Casual Dining opens for business at 10am today at Business Design Centre in London. Over 4,000 attendees (representing multiple and independent pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, wholesalers, distributers, and contract caterers from across the UK) are expected to pack the aisles over two days (Wednesday and Thursday, 25-26 February).
Today’s highlights include Keynotes from:
- Peter Backman, MD of Horizons: Who is setting the casual dining pace? And where are they going?
- Anthony Pender, chairman of The BII & MD of Yummy Pub Co: How we’ll raise standards in licensed retail together
- The CGA Peach Pioneer Panel: Chaired by Peter Martin, VP of CGA Peach, featuring Martin Morales (Ceviche), Harald Samuelsson (Côte), and Brandon Stephens (Tortilla)
- Mark McCulloch, founder & CEO of WE ARE Spectacular: Knockout Social Media – why you need to think more like a boxer when posting
- Design in the Casual Dining Sector & Casual Dining Design Awards 2015: Chaired by David Worthington, featuring Afroditi Krassa, Theo Williams, and Tina Norden
- Marco Reick, HR Director at Bill’s: How to grow rapidly without losing your identity
- The Casual Dining Property Panel: Chaired by Trevor Watson, director at David Coffer Lyons, featuring Simon King (Burger and Lobster restaurant group & Wiltshire Pub Company), Alex Reilley (Loungers), and Stephen Evans (GBK)
- Stephen Holmes, CEO of ASK Italian & Zizzi: Transforming the ASK Italian Business
Casual Dining 2015 boasts over 150 sector leading exhibitors showcasing a vibrant choice of food and drink, equipment, interior design, furniture, technology and table top supplies.
The full exhibitor list is available at https://onlineexhibitormanual.com/divCasualDining15/exhi/exhibitorList.aspx.
Casual Dining is open from 10am until 5pm today and tomorrow at the Business Design Centre, in Islington, London (last entry 4pm).
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Media enquiries & press pass requests to:
Emma-Louise Jones, Head of PR
t: +44 (0)1273 645134
e: [email protected]
Website: www.divcom.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/DiversifiedUK
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiversifiedUK
Exhibitor enquiries to:
Chris Brazier, Group Event Director
t: +44 (0)1273 645123
e: [email protected]
Website: www.casualdiningshow.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/CasDiningShow
Notes:
Casual Dining was the first launch show (UK and international) in over five years to win ‘Best Tradeshow Exhibition under 2,000sq.m’ at the Association of Event Organisers’ Excellence Awards 2014.
High res images available upon request.
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