Casual Dining returns to ExCeL London this September

Britain’s biggest restaurant operators will be heading to London ExCeL on 14-15 September for Casual Dining, the definitive trade show for the UK’s restaurant, pub & bar and sector.  

Featuring over 200 suppliers, Casual Dining is the essential event to discover the latest food, drink, equipment, tabletop, furniture, interior design, technology, and services suppliers all under one roof. As well as sourcing innovative products, visitors can discover the latest trends in the sector and be inspired with a free keynote programme of industry leaders. 

The industry show for the hospitality sector will once again co-locate with sister shows lunch! and Commercial Kitchen allowing buyers to see an even greater range of products and innovations. Everything that restaurant professionals and chefs need to operate their business is here.

Since the pandemic, the Casual Dining show has provided an important platform for the industry to unite, adapt and share best practices on the road to recovery – making it an essential date in the diary. Annual visitors have included senior buyers from Big Table Group, Wagamama, Pizza Express, Dishoom, Cote, Pizza Pilgrims, Turtle Bay, ASK Italian, Mitchells & Butlers, Greene King, Stonegate Pub Company, Punch Taverns, Star Pubs & Bars, Shepherd Neame, Young & Co’s, The City Pub Company, Revolution Bars, Loungers, Oakman Inns, Yummy Pub Co, Hall &Woodhouse, The Alchemist Bars & Restaurants, and many more.

“If you’ve not put this date in your diary - DO IT. I’ve taken more innovation & inspiration away from these three shows than anything else in the past 10 years.” Tim Foster, Head of Being Awesome, Yummy Pub Co.

“We need to get together, find innovation and support each other more than ever. See you at Casual Dining 2021.” Steven Mangleshot, Executive Chef, Wagamama

Pub and Bar Partnerships

This year, Casual Dining has partnered with leading pub and bar associations BBPA (The British Beer & Pub Association) and BII (British Institute of Innkeeping). And along with existing highly valued partners including UK Hospitality, the associations will be inviting all their members to the show.

“We are hugely excited about our partnership with Casual Dining and are thrilled to be supporting the show this year. After a challenging period for the hospitality sector, it is a great opportunity for the industry to showcase excellence and innovation, which will support pub operators in growing their businesses,” says Emma McClarkin, Chief Executive, British Beer and Pub Association.

"The BII are delighted to support Casual Dining in 2022. In the ever-changing hospitality sector, the innovation, great ideas and new products and services the show offers will help pub operators to diversify and grow their businesses," says Steven Alton, Chief Executive Officer, BII.

Industry suppliers 

 The show will feature over 200 suppliers, including the latest food, drink, equipment, tabletop, furniture, interior design, technology, and services suppliers all under one roof.

The show’s 2022 exhibitors include JJ Foodservice, Menu Fresh, Unilever, McCain Foodservice Solutions, Jack & Bry, Borough Broth Company, Peka Kroef B.V, Craftis, Lumea Ltd, SuperTuffMenus, and IPW1. Visitors can also sample the latest baked goods and cakes from Billington Foods, Little & Cull, Tom's Pies, and Symphonie Pasquier. Plus plant-based products from Biff's Plant Shack, Future Farm, LoveSeitan, Meatless Farm, Moving Mountains Foods, and The White Rabbit Pizza Co – and many more.

There will also be an eclectic mix of soft drinks, mixers, no and low and alcoholic beverages at the show – including Luscombe (soft drinks), Belvoir Fruit Farm (soft drinks/mixers), Lanique (spirit), Crossip (alcohol free spirit), Lucky Saint (alcohol-free beer), LA Brewery (Kombucha/non-alcoholic drink), Gusto Organic (organic soft drinks), Sanghera Rum Company (rum), Laylo (wine). Lastly, don’t miss the best beers and ales from Craft Can Travel, Black Storm Brewery, Siren Craft Brew, and Freestar. 

With stand sales almost sold out, a few of the latest signings include Amber Beverage UK, Redefine Meat, Gunna Drinks, Tails Cocktails, The Sausage Man UK, CleanCo Ventures, Drop Bear Beers, Nory, Aviko, and Lanique.  To search the exhibitor list, please visit: www.exhibitormanual.casualdiningshow.co.uk.     

Inspiring Keynotes from Wetherspoons and Wahaca

Aside from great products, visitors looking to gain insights on up-and-coming trends can enjoy exclusive Keynotes and lively panel debates in the dedicated Pub & Bar Keynote Theatre.

Alongside two further Keynote theatres (sponsored by Yumpingo), speakers confirmed so far across the programme include Tim Martin, Founder and Chairman of JD Wetherspoon, Thomasina Miers, Co-Founder of Wahaca, Clive Watson, Chairman of City Pub Group, David Campbell from Hospitality Rising, Sona Sha, Group Marketing Director at Comptoir Group PLC, Andrew Hazel, Head of Food & Beverage Development at Boparan Restaurant Group, and Ollie Rosevear, Head of Sustainability at Fullers.

To view the full Keynote line-up, visit www.casualdiningshow.co.uk/programme.

Casual Dining - co-located with Commercial Kitchen and lunch! - will return to ExCeL London on 14-15 September 2022.  To register for a free trade ticket, please visit casualdiningshow.co.uk Quote VCD13 to save the £20 door fee.