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February 2012

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.

January 2012

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.

October 2011

lunch! 2011 reports a record-breaking show!
Organiser Diversified Business Communications UK has reported  a record 40% increase in attendance for the fourth edition of its lunch! food-to-go trade show; which took place last week on  29-30 September.  Over  4310 industry professionals from the UK’s £11.3bn out of home food and drinks sector packed the aisles at London’s Old Billingsgate to do business with 200 of the industry’s most innovative manufacturers and suppliers. The record-breaking attendance was complemented by a 76% rise in international visitors, plus a 40% rise in exhibitor numbers compared to 2010.   Whilst the show’s on-site exhibitor rebookings were equally impressive, with around 70% of exhibitors demonstrating their continued support for the growth of the show by reserving stand space for lunch! 2012, which is set be held at the new venue of the Business Design Centre, Islington.

September 2011

Award-winning lunch! show returns to London’s Old Billingsgate tomorrow! – 28 September
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 and drinks sector with 200 of the industry’s most innovative manufacturers and suppliers.

lunch! show prepares for a record turnout next week! – 21 September
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.

More lunch! Exhibitor Show Highlights – 6 September
With 190 companies exhibiting at lunch!, there are plenty of new products for visiting press and buyers to see and sample.  Get a taste of what’s on offer for 2011, with extracts from nearly 50 lunch! exhibitors!

August 2011

Top industry names join ‘Working lunch!’ seminar line-up – 24 August
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.

lunch! 2011 Exhibitor Show Highlights – 18 August
Now in its fourth year, lunch! returns to Old Billingsgate, London, on 29-30 September 2011. 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!.

lunch! sold out! – 11 August
lunch! 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 70% on the same week in 2010.

lunch! Innovation Zone now sold out! – 3 August
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!  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 instant increase in profile.

July 2011

lunch! show wins Best UK Trade Show Award for second year running! – 4 July
Diversified UK’s lunch! food to go trade show has won “Best Trade Show Exhibition – under 2,000m2” for the second consecutive year at the Association of Event Organisers’ annual Excellence Awards, which are widely regarded as the ‘Oscars’ for the live events and exhibition industry.

June 2011

Call for entries open for the 2011 British Smoothie Championships – 15 June
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…

May 2011

lunch! show to defend its Best UK Trade Show Award – 20 May
For 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…

Visitor registration opens early for UK’s lunch! show – 11 May
Citing growing demand, organiser Diversified Business Communications (Diversified UK) has opened visitor registration a full month earlier than in previous years. Trade visitors pre-registering their details now, will now have more time to organise their schedules and be able take full advantage of any advance discounts and savings on their travel and accommodation arrangements…

Organisers of lunch! 2011 set to take food-to-go trade show to another level – 5 May
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…

2010

October 2010
Attendance up 24% at lunch! 2010! – 6 October