Speciality-Food-Magazine-September-2024

· Spencer Craig , founder and CEO, Pure · Damon Conn , growth and development director, Watchhouse · HannahMunns , hospitality in retail expert, former M&S, Morrisons, ASDA and Sainsbury’s Industry leading panels OPERATIONS IN FOOD-TO-GO Featuring: Emily Bagshaw, head of central operations, Tortilla; ShoaibMuhammed, director of operations; Wendy’s; Emily Hawkley, director of operations, Burgerismand Elton Gray, commercial and operations director, Creams Cafe. MARKETING FOR FOOD-TO-GO MariamFrench, marketing director, LEON; Malachy O’Keeffe, head of marketing, Wingstop and Rob Burns, marketing director of Chopstix. 22 L eading brands, launches and legendary speakers will be at lunch! this September. The definitive café, coffee-shop and food-to-go event will return to ExCeL London on 18th-19th September, co-located with sister show, Casual Dining. From functional snacks to healthy drinks, and ethical coffee to best-selling sandwiches – lunch! is amust-attend for operators and retail buyers looking for the latest innovations for their businesses. Thousands of decisionmakers have already registered for this year’s show including buyers fromBooths, British Airways, Caffè Nero, Compass Group, Co-op, Costa Coffee, GAIL’s Bakery, Harrods, Holland & Barrett, Leon, Marks & Spencer, National Trust, Ocado, Planet Organic, Sainsburys, Sodexo, SSP, Tesco, Waitrose and manymore. Event Director Katie Tyler says, “This year’s lunch! will be offering trade visitors an incredible, free, world-class speaker programme (theatres sponsored by Lipton Ice Tea), bringing together some of the biggest names in the café, coffee-shop and food-to-go industry. Alongside experts sharing invaluable insights there will be hundreds of exhibiting suppliers showcasing new and innovative products. lunch! 2024 is not to bemissed!” Fresh launches Showcasing exciting newproducts, buyers can visit the Innovation Challenge Gallery to see what’s new to themarket, vote for themost innovative products and be part of the audience to hear the finalists’ pitches. Many of the products in the Innovation Challenge and across the showfloor are launching exclusively at lunch! including newproducts fromAzuma Foods UK, H!P Chocolate, Vegware, Not Guilty Food Co, Walkers Shortbread, and Yeo Valley Farms (Production). Buyers looking tomeet the newest brands entering themarket (with their exciting newproducts) should visit the ‘Start-Up Zone’. See newproducts fromDot Dot Bubble Tea, Gelarto UK, HealthBae, JBN Beverages / Theodore Global, More Toddler Meals, NoMore Lids, OLALA!, Porij, RithmFlow, Riviera Iced Tea, Tru Foods, WinWinWater and Yogoody. As well as new challenger brands, the show is full of leading brands including Capri Sun UK, Fox’s Burton’s Companies, Lindt & Sprungli, Lipton Ice Tea, Twinings, Typhoo Tea, Yeo Valley, Flexeserve, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, KIND Snacks, Lavazza, Magrini, MOMA, Simply Lunch, TRIP and manymore. Igniting Inspiration across three theatres (sponsored by Lipton Ice Tea) Industry leaders will take to the stage for lunch!’s highly anticipated free-to-attend seminar programme, whichwill include exclusive keynote interviews, exciting panel sessions and data-driven insights across three theatres (sponsored by Lipton Ice Tea). This also includes a dedicated Coffee Shop Keynote Theatre. Big name speakers include: · JulianMetcalfe OBE , founder and group CEO, itsu · EmmaWoods , chair, Tortilla · Will Stratton-Morris , CEOUK, Caffè Nero · Shereen Ritchie , CEO, buns fromhome · Cathy Goodwin , global head of food innovation and nutrition, Costa Coffee · Roland Horne , founder and CEO, WatchHouse · Jason Cotta , chief growth officer, itsu · Bharti Radix , founder, BloomsYard · Sohail Ali , co-founder, Chaiiwala · David Phillpot , convenience trading director, Europe, bp · David Campbell , chair, Ole & Steen/ Lagkagehuset IN DETAIL WHERE: ExCeL London WHEN: 18th-19th September 2024 WEB: lunchshow.co.uk NEED TO KNOW @specialityfood lunch! 2024 Let’s do lunch! Discover a hub of innovation at lunch! this September OPERATIONS IN COFFEE SHOPS Edyta Stec, director of operations, GAIL’s; Russell Simpson, director of operations, The Coffee House and Luke Shaughnessy, regional operations director, Costa Coffee. THE FOUNDERS’ PANEL Featuring: Dimeji Sadiq, founder and owner, Vegan Shack; Stephen Grocutt, founder, Cornish Bakery and Dawn O’Sullivan, founder, Boost Juice Bars. THE FOOD-TO-GO LEADERS PANEL Featuring: Shereen Ritchie, CEO, buns fromhome (panel host); Keith Bird, former CEO, Marugame Udon Europe; Bharti Radix, founder, BloomsYard and Neil Sebba, managing director, Tossed. Industry insight Join our industry experts for eye opening research, data and analysis for the café, coffee shop and food-to-go sector at lunch! 2024. 2030 VISION - THE FUTURE OF FOOD-TO-GO Simon Stenning, strategic advisor and futurist, The Future of Foodservice MAKING DELIVERY PROFITABLE – THE MOVE TO FIRST PARTY DELIVERY Peter Backman, founder and CEO, Thedelivery.World THE FUTURE OF FORMATS Rhian Thomas, head of insight, IGD Register for a free trade ticket lunch! the definitive café, coffee shop & food-to-go event, will take place on 18th-19th September 2024 at ExCeL London. For more information and to register for a free trade ticket, visit lunchshow.co.uk and quote priority code VLU33 on the registration page.