Lunch! 2016 opens this week

lunchThousands of food and drink buyers are expected to attend the multi-award winning show for the food-to-go trade. lunch! returns to the Business Design Centre in London from 21-22 September.

Over 6,000 attendees are expected to visit lunch! including key buyers and decision makers from many of the UK’s biggest food-to-go operators, food retailers, and contract caterers, plus thousands of independent and multiple cafés, coffee shops and sandwich shops.

High-profile brands will be sharing their expertise in the show’s two Keynote Theatres. Relevant seminars include:

  • The UK food to go market: get fresher, faster and hotter to get ahead – Simon Stenning, executive director, MCA
  • Key trends in the food to go sector– Emma Read, director of marketing and business development, Horizons
  • Fighting the intense competition at lunchtime – Cyril Levanant, executive director Foodservice UK, NPD Group
  • From self-service cafeteria to emporium of brands – Rod McKie, CEO, Welcome Break
  • The importance of getting coffee right in a takeaway environment – Barny Clevely, managing director, FCB Artisan Espresso Bars

Full timings and seminar summaries are available at www.lunchshow.co.uk/education.

 

The show boasts over 350 exhibiting companies showcasing an eclectic mix of food, drink, packaging, catering equipment and technology.

New exhibitors for 2016 include: Nestle Waters UK, Pukka Herbs, Florette UK + Ireland, Blackthorn Foods, Coconut Merchant, Urban Fresh Foods, Pop Up Cookspace, Veg and City, Tribe Foods and Simpson Beverages. The full exhibitor list is available online at www.lunchshow.co.uk/exhibiting/exhibitor-list.

 

Where: Business Design Centre in Islington, London.

When: Wednesday and Thursday, 21-22 September 2016.

To register for a free trade pass, please visit www.lunchshow.co.uk and quote priority code LUN10. Free trade registration closes at 10am on 21 September, after which a £20 door charge may apply.

 

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