I've spent most of the afternoon on the telephone with the CEO (MD) of Loaves & Fishes plc - the industry's favourite large event caterers - and the overall discussion went very well!
Their MD, JC Creased, is very eager to both support such a prestige event and to promote the indigenous cuisine peculiar to the Highlands. He feels that both strata of catering can be easily accommodated - ie: the 'fast' food and the sit-down meal markets...
Price and supply were major concerns - however JC assures me he can cheaply rustle something up to cover all the consumers' needs with a "couple of shakes" of his hand, so, good news there, eh?
In another positive vein - the advertising and promotion side is simmering nicely, with some pretty good tenders in there from a few of the industry's key players (how many a's are in Satchel anyway?)
Furthermore - the conglomerates tycoon and overall smiley person - Mr Rogered Branston has agreed to underwrite and therefore offset there cost of erecting the Festival village on the proviso that we include his company's logo on all official correspondence - how does the "Fur-gen Green Otterfest" sound as a title? (We had a long discussion and I had to insist that we could not possibly change the word green to red.)
Your thoughts, as always will be appreciated!
I'm off to 'talk' (they bellyache, I listen) with a couple of our shortlisted turns to discuss riders...
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