FEATURE
Procurer meets producer
P rocurer meets P roducer
Visitation numbers in Tasmania are up. This coming season (Sept-April), there will be up to 1.5 mil visitors starting their own unique Tasmanian experience. Visitors expect to experience the best Tasmanian produce on offer when dining in Tasmanian Hotels, restaurant and eating establishments. The THA Great Customer Experience program gathers information and feedback from visitors and one of their major expectations is the experience of great local produce. The demand on our hotels, restaurants and eating establishments to have authentic Tasmanian produce will increase.
Chefs have traditionally had some difficulty sourcing local produce that hasn’t already travelled many food miles via the markets in Melbourne. The THA has engaged with producers in the Huon and procurers – venues, hotels, cafes – to start a dialogue between the bodies that will lead to a greater use of local produce. This is not traditionally what the THA does but it was an opportunity to use THA contacts to bring the groups together – both sides have requirements that need to be understood, and local produce in our venues is an important component of what Tasmania has to offer.
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Hospitality Review
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