Leon, Starbucks & EAT. To Host Keynotes At lunch! 2014
Henry
Dimbleby, co-founder of Leon and a founding director of the Sustainable
Restaurant Association, Steve Flanagan, UK marketing and category director at
Starbucks, and Sarah Doyle, brand director at EAT. are just three of the big
name Keynote speakers already confirmed to appear at this year’s lunch! show,
which returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 23-24 September.
Martin
Hambleton, head of procurement & innovation at En Route International, will
also be adding lunch! speaker duties to his impressive resume (he has held
senior buying positions at Elior UK, EAT. and DO&CO). As a buyer, Hambleton has been a keen
supporter of lunch! for years, calling it “the best trade show a buyer can
attend”. As a speaker, his ‘Buying Masterclass’ looks set to prove just as
essential.
Running
throughout the two day show, lunch!’s free business seminars are renowned for
attracting a host of high-profile brands and industry leaders from across the
food to go retailing and contract catering industry. With past speakers including representatives
from Pret, YO! Sushi, Subway, M&S Foods, Caffè Nero, AMT Coffee and the
Compass Group UK & Ireland.
Creating an
appetite for change
“We all like
to think we're open to new ideas and like to experiment, but then we seem to
eat the same sandwich from the same place most days,” says EAT.’s brand director
Sarah Doyle, speaking ahead of her 11am opening day Keynote (Tuesday 23
September).
Given that
many people’s eating habits can be firmly ingrained, the first step for
lunchtime retailers looking to boost their customer base is “not scaring them
off before they've walked through the door”.
Drawing on
over 18 years of experience as a marketer in the food industry, working on FMCG
brands such as Hula Hoops, Typhoo Tea and Quorn, and overseeing EAT.’s recent
brand revamp, Doyle will divulge strategies on how retailers can maximise their
sales by persuading these “creatures of habit” to change their routines.
Independent
and thriving
The Working
lunch! Theatre (sponsored by Magrini) will also include sessions by
entrepreneur Tim Hall, creator of healthy fast-food brand Pod, and Richard
Garcia, founder and owner of Cook & Garcia.
Discussing
‘How to become the best independent sandwich shop in the UK’ is a bold
undertaking for any operator. But if anyone’s in a position to give advice,
it’s Garcia – winner of ‘Best independent Sandwich Bar in the UK’ for two years
running at the BSA’s Sammies Awards (2013 and 2014). Since its launch in May 2012, Richmond-based
Cook & Garcia (co-founded with his wife Janet Cook) has not only taken the
British sandwich industry by storm but made it on to the prestigious ‘Start Ups
Top 100’ list (it moved in to the top 45 this year).
With over 25
years’ experience as a chef, Garcia will be sharing some of the key lessons
he’s learned along the way, with a focus on how to compete and thrive as an
independent on a high street full of the global brands.
'”lunch! is a
fantastic show for trade each year – and a key source of inspiration to us at
Cook & Garcia,” says Janet Garcia, director of Cook & Garcia. “At last
year’s show we met two new suppliers that are now key to our business. We are looking forward to attending again
this year.”
Fresh market
insights
Other new
sessions announced today include ‘Lunch as we knew it… A post-recession review
of the lunch market,’ hosted by Emma Read, director of marketing and business
development for foodservice analyst Horizons.
This
essential market update will give an overview of established and upcoming
trends in the vibrant food-to-go sector, and look ahead to what’s likely to
happen to the market now that the UK is out of recession.
“Street food
is just one example of how operators are responding to the rising demand for
sustainable, healthy, hand-held food,” says Read. “Providing innovative
solutions to meet consumers’ demand for flavoursome, innovative, authentic
on-the-go dishes.”
She’ll also
be using the Horizons’ latest data to review how the upcoming allergen
regulations, which come into force in December, are likely to impact lunch
menus.
The full
Working lunch! Theatre line-up is set to be unveiled early next month.
Returning to
the Business Design Centre in London on 23-24 September, the multi-award
winning lunch! show will feature 300 exhibiting companies showcasing a wealth
of new food and drink products, packaging, equipment and technologies. Show features include the Working lunch!
Keynote Theatre, Innovation Challenge Live, Innovation Challenge Showcase, and
the British Smoothie Championships.
To register
for a free trade pass, please visit
http://www.eventdata.co.uk/Visitor/Lunch.aspx?TrackingCode=PR.
Media
enquiries & press pass requests to:
Emma-Louise
Jones, PR Manager
t: +44
(0)1273 645134
Website: www.divcom.co.uk
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=5009585
Twitter: www.twitter.com/DiversifiedUK
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiversifiedUK
Exhibitor
enquiries to:
Chris
Brazier, Group Event Manager
t: +44
(0)1273 645123
Website: www.lunchshow.co.uk
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3143327
Twitter: www.twitter.com/lunchexhibition
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