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17/09/2015

Competition hots up at biggest ever lunch! show

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Twinings, Cawston Press, Tri-Star Packaging, Carrs Food, Manitowoc Foodservice, and Y3K, are just some of exhibitors competing for Innovation Challenge Awards at next week’s sold out lunch! show. Returning to the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, on 24–25 September, the multi–award–winning trade event for the food–to–go sector, will also host the finals of the British Smoothie Championships (sponsored by Magrini) and the live heats of two Café Life Awards – the Café Sandwich Challenge (3 categories) and The Tetley Afternoon Tea Experience Challenge.  Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli will be among the Café Life Award judges at the show. Awards […]

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09/09/2015

New equipment, packaging & technology at lunch! 2015

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The following is just a taste of some of the new innovations on show this year: Equipment & Design Glen Dimplex Professional Appliances is offering lunch! visitors an exclusive first look at its new Burco Convection Oven (available in three sizes) and new, heavy duty LEC Commercial Platinum range; which includes nine separate product lines (stand M331). Foster Refrigerator & Gamko are exhibiting at lunch! for the first time.  Gamko is launching a new flexible Coffee Barista Station at lunch!.  With 4 temperature zones (refrigerated, cup warmer, waste and ambient for services) all in one appliance, operators can store all […]

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25/08/2015

New food-to-go innovations at lunch! 2015

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lunch! – the multi-award winning trade event for the food-to-go sector, has released its latest preview of exhibitor show highlights. The following is just a taste of some of the new food innovations on show: Exhibiting for the first time ever at a trade show, award-winning dessert specialist Marston Foods is launching a new afternoon tea range at lunch!.  Products include Gooey pots, moist cakes and tarts, in flavours like Raspberry and Rose, Victoria Sponge and Billionaires (stand F221). Making their debut at lunch!, The Real Soup Co’s new 380g, single serve pots of fresh, ready to heat and serve […]

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20/08/2015

New drink innovations at lunch! 2015

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The following is just a taste of some of the latest new drink products on offer at lunch! 2015: Tetley is unveiling a new launch and showcasing its new range of blends at lunch!, with tea tastings throughout the day.  They are also sponsors of the Café Life Awards (stand U116). Taylors of Harrogate’s expert tea taster, Simon Hill, is delivering four interactive tea tasting sessions with small groups during lunch!.  Visitors will be offered the unique opportunity to learn how to taste tea professionally, something that only ever takes place at Taylors HQ (stand M308). Leading coffee sourcing, roasting […]

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18/08/2015

New exhibitors prepare for their lunch! debut

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lunch! is now just three stands away from selling out.  Returning to the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, next month on 24-25 September, the multi-award-winning trade event for the food-to-go sector will feature more new brands than ever – including some of the biggest names in the food industry. The show’s pivotal focus on promoting (and launching) new innovations – from food and drink to packaging and foodservice equipment – has won it pole position on the autumn trade show calendar and made it an essential visit for buying teams across UK looking to source the next wave of […]

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12/08/2015

Big names from M&S, EAT, Pret, Caffè Nero, Greggs & Tortilla join speaker line up

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Some of the biggest names in food-to-go are now confirmed to speak at this year’s lunch! trade show, which returns to the Business Design Centre in London next month on 24-25 September. The Working lunch! Theatre line-up now includes Helen Higgins, food ambassador at EAT.; Mark Palmer, group marketing director of Pret A Manger; Paul Ettinger, development director at Caffè Nero; Richard Morris, managing director of Tortilla; award winning designer Afroditi Krassa (who was commissioned by Julian Metcalfe to design the Itsu brand); and Roger Whiteside, CEO of food-to-go giant Greggs (in an exclusive interview with Peter Martin, vice president […]

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03/08/2015

The Cafe Sandwich Challenge at lunch! 2015

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The first live challenge at the lunch! show will see the UK’s most creative cafes and suppliers create innovative new sandwiches developed specifically for the café/coffee bar market and the critical aspect of the challenge is also pairing the perfect beverage with the newly designed sandwich. Entries will be judged by celebrity chef Aldo Zilli on the day of the Awards dinner on Thursday 24th September– he and fellow judges from across the food industry, will be looking for presentation, taste, how the beverage compliments the sandwich, innovation and commercial viability – there will be a special £500 prize for the entry judged […]

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03/08/2015

The Tetley Afternoon Tea Experience Challenge at lunch! 2015

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The Tetley Afternoon Tea Experience Challenge will showcase the talents of Britain’s most innovative café chefs as they marry flavours of sweet and savoury products to complement the teas. Although coffee tends to have a high profile in most cafes and coffee bars, tea has also now become increasingly popular, particularly with the introduction of specialist teas and this is recognised to be a good opportunity for outlets to capitalise on this British tradition.

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