The Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival is set to be axed after the company organisers has entered liquidation.
The notice reads: Events By B3 Ltd which organises and runs The Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival – the UK’s largest food and drink Festival – has ceased trading with immediate effect and will enter Liquidation. Jonathan Amor and Richard Oddy, licensed Insolvency Practitioners with Azets have been engaged to manage the CVL .
"The Festival, which is held during the third weekend in July attracts over 30,000 visitors, 200 exhibitors and offers a diverse schedule of bands, street food, pop-up restaurants, workshops, food tasting and masterclasses from leading food and drink celebrities. The Festival is estimated to generate around £7m for the local economy.