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lunch! nominated for Best Trade Show award!

lunch! – the UK’s premier trade event for the out of home food and drink industry – is hoping its winning streak continues into 2012 after picking up a prestigious Best Trade Show nomination for this year’s annual Exhibition News awards. Since its launch in 2008, lunch!, which is organised by Brighton-based Diversified Business Communications UK, has enjoyed growing industry prominence and support.  2011 was a record-breaking year for the event, culminating in a 41% increase in total attendance, an 87% rise in international visitors, 42% more exhibitors, plus a best UK trade show award

lunch! 2012 already over 90% sold out!

The UK’s premier trade show for the out of home food and drink industry lunch! has begun celebrating its 5th anniversary early, following an announcement today that 91% of its total exhibition space for 2012 is now sold.  The news from organiser Diversified Business Communications UK comes just 17 weeks since the 2011 event took place, with stand space for lunch!’s new venue – the Business Design Centre, Islington, London – reported to be selling an estimated 183% faster than the previous year. Unparalleled demand for exhibition space has been a continuing trend throughout lunch!’s

Award-winning lunch! show returns to London’s Old Billingsgate tomorrow!

Visitors to the lunch! trade show will be spoilt for choice when it comes to sourcing a fantastic array of all the latest food-to-go products, packaging, equipment, services and technologies, when the sold out event opens its doors at 10am tomorrow at Old Billingsgate, London. With visitor pre-registrations figures at an all-time high and a 40% increase in exhibitor numbers taking the show up to the venue’s mezzanine level for the first time, the award-winning, two day trade event is poised to connect more than 3,500 key buyers and decision-makers from the UK’s £11.3bn out of home food

lunch! show prepares for a record turnout next week!

The award-winning lunch! food-to-go trade show is preparing to welcome a record number of industry buyers to its fourth edition at London’s Old Billingsgate next week, on 29-30 September, after visitor pre-registration figures hit an all-time high today.  The show is now well over two thousand ahead of last year’s total pre-registrations, and around 60% ahead on the same week in 2010, reports the show’s Brighton-based organiser Diversified Business Communications UK. This announcement follows news last month that the sold-out show, which now boasts over 200 leading exhibitors, has

More lunch! 2011 Exhibitor Show Highlights

lunch!, the UK’s only dedicated trade show for the out of home food and drink industry, returns for its fourth edition at Old Billingsgate, London, on 29-30 September 2011.  lunch! provides the best opportunity of the year for quality food-to-go buyers to meet with their suppliers direct, keep up-to-date with all the latest innovations, and research the best new products for their customers.  The following is just a taste of what show press and industry visitors can expect to see from the 190 companies exhibiting at this year’s award-winning lunch!. D&D Kitchen (stand E512) is a new,

Top industry names join ‘Working lunch!’ seminar line-up

lunch!, the UK’s premier food-to-go trade show, returns to London’s Old Billingsgate next month on 29-30 September, with a host of inspiring Keynote and demo sessions led by some of biggest names in the out of home food and drink industry. Since training and development is key to the running of any successful business, lunch!’s free ‘Working lunch!’ programme offers visitors a wealth of insight and expertise in to how to thrive in the food-to-go market.  Spanning a broad range of topics, this year’s Keynotes open with a session by Tony Keating, CEO of SSP UK & Ireland, discussing ‘

lunch! 2011 Exhibitor Show Highlights

Now in its fourth year, lunch! returns to Old Billingsgate, London, on 29-30 September 2011.  The show provides the best opportunity of the year for quality buyers and senior decision-makers from the out of home food and drink industry to meet with their suppliers direct, keep up-to-date with all the latest innovations, and research the best new products for their customers.  The following is just a taste of what show press and visiting buyers can expect to see from the 190 companies exhibiting at this year’s award-winning lunch!. 3M Purification (stand E519) will be exhibiting its

lunch! show sold out!

lunch!, the UK’s premier trade show for the out of home food and drink industry, has now sold out of all available exhibition space, says organiser Diversified Business Communications UK.  Today’s announcement comes exactly eight weeks before the event is due to return for its fourth edition at Old Billingsgate, London, on 29-30 September.  lunch!’s continuing success follows news that thousands of trade buyers and senior decision-makers from some of the industry’s biggest organisations have already booked their passes for this year, with visitor pre-registration figures already up over

lunch! Innovation Zone now sold out!

With just under two months still to go, first time exhibitors have now snapped up all available stand space within the Innovation Zone at lunch!  The UK’s only dedicated food-to-go trade show, lunch! returns to Old Billingsgate, London, on 29-30 September with over 190 exhibitors.  Specifically designed to promote new products from smaller suppliers and emerging start ups, the Innovation Zone at lunch! 2011 will introduce 24 exciting new producers to the show’s influential buying audience.  Companies exhibiting within the Innovation Zone benefit from a unique route to market and an

lunch! show announces an initial list of exhibitors

lunch! has released an initial exhibitors list for its 2011 event.  The UK’s only dedicated food-to-go trade show, lunch! returns to Old Billingsgate, London, on 29-30 September with over 180 exhibitors.  With three months still to go, the organisers, Diversified Business Communications UK, say that the lunch! 2011 has already sold out once and following the release of twelve extra stands last month, only six main stands remain across the two-floor show. “With the show selling twice as fast as last year we actually sold out of all exhibition space in mid-June.  It’s a testament to the

Call for entries open for the 2011 British Smoothie Championships

lunch! – the UK’s only dedicated food-to-go trade show, today announced that entries are now open for its annual British Smoothie Championships.Launched in 2007, the championships provide national recognition to the industry’s most-talented smoothie baristas. Submissions will be accepted until 26 August 2011, with shortlisted finalists invited to compete live at the event, at Old Billingsgate, London, on Thursday 29 September.“The British Smoothie Championships offer a brilliant opportunity for us to recognise the wealth of creativity – and teamwork – that goes in to making a fresh

lunch! show to defend its Best UK Trade Show Award!

