Eat.Drink.Lagos Presents #EatDrinkFestival 2.1 Powered by Stanbic IBTC

On 27 December, Eko Atlantic City will be transformed into a food-lovers paradise as thousands of food, drinks and fun loving visitors descend upon Lagos’ favorite food festival. The premier guide to dining in Lagos, Eat.Drink.Lagos, is pleased to announce the third edition of its bi-annual food festival: #EatDrinkFestival powered by Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited.

Through #EatDrinkFestival, twice a year, Eat.Drink.Lagos invites the public to share in the Eat.Drink.Lagos experience. The festive edition of #EatDrinkFestival will bring hidden gems and new culinary experiences from all over Lagos to the Eko Atlantic City for one massive day of feasting. In a single day, guests are afforded the opportunity to eat and drink from an extensive selection served up by the best food vendors in Lagos.

In its first year as title sponsor, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, Nigeria’s leading Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) expressed its delight to be associated with Eat. Drink.Lagos organisers of #EatDrinkFestival.

Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited, Mr. Eric Fajemisin said that as a provider of world class pension fund administration and management services in Nigeria, platforms like the #EatDrinkFestival which seeks to promote good living and rewards astute investments aligns with our core focus of ensuring a better future for our clients.  Our clients are the most sophisticated and discerning demographic and we welcome every opportunity to show them just how much we care about the things that matter to them.

The biggest addition to December’s festival menu is a handful of “fun-size” experiences embedded within the Festival. The first of which to be revealed is Pop-Up Restaurants presented by Jumia Food.

The pop-up restaurant segment will bring some of Lagos’ most beloved fast casual restaurants to #EatDrinkFestival. Speaking on the partnership, Olamide Bada, Managing Director of Jumia Food Nigeria says “We are excited to partner with Eat.Drink.Lagos for the upcoming #EatDrinkFestival. The EDL community is full of people that enjoy rich culinary experiences and are looking for convenient (and price-friendly) ways to do so – these are exactly the kind of people that Jumia Food caters to daily. Moreover, it is great to interact with people who are as passionate about food as we are!”

Guests can also look forward to exciting food experiences and demos from partners like Thermocool Nigeria, who speaking on the partnership said, “Thermocool, with its cooking range, is committed to improving the cooking experience across households in Nigeria by delivering ease of use and peace of mind with each cooker. Our partnership with EDL is informed of this mission to deliver peace to every home, through the kitchen”.

#EatDrinkFestival is sponsored by Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, Eko Atlantic, Jumia Food, Maggi, Thermocool, American Honey, Drinks.ng, Yaji Box, Doculand, Taxify, and The Artisan’s Gift Company.

Date: 27 December 2016

Time: 12pm – 7pm

Venue: Eko Atlantic.

The festival is free and open to the public and we hope to see you there.

For more information and to be the first to receive further details, check out www.eatdrinkfestival.com

Media partners for the #EatDrinkFestival powered by Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers are Bella Naija, CultureCustodian.com, EbonyLife TV, Guardian Life, Konbini.com, MoveBacktoNigeria.com, NothingToDoInLagos.com, and OkayAfrica.com.