We spoke to Siobhan ahead of her appearance on the much-anticipated Marketing for Coffee Shops Panel at lunch! 24. Siobhan discussed the critical role of marketing teams and their importance to hospitality businesses as a whole. Join us as we explore...
We spoke to Malachy ahead of his appearance on the much-anticipated Marketing in Food to Go Panel at lunch! 24. Malachy discussed the critical role of marketing teams and their importance to hospitality businesses as a whole. Join us as we explore ke...
We spoke to Emily ahead of her appearance on the much-anticipated Operations in Food to Go Panel at lunch! 24. Emily discussed the critical role of operations teams and their impact as the backbone of running successful businesses. Join us as we exp...
We spoke to Maria ahead of her appearance on the much-anticipated Marketing for Coffee Shops Panel at lunch! 24. Maria discussed the critical role of marketing teams and their importance to hospitality businesses as a whole. Join us as we explore ke...
Our new Q&A series profiles some of the speakers at this year’s show. Next up is Simon Stenning, Founder, FutureFoodservice. Simon will be presenting the ‘Future of Food-To-Go’ session.
Our new Q&A series profiles some of the speakers at this year’s show. Next up is Paolo Peretti, Managing Director, AMT Coffee. Paolo will giving his review on ‘Marketing for Coffee Shops Panel’ session.
Our new Q&A series profiles some of the speakers at this year’s show. Next up is Florian De Chezelles, Co-Founder, The Salad Project. Florian will giving his review on ‘Operations for Food-To-Go Panel’ session.
Our new Q&A series profiles some of the speakers at this year’s show. Next up is James Kidman, Head of Food, Crussh. James will be a part of ‘The Head of Food Panel’ session.
Our new Q&A series profiles some of the speakers at this year’s show. Next up is Peter Backman, Principle, theDelivery.World. Peter will giving his review on ‘What’s Next for Food To Go Delivery’ session.
Russell Simpson has worked with LEON for six years, from General Manager and opening the company’s first Birmingham restaurant, to Operations Director during the hospitality industry’s most challenging period. We caught up with Russell ah...
Ahead of her appearance at lunch! 2021, we caught up with Amy James, who has been with Greggs for 20 years, working her way up from Area Manager to Category Manager. About Amy… Amy has 20 years of experience in the food and drink industry, with...
We caught up with Hannah McKay, Head of Food and Beverage at UK & Ireland at Caffè Nero, who is looking forward to reconnecting with her “foodie network in person” at this year’s lunch! show. Hannah is returning to the Keynote Theatre stage with...
Next up in the lunch! Industry Leaders Q&A series is Pure Founder & CEO, Spencer Craig About Spencer… Spencer founded Pure, the healthy food to go group in 2009. Spurred by a strong entrepreneurial vision, Pure has grown to 20 sho...
In lunch!’s NEW Industry Leaders Q&A series, we’ll be speaking to some of the biggest names across the cafe, coffee shop & food-to-go sector. We’ll be finding out how they are adapting to the current climate, their thoughts...
Barny Clevely, MD of FCB Coffee, will be appearing in an exclusive interview at lunch! 2019. Arrive early to grab a front row seat, as he talks to Anya Marco about the rise of FCB and their unique place in the food-to-go and coffee shop sector (1.30...
Jim Wealands is group food development director at CH&CO Group. He’ll be taking part in the show’s first ever Contract Catering panel (with representatives from Sodexo, Eurest, Aramark and Elior) talking about how innovation in concep...
For Geoffrey Hunter, head of food at Pure, “lunch is an essential date in the diary”. He’s looking forward to being part of this year’s Head of Food Panel, which will take a behind the scenes look at the challenges (and rewar...
Paul Hopper, founder and co-MD of HOP Vietnamese, calls lunch! a “a hubbub of activity and inspiration”. He’ll be there on opening day, taking part in the Brands To Watch panel (which also features Cojean UK, Crosstown and K10 Rest...
Another new speaker for 2019 is Katie Lister, marketing director at Chilango. She’ll be at the show on opening day for The Supersonic Food Marketing Podcast panel, hosted by Mark McCulloch, with Helen Harrison, brand director at Crussh, and Fa...
Ian Chant is Holland & Barrett’s head of food (covering chilled, frozen, confectionery, drinks and food on the go). He’ll be talking at lunch!, with his colleague Louise Broom (category manager), about H&B’s journey into food-to-...
Ollie Rosevear is head of environment at Costa Coffee – the UK’s largest coffee shop brand. He’ll be appearing in lunch!’s highly-anticipated ‘Sustainability Panel’ on opening day.
Diane Wehrle is marketing and insights director at Springboard. One of the UK’s leading experts on current and emerging retail issues and trends, she’ll be sharing her expertise in a joint insights session, with The NPD Group’s Domi...
Dominic Allport, insights director – foodservice at The NPD Group, will be taking part in a joint presentation with Sprinboard’s Diane Wehrle (10.15am, 20 Sept). In this unique insights session, they’ll provide a holistic view of events w...
Meet Helen Harrison, brand director at Crussh. Since joining the healthy food and juice bar chain in 2016 (following senior marketing roles at Sainsbury’s and EAT), she’s helped promote its successful expansion across London. And, thanks...
Natasha Wilmans is UK operations director at all-day Danish bakery chain Ole & Steen. She’ll be appearing in lunch!’s ‘Operations Director panel’, alongside LEON’s Shereen Ritchie, Tortilla’s Matt Chapman, and Chilango’s Richard Fran...
Meet Richard Franks, operations director for Mexican restaurant chain Chilango. An experienced operator, with a strong people-focus, he boasts nearly two decades of service in food retail. He’ll be appearing in lunch!’s opening day ‘Ope...
“Interesting, informative and delicious!” — that’s how Will Stratton-Morris, CEO of Caffè Nero UK, describes lunch! show. Arrive early on opening day to see him in a rare Keynote interview, talking to Mark Stretton about his incred...
Anya Marco is one of the UK’s leading authorities on coffee shop trends. In her lunch! Keynote, she’ll be dispelling some of the myths around social media and sharing five simple tips on how coffee shop businesses can use it to engage with thei...
Tortilla’s Martyn Clover is looking forward sharing some kitchen secrets, and talking about his ‘passion’ for food innovation, in lunch!’s must-attend Head of Food Panel on opening day.
Marta Pogroszewska, MD of GAIL’s Bakery, is a big fan of lunch!, calling it ‘the best event in the industry’. She’ll be taking part in an exclusive interview at the show (1.15pm, Friday 20 September), chatting with lunch!’s Ch...
Our next Q&A features Fiona Speakman, client director within CGA’s food & retail team. She’ll be exploring some of the key movements in the food-to-go sector, including the role of delivery and the rise of coffee shops.
Our next lunch! Q&A features Maurice Abboudi, executive director at Japanese restaurant and takeaway chain K10 (and investor on the BBC’s My Million Pound Menu). In an exclusive opening day panel session, with Jonathan Jowett (Greggs), Peter May...