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Here’s to hospitality!
Food, Drink & Hospitality Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of industry innovation, comes to ExCeL London on 25-27 March for three packed days of networking, learning and streamlined product discovery. A new umbrella brand for 2024, Food, Drink & Hospitality Week encompasses IFE Manufacturing, IFE, The Pub Show, HRC and International Salon Culinaire and will welcome over 27,000 food & drink professionals and thousands of suppliers. Portfolio director, Philippa Christer, said: “The launch of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week is an important step in an exhilarating period of growth
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for our March portfolio of events, expanding our partnerships with key organisations and diversifying our offering to the industry. “Our vision for Food, Drink & Hospitality Week is a citywide celebration of everything that makes this sector unique: showcasing product innovation, connecting visitors with the people that can transform their business and providing a platform for discussions vital to the future.”
retailers, wholesalers and hospitality professionals to learn about what’s happening in UK and international food & drink. With 14 exciting zones to explore, including new additions in the form of the Cheese Pavilion, the Hot Beverage Pavilion and the Fresh Produce Section – in partnership with the Fresh Produce Consortium – there are countless products to taste and discover. François Knopes, manager and coffee consultant at London Coffee Club, said: “I am looking forward to IFE this year for the huge networking opportunity it offers. As coffee consultants and service providers, it is incredibly important to connect and ‘cross-pollinate’ with all stakeholders of the food and beverage industries.” In addition to thousands of delectable products from across the UK, IFE has representation from over 50 countries around the world, including Turkey, Thailand, France, Sri Lanka, China, Ecuador, Hungary and Cyprus.
IFE, INTERNATIONAL FOOD & DRINK EVENT For over 40 years, IFE has been a must-attend trade event for
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