lunch! 2015 – opens today
lunch!, opens for business at 10am today at Business Design Centre in London. Over 6,000 attendees are expected to pack the aisles over two days (Thursday and Friday, 24-25 September).
Today’s highlights include (in running order):
Free Working lunch! Theatre
- The Lunch Market: Responding To Changes In Supply And Demand – Emma Read, director of marketing and business development, Horizons
- The Buying Masterclass: Top Tips For Food-To-Go Buyers – Guy Meakin, trading manager, food on the move, Marks & Spencer
- Indulgence Is The New Health – Helen Higgins, food ambassador, EAT.
- Coffee & Cocktails: Quantifying The Opportunity For Alcohol In Coffee Shops – Jamie Campbell, account director, CGA Peach
- What’s Your ‘Every Little Helps’? – Mark McCulloch, founder & CEO, WE ARE Spectacular.
- Bringing Potbelly To The UK – James Rushton, Potbelly Sandwich Shop
- Building A Brand On A Shoestring – Paul Ettinger, development director, Caffè Nero
- The lunch! HR Panel – chaired by Jim Winship, director, The British Sandwich Association. Featuring David Hindmarsh, head of people (retail), Greggs, and Susan Binnersley, director, h2h.
- The lunch! Travel Catering Panel: F&B To Go On The Go – chaired by Jeremy Clark, consultant, Onboard Hospitality. Featuring Amy Fry, commercial manager, EnRoute International, Caroline Thompson, director, Gastro Culinary Innovation, and Gail Yates, head of inflight services, Virgin Atlantic
Full timings and seminar summaries are available at www.lunchshow.co.uk/visiting/working-lunch-theatre.
New Menu Innovation Theatre (sponsored by Magrini)
- The Ultimate Tea Tasting Masterclass – Paul Jeffries, Master Tea Blender
- Café Society session: The Café Life Sandwich Challenge 2015 (3 categories), hosted by Gethin Evans, judged by Aldo Zilli
- The British Smoothie Championships Finals 2015 (sponsored by Magrini) – hosted by Chris Brazier, group event director, lunch!
- Café Society session: The Tetley Afternoon Tea Experience – hosted by Gethin Evans, judged by Aldo Zilli
- The Ultimate Sandwich Bar Masterclass – Frank Boltman & Alex Stone, Trade
Full timings and seminar summaries are available at www.lunchshow.co.uk/visiting/menu-innovation-theatre.
Thanks to the addition of a new hall on the Upper Feature Level, the show boasts an unprecedented 350 exhibiting companies (up 25% for 2015) showcasing an eclectic mix of food, drink, packaging, catering equipment and technology.
The full exhibitor list is available online at www.lunchshow.co.uk/exhibiting/exhibitor-list.
For the latest exhibitor news, please visit www.lunchshow.co.uk/exhibitor-press-releases.
lunch! is open from 10am until 5pm today and tomorrow at the Business Design Centre, in Islington, London (last entry 4pm).
