Casual Dining show expands its drinks menu

Pub, bar and restaurant buyers looking to refresh their drinks menus are set to enjoy a tastings extravaganza at next month’s Casual Dining trade show, which returns to the Business Design Centre, in London, on 21-22 February. Thanks to a 41% increase in exhibitors offering alcoholic beverages for 2018, visitors will be able to see and sample the show’s biggest choice of beer, ciders, wines, spirits and mixers yet. Some of the world’s best-selling beer and cider brands are now confirmed, including Heineken UK – Blade, KBE Drinks (Kingfisher Beer Europe), Duvel Moortgat UK, Budweiser Budvar UK, Carlsberg UK, World…

Brian Trollip - Dishoom

Speaker Q&A (2018): Brian Trollip, Dishoom

Brian Trollip has been overseeing the day-to-day running of Dishoom’s operations since 2010.  Voted the ‘Coolest UK Restaurant’ in 2016 by Cool Brands, and a new entry on this year’s ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies’ list, the Indian restaurant group now has six sites and employs over 700 people. He’ll be at the show on 22 February talking about Dishoom’s journey so far – focusing on their continued commitment to building a first-class business that operates in a ‘big-hearted’ and generous way. What do you see as key trends for the casual dining sector in the coming year?  2018…