Huge hospitality ‘supershow’ opens its doors this week
Three co-located shows, two unmissable days, exceptional speakers, and hundreds of innovative brands – the UK’s leading trade events for the hospitality & foodservice sector return to ExCeL London on 27-28 September 2023.
While the co-location allows visitors and exhibitors to benefit from seeing an even greater range of products and customers, each show will maintain separate identities and focuses, respectively. All three will offer their own free seminars and business initiatives including Innovation Challenges and lunch!’s Start Up Zone.
“We’re delighted to be back connecting suppliers and operators when they need it most. Now is the time to seek support from peers, feel inspired by thought leaders and push forward with business once again. A huge thank you to all our supporters, visitors and exhibitors for making this happen,” says Chris Brazier, group event director.
Reuniting the industry again
Despite the issues faced by the hospitality industry during the Covid pandemic, there has been overwhelming support for the three shows. Event organisers Diversified Communications, have reported ‘rapid stand sales’ and ‘new registrations’ from notable big names – which comes as a result of the industry wanting to ‘get back to business.’
“We need to get together, find innovation and support each other more than ever before! See you at Casual Dining 2021,” says Steven Mangleshot, Global Executive Chef and Brand Ambassador at Wagamama.
“Commercial Kitchen is one of the key events of the year. Innovation in our industry is moving so fast that the chance to see everything in one place is not to be missed,” says Martyn Clover, Head of Food at Tortilla.
“If you’ve not put this date in your diary – DO IT. I’ve taken more innovation and inspiration away from these three shows than anything else in the past 10 years,” says Tim Foster, Yummy Pub Co.
Unmissable speakers
The three show’s dedicated seminar programmes will offer the latest insights and advice from industry experts – which will remain invaluable during this time of business recovery. The speakers taking to the stage, across the three shows, include:
lunch! Day 1:
- Sophie Chow, UK Head of Commercial, Pret A Manger
- Alasdair Murdoch, CEO, Burger King
- Guy Meakin, Trading Director, Pret A Manger
- Neil Sebba, MD, Tossed
- Russell Simpson, Operations Director, LEON
- Rob Hodges, Head of Operations, Farmer J
- Victoria Healy, Operations Director, Chop’d
- Shane Kavanagh , Commercial Director, Benugo
- Joanna Tivers, Head Of Food, KFC
- Jay Morjaria, CEO & Executive Chef, Dynasty Restaurants
- Simon Stenning, Founder, FutureFoodservice
- Anya Marco, The Coffee Queen, Anya Marco Consulting
- Pablo Ettinger, Business Development Director, Caffé Nero
- Nicola Knight, Senior Retail Analyst, IGD
- Rhian Thomas, Head of Shopper Insight, IGD
- Neil Lake, MD, Costa Coffee
- Edward Parkes & Henry Ayers, Co-founders & Directors, The Gentlemen Baristas
- Sonia Louro Carvalho , Head of Coffee & Community, Restaurant Associates
- Megan Trimble, Lead Marketing Manager, Tim Hortons UK & Ireland Ltd.
- Ganan Kanagathurai, UK CEO, itsu
- Spencer Craig, CEO & Co-founder, Pure
- Kate Nicholls, Chief Executive, UKHospitality
- Othman Shoukat, MD, CREAMS Café
- Amy James, Category Manager, Greggs
- Lee Conway, Supplier Assessment Manager, STS Solutions
lunch! Day 2:
- Gavin Rothwell, Director, Food Futures Insights
- Marta Pogroszewska, MD, GAIL’s Bakery
- Hannah Munns, Head of Market Street Strategy, Innovation & Concept Development, Morrisons
- Lee Nixon, MD, Ole & Steen
- Katie Lister, UK Marketing Director, Ole & Steen
Megan Burton-Brown, Head of Marketing, Tortilla - Ben Crowley, Head of Food & Beverage, Heathrow
- Ronan Harte, CEO, BaxterStorey
- Mike Aldridge, Regional Operations Director, Costa Coffee
- Hannah McKay, Head of Food & Beverage, Caffé Nero
- James Hamilton, Property & Store Development Director, Costa Coffee
- Mark Faulkner, Director, The Deli Group
- Neil Woods, Managing Director, Woods Catering
- Mark Stretton, MD, Fleet Street Communications
- Roger Whiteside, CEO, Greggs
- Peter Backman, Founder, Peter Backman
- Richard Franks, MD, Chilango
- Jim Winship, Director, The British Sandwich & Food to Go Association
- Shereen Ritchie, COO, Sprout & Co
“I’m thrilled to be part of lunch! and I can’t wait to see all that this long-awaited comeback show has to offer,” says Ronan Harte, CEO, BaxterStorey, who will talk about what the current and future landscape means for contract caterers across the food to go sector and beyond.
