Taste of Nova Scotia was launched in 1989, as a joint marketing initiative between Nova Scotia's private and public sectors, to increase the use and awareness of local food products within the provincial foodservices industry, and, market Nova Scotia as a culinary destination. This partnership involved the foodservices and hospitality industries and the Nova Scotia Departments of Tourism, Culture & Heritage and the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture & Fisheries. The continued success of the Taste of Nova Scotia is in part a result of the partnerships and alliances that the program has formed and fostered. These alliances include its membership, government partners and the foodservice and hospitality industries.

• Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture & Heritage
• Nova Scotia Agriculture & Fisheries
• Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia (TIANS)
• Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council
• Destination Halifax
• Canadian Tourism Commission
• Saltscapes, Canada's East Coast Magazine
• VERB Interactive, Inc.
• Winery Association of Nova Scotia
• Select Nova Scotia
• Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Association of Chefs & Cooks