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.
The decision follows the recent and unexpected news that ExCeL London is to become a temporary NHS ‘Nightingale’ hospital providing support for thousands of patients with coronavirus.
Group event director Chris Brazier says: “Like all businesses, we’ve been closely following the rapidly changing developments during these unprecedented and difficult times. With ExCeL, our venue, now taking on an important role to help the NHS during this national emergency, it became clear that we had no other option but to cancel the shows until next year.”
“We appreciate how integral Casual Dining and Commercial Kitchen are to the industries they serve and are very sorry to disappoint the thousands of attendees that were planning on exhibiting and visiting this year. The people working in, and supplying, the foodservice, hospitality, catering and leisure industries have been hugely affected by events of the past few days and weeks and we will continue to support these communities – our communities – in every way we can. I know that we’ll all continue to support each other in the months ahead.
“The success, as well as the safety of our exhibitors, speakers and visitors, has always been our priority and I know everyone will get behind this tough but necessary decision.
“The Casual Dining and Commercial Kitchen teams would like to thank everyone – our exhibitors, visitors, partners and suppliers, for their continued support and patience, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2021 for the busiest and biggest celebration of our industry yet.”
Casual Dining will take place on 10-11 March 2021 at ExCeL London. For more information, please visit www.casualdiningshow.co.uk.
Commercial Kitchen 2021 will take place on 23-24 September at ExCeL London. For more information, please visit www.commercialkitchenshow.co.uk.
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Media enquiries 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
Nina Jones, Group Marketing Manager
t: +44 (0)1273 645146
e: [email protected]
Websites: www.casualdiningshow.co.uk & www.commercialkitchenshow.co.uk
Exhibitor enquiries to:
Eva Ellis, Event Manager – Casual Dining
t: +44 (0)1273 645167
e: [email protected]
Katie Tyler, Event Manager – Commercial Kitchen
t: +44 (0)1273 645155
e: [email protected]
Chris Brazier, Group Event Director
t: +44 (0)1273 645123
e: [email protected]
Notes:
Casual Dining images: www.casualdiningshow.co.uk/photo-gallery
Commercial Kitchen images: www.commercialkitchenshow.co.uk/2019/06/19/in-pictures-commercial-kitchen-2019
Diversified Communications UK Ltd (Diversified UK) is a fast-growing trade event organiser and publisher based in Brighton, Peterborough, and London. Diversified UK’s food portfolio includes Casual Dining; Commercial Kitchen; lunch!; Casual Dining Awards; Natural Food Show at Natural & Organic Products Europe; Nordic Organic Food Fair in Malmö, Sweden; and Organic Food Iberia in Madrid, Spain. For more information, visit: www.divcom.co.uk.
Diversified UK is part of Diversified Communications, a leading international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities and digital and print publications. As producers of these market-leading products Diversified Communications connects, educates and strengthens business communities in over 15 industries including: food and beverage, healthcare, natural and organic, business management and technology. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA with divisions and offices around the world, Diversified Communications remains a privately held, third generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit: www.divcom.com.
