Visitor registration opens for lunch! 2010
Visitor registration for lunch!, the UK’s premier food-to-go trade show, has now opened, with thousands of buyers from all the major supermarkets, high street chains and contract caterers, as well as owners and managers of independent sandwich bars, cafés, juice bars and coffee houses, expected to flock to the event at Old Billingsgate, London, on 30 September-1 October 2010.
Over 100 leading manufacturers and suppliers representing every aspect of the food-to-go market are set to exhibit at lunch!. Among the big-name exhibitors making their debut at this year’s show are: Organic flour specialists Doves Farm Foods Ltd; natural energy drinks producer Firefly Tonics; Pieminister Ltd, with their award-winning handmade pies; Rapid Action Packaging Ltd; Suki Tea; The Original Drinks Company Ltd, specialists in traditional soft drinks; soup experts The Yorkshire Provender; Tideford Organic Foods; gourmet snacks supplier New York Delhi; and yogurt producer Tims Dairy Ltd.
lunch! was heralded as the UK’s fastest growing food trade show following its event last year, which enjoyed a record turnout of over 2500 top quality trade buyers. This growth is set to continue for 2010, with the announcement of a 50% expansion in exhibition space for its third outing. Well-established as the essential event for the out of home food industry, visitors to lunch! 2010 will see a host of familiar names on the exhibitor list, with many leading industry names returning to lunch! for their third successive year. These include: Kavis Ltd, supplier of catering disposables; Keeko Kids Ltd, manufacturers of kids colouring products; London Bio Packaging; label specialists Planglow Ltd; festival favourites Shaken Udder Milkshakes; chilled distribution company Simple Simon Foods Ltd; The Handmade Cake Company; and lunch!’s British Smoothie Championships sponsor Usmoothie Ltd.
New features for 2010 include a 24-stand Innovation Zone, which is to be situated in its own dedicated area of the show. Designed specifically to promote new products from smaller suppliers and emerging start ups, its introduction is expected to prove a major draw for buyers looking for differentiation in the marketplace. The lunch! Innovation Zone will join established show favourites such as lunch!Pad – the new product showcase, lunch! Retailer of the Year Awards, and the British Smoothie Championships, plus the popular BSA Training Academy, which made its much-lauded debut last year.
This show announcement follows news released last month that lunch! has been shortlisted for Best Exhibition Under 2,000m² by the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) in their annual Excellence Awards.
lunch! is free to attend for pre-registered trade visitors, for further information please visit www.lunchshow.co.uk.
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Media enquiries to:
Emma-Louise Jones, PR Executive
t: 44 (0)1273 645134 e: ejones@divcom.co.uk
lunch! Exhibitor enquiries to:
Maddy Johnson, lunch! Event Manager
t: 44 (0)1273 645123 e: mjohnson@divcom.co.uk
lunch! is a new type of trade show aimed at serving the needs of the £5billion quality lunchtime food-to-go market. Developed in consultation with leading industry suppliers and retailers, lunch! is now firmly established as the essential event for the out of home food industry. It offers food-to-go buyers an excellent opportunity to source new products, find out about all the latest market trends and network with 1000's of industry professionals all in one dedicated arena.
VISTOR INFORMATION:
Admission: Free to pre-registered trade visitors, £20 on-the-door
Location: Old Billingsgate, London EC3R 6DX
Opening days: Thursday 30 September 2010 & Friday 1 October 2010
Website: www.lunchshow.co.uk
Members of the media can reserve press passes to lunch! by contacting Emma-Louise Jones at ejones@divcom.co.uk.
Diversified Business Communications (UK) Ltd (Diversified UK) is a fast growing event organising and publishing company based in Brighton. In addition to lunch!, Diversified UK also organises Natural & Organic Products Europe, camexpo, the Independent Health Store Conference, and, new for 2010, office*. It publishes Natural Products – the industry’s leading trade magazine, and the Natural Beauty Yearbook.
Diversified UK is part of Diversified Business Communications, a leading international media company with a successful portfolio of sector leading exhibition, conferences, publications and websites.
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