The Food and Drink Festival, a long-running showpiece event of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO Plc), is set to continue. This year’s headline event will take place at the GTCentre, Plot 1 Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos, from Saturday, April 30 to Monday, May 02, 2022.
The GTCO Food and Drink Festival brings together the world’s best chefs and foodies in a celebration of all things delicious with family and friends. Millions of people have attended the Food and Drink festival over the years, which has featured enlightening and engaging masterclasses by world-renowned chefs and food business experts.
This year’s free three-day festival will feature cooking masterclasses of cuisines from around the world, as well as over 140 free retail stalls showcasing everything from Nigeria’s best street food to bite-sized gourmet treats and fresh farm produce from the farmers’ market. The well-designed play area is intended to add another layer of excitement for children and keep them engaged in meaningful activities.
Segun Agbaje, Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, commented on the 2022 GTCO Food and Drink Festival, saying, “Africa’s history and rich cultural heritage are beautifully reflected in its cuisines.”
The GTCO Food and Drink Festival’s primary goal is to showcase our diversity and industry as a people while providing a sumptuous culinary experience to food enthusiasts across the continent. We want to see our retail customers who also own small businesses thrive as part of our contribution to the development of local SMEs by providing them with more opportunities to connect with consumers from around the world.”
“At GTCO Plc, we are committed to providing great experiences to our customers and communities with every interaction and will continue to promote viable enterprises, particularly in the food and fashion industries, given the massive capabilities and countless multiplier effects inherent in these critical industry segments,” he added.
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc is a leading financial services company in West and East Africa, as well as the United Kingdom, offering banking and non-banking services such as Payments, Wealth Management, and Pension Fund Management.
The Group operates a diverse, Proudly African franchise and is well-known for its innovative approach to customer service and stakeholder engagement, which has won the brand millions of fans across Africa and beyond. Many customers have benefited from its unique loan products over the years, including the Food Industry Credit and Fashion Industry Credit, which are designed specifically for businesses in the food and fashion industries.
The GTCO Food and Drink Festival in 2022 promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. If you’ve always wanted to try all of the local street food and go on exhilarating cultural-filled culinary adventures, now’s your chance!
Please visit www.foodanddrink.gtcoplc.com for more information on this event.
