A popular choice with catering managers across the UK, next month’s lunch! show, which returns to the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, on 26-27 September, looks set to be its biggest show yet.

An unprecedented 290 exhibitors are preparing to launch new products onto the eating out of home market.

High quality and wide variety are key growth drivers in the UK’s £14.9bn lunch market (according to foodservice consultancy Horizons) – and lunch!’s eclectic menu of exhibitors certainly offers plenty of both. 

Just some of the new launches already confirmed include: Incredible! Sauces and Meal Pots from Yorkshire Provender; mint chocolate gourmet popcorn from Joe & Seph’s; Patak's Jalfrezi and Tikka Masala jumbo peanuts (50g) from GFT Retail; 'Strictly High Grown' Costa Rican coffee from Cafédirect; Pomegranate tonic water from Bottlegreen; a pre-baked frozen sweet sable range from Pidy; 'Meze-2-go' roasted red pepper and feta dip, with bread sticks, from Odysea; and natural cold press fruit and vegetable juices from Aartizen; and luxurious liege waffles from Projuice.

There’s also a new sideways stackable ‘All in One Table’ for outdoor catering from GO IN; 100% compostable catering disposables from Biopac UK; the latest British-manufactured water boilers from Burco; and an iPad cash register system from orderbird AG.

To register for a free trade pass, please visit www.lunchshow.co.uk and use priority code LUNGT4.

Last year GTN Xtra visited lunch! with the team from Baytree Garden Centre, read the linked article below, and we'll back again this year to pick up more great catering ideas.