{"id":53879,"date":"2016-10-14T16:59:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T15:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=53879"},"modified":"2016-10-14T16:59:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T15:59:19","slug":"food-is-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/pointblanknews-investigations\/food-is-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Food is Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026Showcasing the Business of Food<br \/>\nFood is an essential part of our lives, which is why the way it is grown,<br \/>\nprocessed, transported and consumed is worth understanding and improving.<br \/>\nThe food value chain comprises a network of activities pertaining to the<br \/>\nsupply, consumption, and catering of food products and services across the<br \/>\nworld. Likewise, the food industry employs a massive number of skilled and<br \/>\nunskilled workers whilst providing adequate opportunities for<br \/>\nentrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria\u2019s most valuable bank brand is<br \/>\npresenting \u2018Food is Art\u2019, a food f\u00eate to reaffirm its commitment to the<br \/>\ndevelopment of the art and business of food. The event with the theme<br \/>\n\u2018Street Food\u2019 is designed to enhance economic diversification by<br \/>\nshowcasing varied opportunities and potentials in food photography,<br \/>\nartistry, presentation, and packaging among others.\u00a0 \u2018Food is Art\u2019 is<br \/>\nscheduled to take place on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1505475072\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, October 15, 2016<\/span><\/span> at the Freedom Park,<br \/>\nLagos beginning from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1505475073\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11am<\/span><\/span> and it is open to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood is Art\u201d initiative aligns with the World Food Day which holds<br \/>\nannually in October. With this event, FirstBank is creating a platform of<br \/>\nexposure and expansion for SMEs in food business whilst providing subject<br \/>\nmatter experts to coach entrepreneurs on the wide-ranging avenues of<br \/>\nthriving with food photography.<\/p>\n<p>According to Folake Ani-Mumuney, FirstBank\u2019s Group Head, Marketing &amp;<br \/>\nCorporate Communications, FirstBank is set to support the business, art<br \/>\nand entertainment of food across all segments of the economy. \u201dWe realise<br \/>\nthat support for food business and by extension the agricultural value<br \/>\nfood chain will enable individual and communal self-reliance,<br \/>\nself-contentment and self-sufficiency, which will translate to national<br \/>\nrevenue growth. This is what informed the Bank\u2019s initiation of food and<br \/>\ncreative arts events and workshops to fully promote businesses that will<br \/>\nbuild the sector and in the long run preserve our growing population,<br \/>\nbuild revenue for development purposes as well as create employment<br \/>\nopportunities\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026Showcasing the Business of Food Food is an essential part of our lives, which is why the way it is grown, processed, transported and consumed is worth understanding and improving.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pointblanknews-investigations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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