Innovation Challenge Awards 2018: Who will get your vote?

Casual Dining 2018

Buyers looking for the latest innovations will have plenty to keep them busy at Casual Dining 2018, with more new products to see, sample and demo than ever.

The Innovation Challenge Awards Gallery — showcasing 50 of the best casual dining innovations of the year — is always a good starting point to see what’s new. Here’s a preview of the products hoping to win innovation awards at the show:

Visitors are encouraged to vote for their favourite innovations on opening day (from 10am on 21 February) – as they’ll be the ones to decide the final shortlist of exhibitors who’ll go on to live pitch their products to this year’s expert judges; including top buyers and decision makers from Loungers, Las Iguanas, The Restaurant Group, Côte Brasserie, Young’s, and Casual Dining Group.

Casual Dining returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 21-22 February 2018.

To register for a free trade ticket, please visit https://eventdata.uk/Visitor/CasualDining.aspx?TrackingCode=CD5. Advance visitor registration closes at 9.30am on Wednesday 21 February (after which a £20 door charge may apply).

Category: Press ReleasesBy Sharna February 15, 2018

Author: Sharna

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