12 June, 2012

South West rural insurer Cornish Mutual has teamed up with Cornwall Food & Drink to launch 'Food Adventures', an exciting series of bite-sized guides to Cornwall's hidden gems and fantastic food producers.

The new online guides will introduce people to the gastronomic delights of Cornwall's fabulous food and drink industry, taking in trips to local butchers, bakers, delicatessens, farm shops, brewers and cafés where visitors can find out more about food and drink made right here on our doorstep.

The Food Adventures, available online at www.cornwallfoodanddrink.co.uk, were developed as part of a team building exercise for Cornish Mutual staff based in Truro, which was managed by the team at Cornwall Food & Drink.

At the launch, Alan Goddard, managing director of Cornish Mutual, said: "We split the company into teams and challenged them to go out and discover new places and experience the great food and drink that Cornwall has to offer. 

"This is a really exciting initiative for us to be involved in. The county has some first-class culinary delights, coupled with passionate chefs and local producers - definitely something worth promoting and celebrating. We are proud to be part of this project and our staff were really enthusiastic about it, they came back with some fantastic suggestions - it was very hard to pick the best!

"We are now taking it one step further and encouraging more people in Cornwall to do the same. By publishing the Food Adventures online we are creating a direct link between the public and the producers and retailers of top quality products."

The Food Adventures take you across Cornwall on five fantastic foodie days out, guiding visitors through picturesque villages, dramatic coastlines and of course giving suggestions of where to stop for a Cornish cream tea or stock up on delicious local produce along the way.

Angie Coombs, who manages the Duchy of Cornwall Nursery Café, which was recently named best café in the South West and is one of the stops highlighted by the Food Adventures, commented: "The Food Adventures are a fantastic way for us to help promote the great local produce that is here in Cornwall, the more we can encourage customers to buy from local producers, the better."

Ruth Huxley, Director of Cornwall Food & Drink added: "Food and drink is so important to tourism and the Cornish economy and we're committed to making sure that as many people as possible have every opportunity to enjoy it. The Food Adventures will help people do that."

To download the Food Adventures in PDF format visit www.cornwallfoodanddrink.co.uk.