Visitor registration is now officially open for the 2025 edition of The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show (the new name for Casual Dining) and lunch! Taking place on 24–25 September at Excel London, these two co-located trade shows will bring together the best in food, drink, equipment, and technology for the hospitality and food-to-go sectors.
Recognised as industry-leading events, The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show and lunch! attract thousands of senior decision-makers from across the UK’s foodservice, retail, and hospitality landscape. Last year the show had an impressive 8042 attendees – despite a robust approve and deny system put in place ahead of the show.
“These shows are the place to uncover what’s new, what’s next, and what’s going to drive growth in the year ahead,” says Group Event Director Chris Brazier, “We’re excited to bring together industry experts, big-name brands, leading retailers and important operators at Excel for two days of innovation, networking, and insight.”
The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show is a highlight in the calendar for restaurant, pub and bar operators across the country, plus leading leisure and contract caterers. They come to discover an inspiring range of suppliers covering food, drink, table-top, signage, technology, stock control systems, commercial kitchen equipment, foodservice distribution, ingredients, and more.
Exhibitors booked so far include UNOX, Lamb Weston, Shift4, Carlsberg Britvic, Funkin Cocktails, Tugo, The Tofoo Company, Santa Maria, Budweiser, The FoodFellas, Sona, O’Donnell Moonshine, and hundreds of other new and exciting brands.
“The National Restaurant Pub & Bar Show is the date in the calendar you can’t miss, full of innovation and keynote theatres full of inspirational speakers,” says Seamus O’Donnell, Culinary Director, The Alchemist Bar & Restaurant.
lunch! – the national food-to-go, retail and coffee shop event – annually welcomes the UK’s most popular food-to-go and coffee shop operators as well as the largest supermarkets, and convenience stores. They come to explore 500 cutting-edge exhibitors, from trailblazing start-ups to established market leaders.
Visitors can expect to discover the latest trends in healthy snacking, food-to-go innovation, coffee shop equipment, drinks, confectionary, packaging, and more. Exhibitors already confirmed include Smeg Professional UK, Oatly, Scrocchiarella, Veete Foods, Simply Lunch, Bridge Coffee Roasters, Lost Sheep Coffee, Lindt, Innocent Drinks, Tropicana Drinks, GROUNDED, Proper Corn, Eat Real. BOL, Twinings – plus hundreds of other new and existing brands.
“lunch! is really important to our industry. A brilliant show to see innovative suppliers all in one place,” Julian Metcalfe OBE, Founder and Group CEO, itsu.
Unmissable Speaker line-up across 6 theatres
This year’s Keynote Programme will take place across three theatres in each show – promising a fresh perspective on industry challenges and future trends, as told by the best operators in the business. The full programme will be announced in the summer.
Registration is now open
The co-located events will take place on 24-25 September 2025 at Excel London. Registration in advance is free for trade visitors. For more information and to register, visit www.lunchshow.co.uk or www.nrpbs.co.uk (and quote priority code: VLU37).
