The award-winning lunch! food-to-go trade show is preparing to welcome a record number of industry buyers to its fourth edition at London's Old Billingsgate later this week, on 29-30 September, after visitor pre-registration figures hit an all-time high.  The show is now well over two thousand ahead of last year's total pre-registrations, and around 60% ahead on the same week in 2010, reports the show's Brighton-based organiser Diversified Business Communications UK.

 

This announcement follows news last month that the sold-out show, which now boasts over 200 leading exhibitors, has enjoyed such continuing high-levels of exhibitor demand that the organisers have had to take the unprecedented step of creating a waiting list for companies wishing to participate in the 2012 event.

 

Meanwhile, with the 2011 show only three days away, thousands of trade buyers and senior decision-makers from some of the UK and Ireland's biggest companies in the out of home food and drink market have already booked their free passes for lunch!.  This year has also seen a significant surge in international interest in lunch!, with representatives from over 60 different countries, including Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Hong Kong, Australia, and a large contingent from France, also planning to attend.

 

Chris Brazier, lunch!'s event manager, comments: "The notable increase in prospective international visitors this year underlines the show's growing importance to companies around the world who are looking to find exciting new food to go products for their home markets.  lunch! exhibitors include some of the most innovative manufacturers and suppliers in the industry, who are constantly evolving and developing their products - from delicious food and drink to 'must-have' packaging and equipment - to keep their customers coming back for more.  So whether buyers are travelling from a mile away or all the way around the world to attend, they'll find plenty here that they simply won't find at any other show."

 

lunch!'s breadth of appeal is demonstrated by its incredible range and high calibre of prospective attendees from right across the entire food-on-the-move sector, including all the major supermarkets and multiples, leading contract caterers, wholesalers and distributors, plus specialist caterers from universities, hospitals, airlines, stadia and attractions, plus hundreds of quality independents.  The following is just a small sample of the type of companies who have pre-registered to visit lunch! 2011: 

 

 

 

3663

Alpha Flight

Ambassador Theatre Group

AMT Coffee

Asda

Avenance

BaxterStorey

BBC

Benugo

Boots

BP

Brakes

Butlins

Caffe Nero

Gate Gourmet

Center Parcs

Chester Zoo

Chopd

Compass

Costa Coffee

Crussh

Debenhams

EAT

Elior UK

Fulham Football Club

Giraffe

Greencore

Greggs

Harrods

Harvey Nichols

Hilton Hotels

House of Commons, Westminster

ISS

Jamie Oliver Limited

Lexington Catering

Little Chef

LSG Sky Chefs

Lufthansa / Virgin Atlantic

Marks & Spencer

Marriott Hotels

McDonald's

Nandos

National Trust

National Theatre

NHS

Partners In Purchasing Ltd

Pizza Hut

Prêt A Manger

Puccino's Worldwide

Rail Gourmet

Restaurant Associates

Road Chef Motorways Ltd

Royal Navy

Saga Cruises

Sainsbury's

Selfridges

Servair

Shell

Sodexo Prestige

SSP

Subway

Superdrug

Supplair BV

Talkington Bates

Uppercrust

Waitrose

YMCA

ZSL London Zoo

 

 

 

 

lunch! is free to attend for pre-registered trade visitors.  For further information and to register, please visit www.lunchshow.co.uk quoting priority code LUN11136.

 

Press passes are available to editorial staff writers employed by a trade publication, mainstream media outlet (newspaper, radio, TV, etc), or online magazines.  Freelance writers, contributing editors, or bloggers may request press passes from ejones@divcom.co.uk if the event is being covered for a specific publication or topic-related article.

 

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Media enquiries to:

Emma-Louise Jones, PR Executive

t: +44 (0)1273 645134                 e: ejones@divcom.co.uk             @DiversifiedUK

 

lunch! exhibitor enquiries to:

Chris Brazier, Event Manager

t: +44 (0)1273 645123                 e: cbrazier@divcom.co.uk         @lunchexhibition

 

 

Notes:

• If reproducing this press release in print, please include the Priority Code: LUN11136.

 

• In July 2011, lunch! won Best UK Trade Show Exhibition (Under 2,000m2) at the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) Excellence Awards for the second year running.

 

lunch! is the UK's only dedicated trade show for the £5billion quality lunchtime food-to-go market.  Developed in consultation with leading industry suppliers and retailers, lunch! provides owners and managers of quality sandwich bars, juice bars, cafes, coffee bars and contract caterers, to source new products, find out about all the latest food-to-go market trends and network with 1000's of industry professionals all in one dedicated arena.

Website:                http://www.lunchshow.co.uk

LinkedIn:               http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3143327&mostPopular=&trk=tyah

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/lunchexhibition

Facebook:             http://www.facebook.com/pages/lunch/106355532742317

Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd (Diversified UK) is a fast growing event organising and publishing company based in Brighton. In addition to lunch!, Diversified UK also organises Natural & Organic Products Europe, camexpo, the Independent Health Store Conference, office*, and the Service Desk & IT Support Show.  The company publishes Natural Products magazine and the Natural Beauty Yearbook.

 

Diversified UK is part of Diversified Business Communications, a leading international media company with a successful portfolio of sector leading exhibition, conferences, publications and websites.

EJones@divcom.co.uk