Events & Shows
Visitor registration open for Casual Dining 2015 With exhibition space filling up fast and the free Keynote theatre programme now confirmed, Casual Dining is all set for a successful second edition on the 25-26 February at the Business Design Centre in London. The UK’s first dedicated trade event for the eating and drinking out sector (including hotel restaurants and bars), Casual Dining has enjoyed strong industry support from the outset. Its launch event in 2014 attracted 3,655 industry professionals and went on to win a Best Trade Show award at the Association of Event Organisers’ hotly contested Excellence Awards (the only launch to do so in over five years). For 2015, Casual Dining aims to raise the bar again, with a 50% increase in exhibiting space, taking the show up to the venue’s upper feature level for the first time.
Hotelier & Hotel Design
Casual Dining’s exciting two day line-up takes in a host of well-known brands (around 170 in all) – including Miller Brands, Rombouts Coffee, Lamb Weston, Estrella Damm, Darta, Luscombe Organic Drinks, Reynolds, DiSotto Foods, Essential Cuisine, McCain Foodservice, Purbeck Ice Cream, Vivreau, and Bar & Restaurant Foods.
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Whilst rexmartins, Gram UK, Electrolux Professional, Eden Contract Furniture, Catering Design Group, Gamble Food Service Equipment, Magrini, GS Systems, will be presenting their latest equipment and services – encompassing everything from space-saving appliances to
tablewear, POS and more. New show features include a second theatre – dedicated to Drinks Innovation (including menus, tastings, and the latest market research) and ‘King of Craft’ beer awards. Also new is the Speciality Wine Village, which joins the Craft Beer & Cider Showcase and sold out Artisan Spirit and Cocktail Lounge. Together, these three distinctive alcohol pavilions aim to help operators stand out from the crowd. The Keynote Theatre meanwhile, one of the show’s most commented upon features, will be back with another ‘high profile’ programme for 2015. Karen Forrester, CEO of T.G.I Friday’s UK, Stephen Holmes, CEO of ASK Italian and Zizzi, Alasdair Murdoch, CEO of Gourmet Burger Kitchen, and Scott Macdonald, managing director of Bill’s, are just some of the big name Keynote speakers now confirmed. “It’s great to finally have a trade show dedicated to our industry,” says Holmes. “[It’s] a really worthwhile visit.” Representatives from Kew Green Hotels, Copthorne Hotels, GLH Hotels, Grange Hotels, Accor UK Hotels, Taj Hotels and Resorts, AB Hotels, Grange Hotels, The Bulldog Hotel Group, and numerous independents, are among the ‘who’s who’ of hospitality buyers that have already pre-registered to attend.
To register free in advance, please visit www.casualdiningshow.co.uk and quote priority code CDHD2.