Casual Dining Day 1:
- Peter Martin, Founder, Peach 20/20
- Tom Barton, Co-founder & Director of Food, Innovation & Sustainability, Honest Burger
- Kate Nicholls, CEO, UK Hospitality
- Andrew Macleod, Founder & Managing Director, Emilia’s Crafted Pasta
- Laura Morris, Co-founder & Director, Yard & Coop
- Mark Wogan, Creative Director at Homeslice
- Michael Gividen, CEO, OMNE
- Charlie Mcveigh, Founder, Bunker Projects
- Chris Miller, Founder & CEO, White Rabbits Projects
- Darrel Connell, Partner, Imbiba
- Ann Elliot, CEO, Ann Elliot Hospitality Consultancy
- Kathryn Coury, Sales & Marketing Director, Brasserie Bar Co
- Roxanne Rahimi, Marketing Director, Metropolitan Pub Company
- Tom Foddy, Head of Sales & Marketing, Wells & Co
- Adrian Laws, Operations Director, Hippo Inns
- Giancarlo Ungaro, Operations Director, Suburban Inns
- Mark Mcfadyen, Group Operations Director, Brewhouse & Kitchen
- Peter Borg-Neal, Executive Chairman, Oakman Group
- Mark Jackson, Client Director, CGA Strategy
- Mark Stretton, Managing Director, Fleet Street Communications
- Rob Pitcher, CEO, Revolution Bars Group
- Simon Potts, CEO, The Alchemist
- Steve Locke, Managing Director, LOCKES
- Jay Morjaria, CEO & Executive Chef, Dynasty Restaurants
- Mark Teed, Head of Food, Star Pubs & Bars
- Ross Pike, Chef Director, Oakman Group
- Seamus O-Donnell, Culinary Director, The Alchemist Bar & Restaurant
- Nick Collins, CEO, Loungers
- Karl Chessell, Director, Hospitality Operators & Food, EMEA, CGA
- Gavin Adair, CEO, Rosa’s
- Zoe Bowley, Managing Director, Pizza Express
- Ajith Jayawickrema, Founder, Las Iguanas & Turtle Bay Restaurants
- Brian Trollip, Managing Director, Dishoom
Casual Dining Day 2:
- Peter Backman, Founder, Peter Backman
- Arpita Anstey, Marketing Director, Bistrot Pierre
- Leanne Galer-Reick, Head of Marketing, Comptoir Group
- Oli Ingham, Founder, OIC Marketing
- Susie Clark, Head of Marketing, Gusto Italian
- Laura Harper-Hinton, Co-founder, Caravan
- Dino Sura, Managing Director, Burger & Lobster Restaurant Group Ltd
- Mark Stretton, Managing Director, Fleet Street Communications
- Dave Lewis, Operations Director, Browns Brasserie & Bar
- Stephen Hill, Operations Director, Bone Daddies
- Duncan Mcewan, Executive Development Chef, The Big Table Group
- Steven Mangleshot, Global Executive Chef and Brand Ambassador, Wagamama
- Winston Matthews, Commercial Director, Busaba
- Susan Chappell, Divisional Director – City Division, Michells & Butlers
- Mark Derry, Executive Chairman, Brasserie Bar Co
- Steve Wilkins, Little Gems Country Dining
- Anthony Pender, Co-founder, The Yummy Pub Co
- Joycelyn Neve, Managing Director, Oakman Group
- Simon Stenning, Founder, FutureFoodservice
- Steve Holmes, CEO, Azzurri Group
- Gareth Nash, Commercial Lead, SnapMyEats, The NPD Group
- Seton Leung, Head of UK Foodservice, The NPD Group
- Mark Selby, Co-founder & CEO, Wahaca
- Jon Knight, Managing Director, Leisure and Concessions, The Restaurant Group
- Matt Grech-Smith, Co-founder & CEO, Competitive Socialising (Swingers)
- Matt Jones, CEO, Roxy Leisure Ltd
- Toby Harris, Chief Executive, State of Play
Commercial Kitchen Day 1:
- Atul Kochhar, Chef Patron, Atul Kotchhar Restaurants
- Sat Bains, Chef Patron, Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms
- Stuart Ralston, Aizle and Noto
- Neil Rankin, Creative Director, Symplicity Foods
- Steven Mangleshot, Global Executive Chef and Brand Ambassador, Wagamama
- Shaun Rankin, Chef Patron, Grantley Hall
- Martyn Clover, Head of Food, Tortilla
