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Join TASTE OF STAFFORDSHIRE and get one of the County's most prestigious brands behind your business.

Our partnership is dedicated to raising and promoting the quality of Staffordshire's food and drink.  Our goal is to drive more business through restaurants, eating places, food and drink producers and retailers.

Join our dynamic partnership today to benefit from our professionally graded accreditation scheme and extensive consumer promotion.

Benefits

Benefits include:

  • FREE standard entry on the redesigned www.tasteofstaffordshire.com and www.enjoystaffordshire.com and our new mobile site, for eateries only, m.enjoystaffordshire.com.
  • FREE listing in the Taste of Staffordshire Magazine
  • FREE listing in the new Out and About Newspaper (Eateries only)
  • FREE entry in the nationally acclaimed Good Food Awards (optional)
  • DISCOUNT on stand space at the Stone Food and Drink Festival supported by Taste of Staffordshire

And that's only the beginning.  Other benefits include entitlement to display the Taste of Quality Mark at your establishment and in your marketing all year round and assessment by qualified, experienced inspectors.

You'll have affiliation with the acclaimed Destination Staffordshire Partnership, promoting the county to visitors and residents.  That includes a Members Dashboard (with access to inspector reports and exclusive, confidential benchmarking data).

You'll be part of our £150K national advertising campaign promoting Staffordshire (through Destination Staffordshire campaign), together with a professionally produced PR campaign.

You'll have the opportunity to target 100,000 Staffordshire consumers through Enjoy Card special offers. (And to build a loyal, growing customer base).

You'll also get the opportunity to have your services/products reviewed online by 100,000 Enjoy Staffordshire Consumer Panel members, along with  Mystery Diner reports at discounted rates.

You'll receive exclusive, valuable business support and advice plus communication, newsletters and events keeping you up to date.

To download a PDF please follow the following links

Eating/Drinking Establishment

Food and Drink Producers

Banqueting Establishment 

Food and Drink Retailers.

What's the Cost?

The cost for membership of all these business boosting benefits is from as little as £100 per year (plus VAT).  The fee will be waived if payment of the same value or more is made to any Staffordshire Local Authority or tourism association for membership and/or advertising unless previously claimed.  Valid 12 months for the date of assessment.

To download the full accreditation and membership Terms and Conditions.

Membership Criteria

Your business must be located within the county of Staffordshire and pay business rates to a Staffordshire local authority.
Your business must achieve a minimum 3 star environmental health assessment (Rate My Place or equivalent).
Your business must comply with all current fire, hygiene, employment, health and safety legislation.
Your business must demonstrate a commitment to quality and local sourcing.
Membership sections under Taste of Staffordshire are:

Section 1 - Eating/drinking establishments

Section 2 - Food and drink producers 

Section 3 - Food and drink retailers.

Please return the form to Taste of Staffordshire P O Box 2172, Stafford ST16 3ZW.  Fax 01889 880157.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

For those who are mystified about the dashboard click here to read some frequently asked questions.