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Casual Dining 2017 opens today!

Casual Dining opens for business at 10am today at Business Design Centre in London.  Over 4,500 attendees (representing multiple and independent pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, wholesalers, distributors, and contract caterers from across the UK) are expected to pack the aisles over two days (Wednesday and Thursday, 22-23 February). Today’s highlights include: Peter Backman, MD of Horizons: Delivery – The big disrupter Exclusive interview with Martin Robinson, chairman of Casual Dining Group (hosted by Peter Martin, VP of CGA Peach) Kate Nicholls, CEO of ALMR: Brexit & four other bumps to prepare for Exclusive interview with Neil Rankin, director of Temper…

Market-leading drinks brands to exhibit at Casual Dining 2017

Carlsberg UK, Budweiser Budvar UK, World Beers, Global Brands, Morgenrot, Britvic, Lucozade Ribena Suntory, Perrier & S.Pellegrino, Fever-Tree, Fentimans, Monin UK, and Brita Vivreau, are among the big name drinks brands preparing to exhibit at Casual Dining show, later this month. The multi-award winning event for the UK’s casual dining operators, including restaurants, pubs and bars, returns to the Business Design Centre, in London, on 22-23 February. Flexible, convenient, and affordable, casual dining is one of the fastest growing parts of the UK’s eating out market.  To accommodate rising demand for a high quality, yet good value, dining experience (nearly…

Casual Dining previews its exhibitor show highlights

Casual Dining – the multi-award winning trade event for the UK’s casual dining sector, has released its exhibitor show highlights for 2017. Returning to the Business Design Centre in London next month, on 22-23 February, visiting buyers will be among the first to see a host of new products, catering equipment and services from 200 leading suppliers. The following is just a taste of what’s new at Casual Dining 2017: Whitby Seafoods is reinvigorating scampi with its new ancient grains crumb.  Being previewed for the first time at the show, it’s made using 100% British caught wild langoustine.  These little…

Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards 2017 announces finalists

Brands including Pho, Las Iguanas, wagamama, ASK Italian, Burger & Lobster, Carluccio’s, GBK, MEATliquor, Nando’s, Pizza Express, Revolution, Giggling Squid, and La Tasca, have made the shortlists for this year’s Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards. They’re among 67 casual dining pub and restaurant operators nominated for awards across 14 categories, which cover everything from new concepts, menu innovation and employee engagement to marketing and design, as well as recognising the outstanding brands of the year.  Due to popular demand and a long waiting list of attendees and sponsors in 2016, these important awards are now moving to a new,…

M&B, Marston’s, Hippo Inns, Geronimo Inns, Young’s, Fuller’s & Living Ventures to speak at Casual Dining 2017

Boosting pub menu innovation and profitability is a key theme at next month’s Casual Dining trade show, which returns to the Business Design Centre in London, on 22-23 February. Big names from Marston’s, Young’s, Geronimo Inns, Hippo Inns, Fuller’s, and Living Ventures are the latest and final additions to this year’s expert free Keynote line-up; which already includes Bob Ivell, non-exec chairman of Mitchells & Butlers.  They’ll be appearing at the event, alongside over 200 exhibitors (across three floors) showcasing a host of new products, equipment and services for the on-trade. From snacks, sharing platters and sides, to all day…