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SUMMARY:BBC Good Food Show Summer
DESCRIPTION:Grab your Early Bird ticket with 25% discount and a free seat in the Big Kitchen to see your favourite chef cooking live\, with code NEC25… but hurry\, this delicious deal ends next week!* \nThe BBC Good Food Show Summer returns\, 13 – 16 June 2024\, to Birmingham’s NEC\, alongside BBC Gardeners’ World Live! \nJoin us for another Show packed full of chefs and experts sharing their culinary skills and cooking live on stage in our Big Kitchen! If this is not enough to tempt you\, we will also have plenty of inspirational products for you to taste and buy for the perfect summer picnic. \nPick up recipe inspiration\, tips and tricks in live cookery demos and interviews across the Show. Top chefs and experts including Nadiya Hussain\, James Martin\, Michel Roux\, The Hairy Bikers and many more will be cooking mouth-watering seasonal dishes perfect for the summer months\, live on stage.
URL:https://foodanddrinkmatters.co.uk/event/bbc-good-food-show-summer/
LOCATION:NEC\, Pendigo Way\, Marston Green\, Birmingham\, B40 1NT\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Restaurant Show 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Restaurant Show has a new home in 2024 at the NEC Birmingham! \nWhether you’re a Chef\, Owner\, Director\, CEO\, MD or Manager from an independent or group restaurant\, casual dining chain\, fast food\, pub\, bar\, hotel\, cafe\, contract caterer\, travel\, leisure establishment or street food operator\, there’s something for you at The Restaurant Show. This will be your best opportunity this year to explore the latest industry developments through their free seminars and workshops\, as well as network with exhibitors that cover the whole hospitality spectrum\, from food and drink through to ingredients\, technology and furniture. \nThe Restaurant Show will now run alongside Food & Drink Expo\, Farm Shop & Deli Show\, National Convenience Show and The Forecourt Show as part of the UK Food & Drink Shows. One badge will provide access to all five shows\, making UK Food & Drink Shows 2024 the UK’s largest food and drink event! \nTo find out more and to register\, please click here.
URL:https://foodanddrinkmatters.co.uk/event/the-restaurant-show-2024/
LOCATION:NEC\, Pendigo Way\, Marston Green\, Birmingham\, B40 1NT\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Food & Drink Expo
DESCRIPTION:Over 1\,200 exhibitors are set to come together this April as Food & Drink Expo returns to the NEC\, Birmingham alongside The Restaurant Show\, Farm Shop & Deli Show\, National Convenience Show and The Forecourt Show as part of the 2024 UK Food & Drink Shows (29th April – 1st May). \nProviding the most direct route to the UK food and drink market and bringing together the very best in product innovation\, business advice and operational insight\, Food & Drink Expo is a festival of grocery\, foodservice\, manufacturing and speciality retail offering visitors a unique perspective across three days. \nVisitors can expect to see an unparalleled range of products and services as big name exhibitors\, small scale innovators and technical solutions fill the show floor. Those exhibiting include: Belvoir Farm Drinks (Stand T238)\, olive oil brand Filippo Berio UK (Stand S219)\, The Tofoo Co. (Stand DD251\, Camelot Chilled Foods (Stand DD248)\, Meadowvale Foods Ltd (Stand Z229)\, chilled packaging providers Icertech (Stand V230) and NielsenIQ (Stand D259). \nFor the full list of exhibitors and products on show\, visit: www.foodanddrinkexpo.co.uk \nAfter their inaugural success in 2023\, two exclusive zones are set to return to Food & Drink Expo for 2024. Healthy & Natural zone will include a range of healthy\, wellness and natural products encompassing free-from\, vegetarian\, low-calorie and organic items to name a few. Suppliers including Geo Organics (Stand V259)\, sellers of Sea Moss gels Mossgems (Stand S279) and Clearspring – pioneers of authentic Japanese specialities (Stand S259) have already signed up to exhibit. \nPlant-Based Zone will also be making a comeback with everyone’s favourite vegan and plant-based exhibitors showcasing the future of this ever-growing sector. Big names include Moving Mountains (Stand BB228)\, Heura Foods (Stand CC219) and Suma Wholefoods (Stand CC210). \nOn The Grocer Stage\, a variety of expert panels will call on some of the industry’s biggest names for their take on the sector’s most pressing challenges. Founder of Proper Snacks Cassandra Stavrou; UK&I MD of Innocent Drinks Sam Akinluyi; CEO of FareShare George Wright; Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall; and VP of Grocery & Retail at Deliveroo Suzy McClintock; are just a few of the panellists scheduled to appear. \nKey highlights of the schedule’s programme include:\n• The Coronation Food Project: A King’s mission\, Monday 29th April\, 10.30am\n• James Cosmo: From Game of Thrones to Storyman Whisky\, Monday 29th April\, 1pm\n• Diversity and inclusion: How far have we come and where do we need to get to? Tuesday 30th April\, 10.30am\n• Social Media Food & Drink Trends – What’s Hot Now\, Tuesday 30th April\, 2.45pm\n• The Marketplace Model: Making it work for Everyone\, Wednesday 1st May\, 11.15am\n• Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: Loving Food\, Hating Waste\, Wednesday 1st May\, 12.45pm \nSee the full line up of sessions and speakers here: www.foodanddrinkexpo.co.uk/sessions-2024#/seminars/ \nAndrew Reed\, Managing Director – Wine & Exhibitions\, William Reed\, said: “Food & Drink Expo is a real celebration of our industry. It has product innovation and specialist advice at its very heart\, offering visitors three days of insight which simply cannot be found elsewhere. \n“Our rich and diverse industry deserves such a platform and I would urge anyone with a stake of any size in this sector to register for their free pass today: https://food-drink-expo-2024.reg.buzz/ \nCovering the entire industry\, the UK Food & Drink Shows are unparalleled in their ability to bring people together\, build and foster better relationships\, discover business building insight and celebrate innovation\, all with the support of the multi-award-winning William Reed brand.
URL:https://foodanddrinkmatters.co.uk/event/food-drink-expo/
LOCATION:NEC\, Pendigo Way\, Marston Green\, Birmingham\, B40 1NT\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Ice Cream & Artisan Food Show
DESCRIPTION:The Ice Cream & Artisan Food Show continues to be the only trade event specifically catering for both Ice Cream and Artisan food markets in the UK. Hosted at the Yorkshire Event Centre\, over 2500 trade industry professionals will visit the show to source many international brands whilst absorbing a fantastic programme of industry talks and national competitions. \nWe support the passion\, innovation and dynamism of these industry sectors by offering attendees the opportunity to explore business opportunities\, build brand images\, widen their knowledge whilst enabling the market to continue to flourish.
URL:https://foodanddrinkmatters.co.uk/event/ice-cream-artisan-food-show/
LOCATION:Yorkshire Event Centre\, Yorkshire Event Centre\, Great Yorkshire Showground\, Harrogate\, HG2 8NZ
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