Sterling Bank Supports Food Festival

Sterling Bank Supports Food Festival

Sterling Bank Plc has promised to light up Lagos this festive season as it brings together the best of African and international cuisine and mixology at the critically acclaimed #EatDrinkFestival.

A statement explained that the two-day event has been scheduled for December 26th and 27th in Lagos, in partnership with Eat.Drink.Lagos.

The festival features live demonstrations from top chefs and mixologists as well as pop up shops from a selection of the city’s finest food vendors, the statement explained.

The event which started out in 2014 to showcases local culinary enthusiasts has become the favourite curation of food and drinks in West Africa.

The chief marketing officer of Sterling Bank, Mr. Ibidapo Martins, said the goal of the festival was to create an unmatched culinary experience of Lagos’ best foods and drink brands.

According to him, the bank’s decision to deliver the event was to ensure that residents in Lagos and its environs enjoyed the best flavours the city had to offer during the festive seaso.

Folayemi Agusto, co-founder, Eat.Drink.Lagos, said the festival was created as a platform for local food vendors to connect with their customers without the limitation of their physical locations.

“There were a number of food vendors from which I ordered lunch to my office daily, but many people didn’t know about them. The idea we had was to give these vendors a platform to meet their customers in person without having to own a storefront – because the cost of one is prohibitive for many of these small businesses.

“We expanded this year’s edition to a two-day format to accommodate a wider selection of exhibitors and have also put plans in place to make the experience hassle free for all our guests,”Folayemi enthused.

The organisers also disclosed that a careful vendor selection process was put in place to ensure that the experience was unique for each attendee regardless of dietary restrictions, allergies or cravings.

Beyond the vendors, the fifth edition will showcase over a dozen unique events for guests looking for an experience that is more intimate and immersive.

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