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The Bulletin
Preface by Brian Young, Chief Executive
PREFACE
Anuga 2015 Save the Date – Here We Come Business
Visit us at Stand C083 in Hall 4.1 FIVE MEMBER COMPANIES – Rick Bestwick, Edge Worldwide Logistics, Ming Foods, Star Agro Marine Foods and Sam Browne Foods – will be taking space on the BFFF stand to promote their products and services and we thank them for their support. Iceland are exhibiting alongside us on stand C081. One of the world’s largest and most important trade fairs for the food and beverage industry, Anuga’s last fair in 2013 attracted more than 6,800 companies from 98 countries to exhibit spread over 3 million square feet of gross exhibition space. More than 155,000 visitors from 187 countries attended the fair and all indications are positive that Anuga 2015 will
build further on its earlier success. As well as waving the flag for the frozen food industry, BFFF is also hoping to catch up with many members and provide hospitality to those visiting stand C083 in Hall 4.1 So if you are coming to Anuga, please drop by, rest your legs and enjoy some good old BFFF hospitality. You’ll find us on stand C083 in Hall 4.1, from October 10-14. For more information about Anuga, you can visit www.anuga.com
Book Your Table For The Annual Luncheon THIS YEAR’S BFFF Annual Luncheon will take place on Tuesday, November 24 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The Annual Luncheon has long been regarded as one of the most prestigious networking events in the frozen food calendar, attracting buyers from the retail and foodservice sectors, as well as those companies supplying essential services to the industry. The Luncheon will once again provide an ideal opportunity to network with industry colleagues, existing and potential customers. 4 THE BULLETIN I JULY/AUGUST 2015
Ticket prices have been frozen at £120 plus VAT and you can book your tickets by contacting Charley Price on 01400 283 091 or email charleyprice@bfff.co.uk or Jilly Wallis on 01400 983090 or email jillywallis@bfff.co.uk. If you would like to place an advert in the Annual Luncheon seating brochure which is handed to more than 900 guests at the event and available on the BFFF website post event, please contact Kate Miller on 07933 704270 or email katemiller@bfff. co.uk.
Conference!
THE 2016 BFFF Business Conference and Exhibition will take on Tuesday, March 1 at the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth. More than 250 delegates are expected to attend, consisting mainly of producers, wholesalers and some retailers. Both conference and exhibition provide a great opportunity for associates and producers to promote their products and services to fellow BFFF members. Now in its sixth year, there are a number of delegate packages available, including a pre-conference ‘ice breaker’ dinner and our fantastic drinks reception, conference dinner and entertainment in the evening following the conference. Here’s what Kevin Hancock, Rick Bestwick Ltd, said after attending this year’s conference: “Year on year this conference gets better and better, not least from the effort put in from the BFFF team and the quality of the guest speakers. Thank you.” For anyone associated with the frozen food industry, this is the business conference to attend. Why not book your place now by contacting charleyprice@bfff.co.uk. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact katemiller@bfff.co.uk.