The following is just a taste of the food products on show at this yearâs Casual Dining. To read the full exhibitor show highlights, please visit; www.casualdiningshow.co.uk/new-food-drink-equipment-tech-services-casual-dining-2018/
Casual Dining 2018 has released its exhibitor show highlights for 2018. Visiting buyers will be among the first to see, sample, and source a host of new products, catering equipment and services from 200 exhibiting companies. Blue corn tortillas, vegan burgers, gin salami, cold brews, spiced pear vodka tonic, craft pickles, multi-tier grills, compact draught beer systems, and streamlined payment solutions â are just some of the new innovations on offer.
Next up in our exclusive speaker Q&A series is Zoe Bowley, UK & Ireland managing director at PizzaExpress. A member of PizzaExpressâ UK Board since 2011 (first as operations director, then UK chief operating officer, and now MD), she’ll be discussing their Transformation agenda and sharing insights into how they are ‘Keeping PizzaExpress relevant after 53 years’. What do you see as key trends for the casual dining sector in the coming year? The continuing cost pressure remains a certainty so it is important to embrace the trends to grow the top line. ⢠Digital and technology innovation â connecting with customers in…
Pub, bar and restaurant buyers looking to refresh their drinks menus are set to enjoy a tastings extravaganza at next monthâs 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 showâs biggest choice of beer, ciders, wines, spirits and mixers yet. Some of the worldâs best-selling beer and cider brands are now confirmed, including Heineken UK â Blade, KBE Drinks (Kingfisher Beer Europe), Duvel Moortgat UK, Budweiser Budvar UK, Carlsberg UK, World…
Brian Trollip has been overseeing the day-to-day running of Dishoomâs operations since 2010. Voted the âCoolest UK Restaurantâ in 2016 by Cool Brands, and a new entry on this yearâs âThe Sunday Times 100 Best Companiesâ 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 Dishoomâs journey so far â focusing on their continued commitment to building a first-class business that operates in a âbig-heartedâ and generous way. What do you see as key trends for the casual dining sector in the coming year? 2018…
Our next speaker Q&A features Brian Keeley-Whiting, managing director of Whiting & Hammond â a small, award winning, independent pub group in the heart of the Kent, Sussex and Surrey. He’ll be appearing alongside the Yummy Pub Co’s Tim Foster, Alexander Salussolia, MD of Glendola Leisure Group, and Kate Nicholls, chief executive of The ALMR, to discuss âAre we growing our pubs or saving our pubs?â on the show’s opening day. What do you see as key trends for the casual dining sector in the coming year? The casual dining sector will be more reliant on improving service and the customers…
‘Are we growing our pubs or saving our pubs?’ â that’s the hot topic that Tim Foster, owner & head of being awesome at the Yummy Pub Co, and his fellow panellists, will be discussing at the show on opening day. Hosted by Kate Nicholls, chief executive of The ALMR, and also featuring Alexander Salussolia, MD of Glendola Leisure Group, and Brian Keeley-Whiting, MD of Whiting & Hammond, this exclusive session will examine the opportunities, trends and challenges ahead for casual dining pub operators. What do you see as key trends for the casual dining sector in the coming year? Consolidation and retraction. …
Our next speaker Q&A features Glenn Evans, head of food development at Las Iguanas, La Tasca & La ViĂąa. Heâll be appearing in an exclusive panel session, alongside other top chefs, discussing âMenu innovation for multi-site pubs & restaurantsâ . Glenn’s 21+ yearsâ experience in the industry includes roles at Hilton Hotels, Compass Group, Marks & Spencer, Reynolds Foodservice, SSP and Greene King. His recent awards include the Craft Guild of Chefs’ Development Chef of the Year 2017, National Burger Awards 2017 (overall winner) and The National Pizza Awards 2017 (Technical Award winner). What do you see as key trends for…
Our new Q&A series profiles some of the speakers at this yearâs Casual Dining.  First up is Jo Fleet, MD of Flat Iron, whoâll be appearing in an exclusive opening day panel session on âLarge multi-site brands of the futureâ. She’ll be sharing insights on the pros and cons of multi-site brand expansion, including her experiences with investment, staffing, innovation, and site finding. Prior to joining Flat Iron in 2017, she was MD at Wahaca for seven years â responsible for the growth of the brand to 27 sites across the UK. She also spent over ten years at ASK and…
New World Trading Companyâs CEO Chris Hill, Yo!âs marketing director Luisa Fernandez, and Dishoomâs operations director Brian Trollip are the latest speakers now confirmed for Casual Dining 2018, which returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 21-22 February. Theyâll be appearing at the event alongside other big names from the Casual Dining Group, Mitchells & Butlers, Jamieâs Italian, PizzaExpress, Pho, and Loungers. Plus, over 200 exhibitors (across three floors at the BDC) showcasing a host of new products, equipment and services. Chris Hill will be sharing his thoughts on the casual dining pub and bar sector in an…