UK’s only dedicated food to go show nominated for a second year running in AEO Excellence AwardsFor the second consecutive year, Diversified UK’s lunch! food to go trade show has been nominated for “Best Trade Show Exhibition – under 2,000m2” by the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) in its annual Excellence Awards. The exhibition industry’s equivalent to the Oscars, last year lunch! scooped the 2010 Best UK Trade Show Award after fending off rivals E-Health Media, UBM Live, William Reed Business Media, and Reed Exhibitions for the title.  For 2011 the category remains as competitive

Organisers of lunch! 2011 set to take food-to-go trade show to another level

Following a significant 24% rise in attendance figures at last year’s lunch!, the 2011 edition of the UK’s only dedicated food-to-go trade show plans to expand exhibition space by 50% to fill the upper level of its Old Billingsgate venue.Organiser Diversified Business Communications UK has confirmed that lunch! - taking place on 29-30 September - will now use all available venue space to accommodate an additional 20 plus exhibitors. With five months still to go and 125 exhibitors now confirmed, the show is already 90% sold out, with just 8 stands left on the ground floor. The enthusiastic

Attendance up 24% at lunch! 2010!

The organisers of lunch!, Diversified Business Communications UK, has reported a substantial 24% increase in attendance for the third edition of its food-to-go trade show.  A total of 3115 attendees, including the senior decision-makers from the UK’s £11.3bn out of home food and drinks sector, came out in force to do business with over 160 of the industry’s most innovative manufacturers and suppliers at Old Billingsgate, London, on Thursday 30 September and Friday 1 October.Despite falling attendances at many recent food trade shows, lunch! has really caught the imagination of everyone

London 2012 Olympic Games Keynote at lunch! 2010

In an exclusive keynote at lunch!, Kevan Hodges, the Senior Manager responsible for catering, cleaning and waste operations across the Olympic Park, will discuss the strategies involved with planning the catering for the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Taking place at 2:30pm on Friday 1 October at Old Billingsgate, London, this rare presentation will prove an unmissable highlight of the food-to-go trade show’s two-day ‘Working lunch!’ Keynote programme.The London 2012 Olympics presents the UK’s catering industry with the biggest challenge it’s ever seen.  The statistics are simply staggering.

lunch! 2010 Exhibitor Show Highlights

Award-winning lunch! – the UK’s only dedicated food-to-go trade show – returns to London’s Old Billingsgate for its third time.  Taking place from the 30 September to 1 October there will be over 120 exhibitors ranging from up and coming small businesses to well established industry leaders.  From exclusive product releases to some of the most innovative thinking known to the food-to-go industry – the following is just a taste of what industry buyers can expect to see at lunch!.Last year’s winner of the lunch! Multiple Retailer of The Year Award is back with a bang!  The Phat Pasty Co will

lunch! show announces 40% increase in pre-registered visitors

lunch! – the UK’s premier food-to-go trade show – has reported it is 40% up on pre-registered visitors compared with the same time last year.Thousands of trade buyers and senior decision-makers from the out of home food industry have already pre-registered for this year’s show, which returns to London’s Old Billingsgate later this month on 30 September-1 October. The show has enjoyed rapid growth in its visitor numbers since its launch two years ago, factors attributed to this significant visitor boost include: lunch 2009’s record figures of over 2,500 attendees (with a combined spending

New exhibitors announced for lunch! Innovation Zone

With 14 inspiring new exhibitors confirmed already, the lunch! Innovation Zone will attract plenty of attention from industry buyers when it makes its debut as part of this year's annual lunch!.  The UK’s premier food-to-go trade show, lunch! returns for its third year at Old Billingsgate, London, on 30 September-1 October, with a promise of even more new products than ever before.Sourcing new products and finding new suppliers were both cited by last year’s visitors as being pivotal incentives for attending and lunch!’s new 24-stand Innovation Zone has been specifically designed  to

lunch! Scoops Best Trade Exhibition in AEO Excellence Awards

lunch! - the UK's only dedicated food-to-go event - has scooped the prestigious best trade show award at this year's AEO Excellence Awards ceremony.At the Wembley Stadium ceremony attended by representatives from across the UK's exhibition industry, Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd - organisers of lunch! - picked up the Best Exhibition Under 2,000m2 award, ahead of rivals E-Health Media, UBM Live, William Reed Business Media, and Reed Exhibitions. Diversified UK was the only company this year to receive a multiple nomination in the category, which meant the organiser's

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

lunch! 2010 to feature new Innovation Zone

lunch!, the UK’s only dedicated food-to-go trade show, returns to London’s Old Billingsgate on 30 September-1 October, with a brand new Innovation Zone and over 50% more exhibition space. lunch!’s expansion upstairs on to Old Billingsgate’s mezzanine level follows news from organisers Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd that, with five months still to go, over 80% of the show’s original space has already been sold.“The feedback from last year’s show has been outstanding,” says lunch!’s newly appointed Event Manager, Madeleine Johnson. “I’m thrilled to have recently joined the

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