Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2025, taking place on 9-10 September at Olympia, will once again provide a platform for independent and specialty retailers to discover the very latest artisanal food and drink products, with an exciting mix of brand launches and emerging businesses set to showcase their creations.

Nicola Woods, Event Manager for Speciality & Fine Food Fair, comments: “One of the most exciting aspects of the Fair is seeing the incredible range of new products being introduced to the market. For our buyers, discovering something fresh – whether it's a new flavour profile, a pioneering ingredient, or a reimagined classic – is one of the key reasons to attend.

“We're proud to provide a platform for both established brands and start-ups to showcase their latest creations and connect with the retailers, chefs, and hospitality professionals who are always on the lookout for the next big thing.”

This year's event will see East Forest introduce Kenari nuts to the UK for the first time. Sourced from Indonesia's rainforests, the organic and vegan nuts will be showcased in four flavours: Unsalted, Sea Salt, Spicy Salted Caramel and Cocoa Cinnamon. Positioned as a sustainable superfood, the nuts will be available to sample at the Fair alongside visuals highlighting their provenance and social media activity to engage visitors.

Dublin-based Stillgarden Distillery will present Buí 43 and Glas 55, two new herbal liqueurs inspired by Chartreuse and created with botanicals harvested from its community garden. Both products reflect Stillgarden's focus on sustainable production methods, with flavour profiles designed to appeal to bartenders and discerning consumers.

COCOES will launch its Coconut Blossom Sap Beverages, made directly on the brand's farm without artificial additives. The drinks will be available in four varieties – Original, Calamansi, Oolong & Citrus Grape, and Twist – each showcasing the natural flavour and subtle sweetness of coconut blossom sap.

Homi Kitchen will be showcasing its newly launched 'Hei Hei' Pepper Sauce from the famous Singapore Black Pepper Crab for the very first time. The Pepper Sauce delivers a bold, fiery kick, balancing a sweet soya sauce base with the aromatics of fresh ginger, garlic and chillies. A distinctive blend of black and Chinese white pepper brings depth and heat, capturing authentic Singaporean flavours in a format that makes them simple to recreate at home.

IVA PLANTS specialises in thoughtfully crafted blends made with carefully sourced herbal and black teas. Each blend is created to deliver a balanced, natural taste, free from artificial flavourings or shortcuts. At Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2025, the brand will unveil its latest launch: Vanilla and Cacao Black Tea. This new blend combines high-quality Ceylon black tea with whole vanilla beans that have been naturally infused over several months, offering a rich and aromatic profile.

Also new for 2025, Ruffingtons will present a line of patisserie-style dog treats, hand-decorated and packaged as luxury gifts. Designed to celebrate the bond between pets and families, the range is free from artificial additives and crafted as edible works of art.

The Start-Up Village will once again shine a spotlight on emerging talent. CHERICO will introduce chicory-based hot drinks as a natural, low-caffeine alternative to coffee. dffrnt will showcase its small-batch kombucha, double-fermented for a dry and complex finish.

Honest Umami will highlight a new range of MSG-based seasonings aimed at shifting perceptions around umami flavour, and Kwikish will demonstrate how its Jollof Paste simplifies the process of cooking African dishes at home, offering convenience without sacrificing authenticity.

Highlighting regional stars

This year's edition of the Fair will have a new, in-depth focus on connecting independent retailers from around the UK with producers from their region. The Regional Producer Showcase will enable retailers to shop local and connect with quality artisan brands to delight their customers.

Additionally, the Fair's new Village Square area, a bustling hub of networking and live demos at the heart of the event, will see Speciality Food Magazine hosting a number of regional product tastings, featuring brands including Welsh brand Radnor Preserves, award winning Northern Irish yoghurt brand Clandeboye Yoghurt, and Essence Foods, which makes a number of chutneys and preserves on its farm in rural Norfolk.

With such a strong line-up of new launches, regional stars and challenger brands, Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2025 promises to deliver fresh inspiration for retailers, wholesalers, chefs and hospitality operators seeking products that will capture the imagination of customers.

Speciality & Fine Food Fair takes place on 9-10 September 2025 at Olympia. To find out more and register to attend, visit www.specialityandfinefoodfairs.co.uk.