Taste of Edinburgh to be handled by Stripe's new events division
Stripe Communications has launched a new events division as it takes over the franchise to host Taste of Edinburgh from Brand Events.
The Edinburgh-based communications agency owned by The Tangible Group, has agreed a three-year-deal to run the Taste of Edinburgh, a deal which will double the company’s turnover immediately.
Marie-Clare James has joined from the Federation of Chefs Scotland as events director and will be responsible for developing the show content, editorial, sales and event management for the event.
Stripe Events announce the appointment of Marie-Clare James from the Federation of Chefs Scotland as Event Director. With over 12 years experience running large-scale food and drink events around the world Marie-Clare will be responsible for developing the show content, editorial, sales and event management.
Juliet Simpson, managing director of Stripe, commented: “The creation of Stripe Events builds on our experience of supporting events such as UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, E4 Udderbelly, Edinburgh’s Christmas and Hogmanay and Glasgow’s Christmas. It’s a natural move for our strong consumer PR division who over the last three years have worked successfully with Taste of Edinburgh as well as a number of high-profile food and drink clients.”
Brand Events launched a Scottish office in 2007 when it won the Taste of Edinburgh business, headed up by Sarah Forbes who joined from Stripe at the time.
Stripe is a member of the Marketing Industry Network.