jerk of Wardour Street London.
December 2002
- Meeting held with Vernon Barrett and Rowena Coe from
Business Link for London Knowledge Centre.
- Events and projects to be planned for Business Link
- Meeting held with Dianne Edwards Gleede and Marcya
Grant at the Jamaican High Commission
- Proposals put forward for Focus Groups, and
Exhibiting at the Authentic Food Show. Business Link to
sponsor.
November 2002
- New Nation contacts Caribbean Food Emporium re
Conference Sponsorship. Positive response given
- Garfiled contacts CFE, and send information
about his achievements in Caribbean Food since winning Sainsbury
competition.
- The restaurant Magazine makes contact with CFE., re
conference
- London Xtra Newspaper prints information about
conference
- Vernon Barrett of Business Link for London,
makes contact with CFE.
- CFE makes contact with Peter Richards of Westminister
Kingsway Hospitality College, who trained Jamie Oliver.
Peter has an interest in Caribbean Food, has helped host the Caribbean
Masterchef, and plans to start an NVQ in Caribbean Cuisine at the
college in September 2003.
- Murle Stewart makes contact with CFE.
- The Caribbean Food and Drink Conference takes place
at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London.
- Radio interviews held with Choice FM, and
BBC Radio Leeds.
News Update March 2002 -
October 2002
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