- Andrew Aston, Head of Wellness & Nutrition, BaxterStorey
- Candice Webber, Head of Food and Drink Development, Vacherin
- Dan Wilson, Head of Culinary Retail, BaxterStorey
- Matt Owen, National Chairman, The Craft Guild of Chefs
- Andrew Seymour, Editorial Director, Foodservice Equipment Journal
- Anthony Fletcher, Executive Head Chef, The Ned
- Franky Fernandes, Executive Head Chef, Marriott London Park Lane
- Stuart Duff, Corporate Chef UK & Ireland, Hilton Hotels
- Adam Thomason, Culinary Director, Absolute Taste
- Mark Reynolds, Executive Head Chef, Tottenham Hotspur, Levy Restaurants UK
- Thomas Rhodes, Executive Chef, Twickenham
- Claire Nicholls, Editor, Catering Insight
- Alex Hall, Executive Chef, Unilever
- Kirstin Hatherley-Bramwell, Managing Director & Ceda Vice Chair, Hatherley Commercial Services Limited
- Paul Neville, Managing Director, C&C Catering Equipment Ltd
- Peter Kitchin, Managing Director, C&C Catering Equipment Ltd
- Jay Morjaria, CEO & Executive Chef, Dynasty Restaurants
- Josie Hawkins, Chef Patron, Botanique by Food For Friends
- Mikey Pearce, Founder, Clean Kitchen Club
- Mike Faers, CEO and founder, The FIS Group
Commercial Kitchen Day 2:
- Mark Selby, Co-founder and CEO, Wahaca
- Cyrus Todiwala, OBE, DL, Chef Patron, Café Spice Namasté & Todiwala’s Kitchen
- Lisa Jenkins, Managing Editor, The Caterer
- Amir Ali, Culinary Innovation and Strategy Manager, Mitchells & Butlers PLC
- Benjamin Bartlett, Board Member, The Master Chefs of Great Britain
- Darren Poulton, Executive Chef, gategroup
- Robert Grist, Head Chef, D&D London
- Steven Snowdon, Group Project Chef, Tom Kerridge
- Michael Jones, Editorial Director, FCSI’s Foodservice Consultant Magazine
- Julian Edwards, Chair, FCSI UK & Ireland
- Julie Barker, Independent Consultant, Julie Barker Ltd and FCSI Associate
- Liz Forte, Health & Wellness Director, Eurest
- Michael Jones, Editorial Director, FCSI’s Foodservice Consultant Magazine
- Stephen Merritt-Harrison, Consultant, Merritt-Harrison Catering Consultancy
- Andrew Seymour, Editorial Director, Foodservice Equipment Journal
- David Stanley, Executive Chef BP International, Aramark
- Nick Vadis, Culinary Director, Compass Group UK
- Pete Redman, Chef Director, Bartlett Mitchell
- Andy Jones, Chair, PS100
- Criag Smith, Head of Corporate Affairs, ISS and Immediate Past Chair, The Hospital Caterers Association
- Judith Gregory, Senior Client Officer/LACA Wales Regional Chair , Cardiff Council/LACA
- Phillip Shelley, Senior Operational & Policy Manager , NHS England & Improvement
- Sue Cawthray, National Chair, National Association of Care Catering
- Juliane Caillouette-Noble, MD, Sustainable Restaurant Association
- Mel Marriott, Managing Director, Darwin & Wallace
- Peter Weeden, Head Chef, The Duke of Cambridge
Register for a free trade ticket
lunch! the UK’s multi-award-winning trade show for the food-to-go industry, will take place on 27-28 September 2023 at ExCeL London (doors open from 10am-5pm). To register for a ticket, please visit: www.lunchshow.co.uk
Casual Dining, the definitive trade event for the restaurant, pub and bar sector, will take place on 27-28 September 2023 at ExCeL London (doors open from 10am-5pm). To register for a ticket, please visit: www.casualdiningshow.co.uk.
Commercial Kitchen, the leading kitchen equipment, services & design show, will take place on 27-28 September 2023 at ExCeL London (doors open from 10am-5pm). To register for a ticket, please visit: www.commercialkitchenshow.co.uk.
Please note that badges will allow access across all three events.
