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Taste of Business is set to return to Taste of Birmingham this summer. Sponsors Colmore Business District launched the free event exclusively for the city’s business community.

Taste of Business takes place at the city’s premier outdoor food festival, providing members of the business community with their own dedicated event, which last year established itself as one of Birmingham's largest and best networking occasions.

Taste of Business takes place on Friday 16 July from 12noon and is set to become one of this summer's must-attend events. It gives visitors the opportunity to catch up with colleagues, entertain clients and network while enjoying the best of the region's culinary offer from 16 restaurants and over 50 local food producers. New restaurants to the festival this year include Pushkar’s, Deep Caribbean Experience and Café Ikon, reflecting the international theme.

Alongside the diverse range of restaurants, there will be a series of demonstrations and guest appearances by chefs from around the region including Luke Tipping, Richard Turner and stars of the BBC’s Great British Menu Glynn Purnell and Will Holland. Guests can also browse stalls from over 50 local producers at the Small Producers Market including Purity brewing co and Taste of the Moorlands; and enjoy live music from The Jam House.

Gary Cardin, chairman of Colmore Business District, sponsors of Taste of Birmingham, says:
“Food and drink are inextricably linked to the life of a vibrant, busy business community and we have over 50 food and drink outlets in the Colmore Business District area of the city alone - as witnessed by our well received "Food and Drink Guide".
 
“Whether you are looking for a Michelin starred quality dinner, or a quick bite we have everything to suit every palate and every pocket - so we should embrace and celebrate it.
 
“Our partnership with Marketing Birmingham to support Taste of Business builds on one of our key BID objectives to work with local businesses to help promote the wide range of facilities and services and hospitality offerings within the business district and we hope to spread this message regionally and nationally.”

Emma Gray, Director of Marketing Services at Marketing Birmingham, says:
“Taste of Business celebrates the key role the business community plays in the city, filling our restaurants and bars each week, bringing people into our hotels, through our transport hubs and into our shops.  
“In the current economic climate, it is important to support local businesses and events such as Taste of Business play their part in this by bringing people together to network at one of the city’s biggest leisure events.
“The Taste of Birmingham festival is set to attract thousands from around the region into the city and cements Birmingham’s status as a culinary hot spot.”

Admission to Taste of Business is free to all members of the business community and available on a first come first served basis. Tickets are limited to 2,000 people and can be obtained by registering online at www.visitbirmingham.com/taste.

Taste of Birmingham takes place at Cannon Hill Park from 16 -18 July. The outdoor food and drink festival showcases the best of the region's restaurants and local produce along with award-winning chefs and local rising stars.