After
three stellar exposés of the biggest culinary experience in Africa, the GTBank
Food and Drink Festival is getting
bigger for the 4th edition, which will
hold for 4 days from
Sunday, 28th April, to Wednesday 1st May 2019 at the GTCentre, Plot 1, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos.
Created
in 2016 by leading African financial institution, Guaranty Trust
Bank Plc, the GTBank
Food and Drink Festival has become the premier culinary event in Africa, bringing together tens of thousands
of people from across the continent and
beyond to support
and celebrate Nigeria’s vibrant and burgeoning small businesses in the food retail
sector. Over the last
three years, the event
has hosted more than 450,000 people, featured dozens of entrepreneurial masterclasses byinternational chefs and food business experts and launched or propelled the businesses of hundreds of
entrepreneurs in the food retail
industry. To watch
some of the testimonials of these small business owners, please visit
This
year, alongside adding an extra day to the
event, the GTBank Food and Drink Festival will offer free Retail Stalls to over 300 small businesses, more than double the number from the previous year.
The event will also feature a series of masterclasses and cookery classes facilitated by renowned food and drink experts from around the world. In addition, there will bea farmers’ market for the sale of fresh and organic produce as well as a showcase ofsome of the finest street foodsinAfrica’s largest city. In line
with its family theme, the 4-day event will also feature exciting games and fun exercises designed
to thrill and entertain children all day
long.
Commenting on the 2019 GTBank Food and Drink Festival, the Managing Director and
Chief Executive Office or Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Segun Agbaje, said; “We
are delighted to bring to our customers, small business owners and food lovers
across the continent and beyond, another edition of an event that is second to
none in delivering the finest culinary experience in Africa. This year, we are
taking our commitment to promoting enterprise in the SME sector further by giving small businessesmore
opportunities to connect with consumers and business experts from around the
world.”
He further stated that, “At GTBank, we will continue to focus
on promoting enterprise in food and fashion, because we know
that by investing in both sectors, we are propelling local
entrepreneurs to dominate two critical sectors of our economy.”
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc is regarded by industry
watchers as one of the best run financial institutions across its subsidiary
countries and serves as a role model within the financial service industry due
to its bias for world-class corporate governance standards, excellent service
quality, and innovation. The Bank is also intervening in key economic sectors
to strengthen small businesses and recently launched the GTBank Food Industry Credit and Fashion Industry
Credit, unique loan products designed specifically for small
businesses in the food and fashion industry, and offered at a repayment rate of 9
percent per annum.
