Casual Dining – the definitive trade event for the restaurant, pub and bar sector; Commercial Kitchen – the essential event for executive chefs and leading decision makers from all types of professional kitchens, and lunch! – the definitive event for the café, coffee shop & food-to-go sector has announced that registration is now open for the 2022 editions, which return to ExCeL London on 14-15 September.

The three major trade shows co-located for the first-time last September in a triumphant return to face-to-face events.  Successful in their own right, visitors and exhibitors reported that having the trade shows co-located “made sense” – and so event organisers, Diversified Communications, are urging buyers, retailers, wholesalers, chefs, and foodservice professionals to register for their 2022 trade ticket.

Chris Brazier, Group Event Director for the shows commented "We're delighted to open free visitor registration for what is looking like our best shows yet. We've seen record stand bookings, which is a great sign for the industry. Innovation is well and truly back on the menu with so many suppliers launching new products for the thousands of decision makers from multi-site and independent operators that attend. We're also excited to announce our unmissable free seminar programme in the coming months. A huge thanks to the exhibitors and supporters and to all the trade visitors that can register free from today. We look forward to seeing you at your industry shows on 14 & 15 September at ExCeL London."

Casual Dining, Commercial Kitchen and lunch! have garnered a loyal following over the years from big names in the business, including senior professionals from Caffè Nero, Center Parcs, Compass Group, Co-op, Crussh, Dishoom, Five Guys, Greggs, Greene King, Oakman Group, Fuller's, Burger King, Heathrow Airport, Hilton Group, Honest Burgers, KFC, Las Iguanas & Turtle Bay Restaurants, Legoland, Costa, Starbucks, Loungers, Leon, Merlin Entertainments, New World Trading Company, Nando’s, NHS, PizzaExpress, Pret A Manger, The Restaurant Group, Sainsburys, Tesco, Waitrose, and many more. 

The sister shows will showcase the very best innovation from across their relevant sectors, thousands of brands, as well as provide unrivalled networking, and a world-class seminar programme full of expert advice on how to increase business, look after staff, discover trends and be more sustainable and profitable.  

Last year's impressive speaker line up included Roger Whiteside (CEO of Greggs), Neil Lake (MD of Costa), Alasdair Murdoch (CEO of Burger King), Hannah McKay (Head of Food & Beverage at Caffé Nero), Atul Kochhar (Chef Patron, Atul Kochhar Restaurants), Laura Harper Hinton (co- founder, Caravan),Kate Nicholls (Chief Executive, UKHospitality), Susan Chappell (Divisional Director, Mitchells & Butlers), Sat Bains (Chef Patron, Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms), Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL (Chef Patron, Café Spice Namasté and Mr Todiwala's Kitchen), Jon Knight (Managing Director, Leisure & Concessions of The Restaurant Group), Marta Pogroszewska (MD, GAIL’s Bakery), Mark Selby (Co-Founder and CEO of Wahaca), and many more. 

 “I’ve been blown away by the diversity of suppliers here and the quality of what they are doing. If you are looking for certain suppliers that are doing something really niche, I guarantee that they’re going to be at lunch!,” says Alasdair Murdoch, CEO of Burger King.  

“Attending Commercial Kitchen is extremely important to discover industry innovations. It ensures my kitchen is more sustainable and helps me improve the way I run my kitchen,” says Cyrus Todiwala Obe Dl, Chef Patron at Café Spice Namasté. 

“It was great to be back at Casual Dining this year – of all the trade shows that our sector runs, Casual Dining is the one that as a buyer you just can’t afford to miss out on,” says Andy Towle, Senior Procurement Manager at Pizza Hut Restaurants.
 

Registration is now open
 

Casual Dining, Commercial Kitchen and lunch! will all return to ExCeL London on 14-15 September 2022.  Your ticket will allow free access to all three events. To register for a free trade ticket, please visit https://eventdata.uk/Visitor/FoodPortfolioShows2022.aspx?TrackingCode=VFP1. 

To keep up with show updates, please visit www.casualdiningshow.co.uk, www.lunchshow.co.uk, www.commercialkitchenshow.co.uk.