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Visitor registration now open for Casual Dining, Commercial Kitchen & lunch!

Industry supershow returns to ExCeL in September. Casual Dining – the definitive trade event for the restaurant, pub and bar sector; Commercial Kitchen – the essential event for executive chefs and leading decision makers from all types of professional kitchens, and lunch! – the definitive event for the café, coffee shop & food-to-go sector has announced that registration is now open for the 2022 editions, which return to ExCeL London on 14-15 September. The three major trade shows co-located for the first-time last September in a triumphant return to face-to-face events.  Successful in their own right, visitors and exhibitors reported…

Casual Dining announces new partnerships with BBPA and BII

The UK’s only trade event exclusively dedicated to the pub, bar and restaurant sector Casual Dining announces two exciting new partnerships with leading pub and bar associations BBPA (The British Beer & Pub Association) and BII (British Institute of Innkeeping). “We are delighted to be working with the BBPA and BII on what is set to be the busiest Casual Dining show yet. These two new partnerships will ensure even more buyers from pubs & bars will be attending the show to do business with the 200+ exhibitors showcasing their innovations and new product launches for the sector,” says Eva…

A buzzing return for Casual Dining, Commercial Kitchen & lunch! puts faith back into face-to-face business

The hospitality and foodservice industry experienced an injection of inspiration, togetherness, and a newfound business confidence at the return editions of Casual Dining, lunch! and Commercial Kitchen over 23-24 September 2021 at ExCeL London.  

Huge hospitality ‘supershow’ opens its doors this week

Three co-located shows, two unmissable days, exceptional speakers, and hundreds of innovative brands – the UK’s leading trade events for the hospitality & foodservice sector return to ExCeL London on 27-28 September 2023.

Casual Dining reveals full Keynote Speaker programme

High-profile additions include CEOs and Founders from Wahaca, Revolution Bars Group and Las Iguanas & Turtle Bay Restaurants   With Casual Dining 2021 less than a month away (23-24 September), the organisers have revealed their full Keynote Speaker programme, which includes a host of exciting new additions. The show has also introduced a third Keynote Theatre (all theatres sponsored by Yumpingo), a dedicated Pub & Bar Keynotes, providing a stage for more speakers than ever before.   Among the high-profile names added to the programme is Mark Selby, Co-Founder & CEO, Wahaca, who will, in an exclusive interview, share his…

Casual Dining close to selling out as exhibitor list announced

As the restaurant, pub and bar sector looks forward to “the most important Casual Dining show yet” (Steve Holmes, CEO, Azzurri Group), the organisers have revealed an exhibitor list to match. With over 95% of stands already sold, the show has confirmed an impressive list of brands who have signed up to exhibit for the first time, including Brioche Pasquier, Fourth, GCL Food Ingredients, iiko UK & Europe, Kepak Foodservice, Nespresso Professional, The Sausage Man UK, The Vegetarian Butcher, THIS, Treasury Wine Estates, Twinings, Unilever Food Solutions and Mondelez with two of their brands Cadbury and Philadelphia.   Industry-leading companies…

Casual Dining reveals world-class Keynote Speaker line-up

Line-up includes Peter Borg-Neal, Nick Collins and Zoe Bowley   The organisers of Casual Dining, the definitive restaurant, pub and bar event, have revealed a world-class Keynote Speaker line-up for their comeback show at London ExCeL on 23-24 September. The seminars take place alongside the event across three Keynote Theatres (sponsored by Yumpingo) and offer trade attendees exceptional access to industry leaders and experts.   The award-winning trade show has announced the welcome return of industry leader Peter Borg-Neal, Chief Executive of Oakman Group, which was recently named by Alix Partners as the UK’s fastest growing pub business. Peter recently…

Visitor registration now open for Casual Dining, Commercial Kitchen and lunch!

Support surges for industry supershow The organisers of Casual Dining, Commercial Kitchen and lunch! have announced that visitor registration is now open. The three shows will run alongside one another this year for a comprehensive hospitality supershow, taking place on 27-28 September 2023 at ExCeL London. “There’s no denying it’s been a tough year for everyone in the hospitality industry,” says the shows’ Group Event Director, Chris Brazier. “So, as the sector begins to reopen its doors, we’re incredibly excited to be preparing to welcome our visitors back in person this autumn for three fantastic shows, two unmissable days, one…

Casual Dining postponed until September 2021

Casual Dining to run alongside lunch! and Commercial Kitchen trade shows next year Diversified Communications UK, the organiser of the Casual Dining trade show, has confirmed the show has sadly been postponed from next March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and government restrictions. The UK’s only event dedicated to the casual dining sector (multisite and independent restaurants, pubs and bars) will now take place on 27-28 September 2023 at ExCeL London.

Casual Dining postponed until 2021

Diversified Communications UK has today confirmed that this year’s Casual Dining and Commercial Kitchen events, due to take place in July, have sadly been postponed.  Casual Dining will now run on 10-11 March 2021, with Commercial Kitchen now set to run alongside the 2021 edition of lunch! on 23-24 September.