Plans for major Orkney food festival unveiled

Plans for a major Orkney food festival, aimed at celebrating and rewarding the very best of local produce, have been unveiled.

The festival – expected to be launched around the end of March – will run over several months, with Orkney residents and visitors to the county voting for their favourite food, drink or business, ahead of a gala awards event later this year.

Nominations for a range of food and drink awards will open at the end of next month, with people encouraged to vote for their favourite product or business, either by post or via the new Orkney Food and Drink website – www.orkneyfoodanddrink.com – which is currently under development.