The UK’s largest food-led event will be held at the NEC in March with Food & Drink Expo 2004 and the Convenience Retailing Show 2004 at its heart.
The two shows, organised by William Reed Exhibitions, an arm of the company that publishes The Grocer, will provide an unrivalled forum to generate new business and showcase new products
Expo 2004 will feature UK, regional, international and speciality producers and offers buyers, retailers and wholesalers opportunities to sample and see
products from the UK and abroad.
Highlights will include The Next Big Thing, a showcase of internationally acclaimed food and drink products set to take the UK food and drink industry by storm.
Chef and restaurateur Rick Stein will be judging the Ideas to Dine For! competition along with other influential foodies. This is a 19-category product competition for UK-based exhibitors aiming to find the best products at the show.
In addition, there will be the International Beer Competition, and the Cheese Board, sponsored by the Welsh Development Agency, where experts will host presentations and demonstrations on cheese. There will also be a Wine School, sponsored by The Wine & Spirit Education Trust and the finest coffee from producers around the world at the Coffee Tasting pavilion.
Food & Drink Expo and the Convenience Retailing Show will be at the NEC, Birmingham from March 14-17. For exhibitor inquiries contact Lynne Parrott on 01293 610462.
John Wood
The two shows, organised by William Reed Exhibitions, an arm of the company that publishes The Grocer, will provide an unrivalled forum to generate new business and showcase new products
Expo 2004 will feature UK, regional, international and speciality producers and offers buyers, retailers and wholesalers opportunities to sample and see
products from the UK and abroad.
Highlights will include The Next Big Thing, a showcase of internationally acclaimed food and drink products set to take the UK food and drink industry by storm.
Chef and restaurateur Rick Stein will be judging the Ideas to Dine For! competition along with other influential foodies. This is a 19-category product competition for UK-based exhibitors aiming to find the best products at the show.
In addition, there will be the International Beer Competition, and the Cheese Board, sponsored by the Welsh Development Agency, where experts will host presentations and demonstrations on cheese. There will also be a Wine School, sponsored by The Wine & Spirit Education Trust and the finest coffee from producers around the world at the Coffee Tasting pavilion.
Food & Drink Expo and the Convenience Retailing Show will be at the NEC, Birmingham from March 14-17. For exhibitor inquiries contact Lynne Parrott on 01293 610462.
John Wood
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