Speakers announced for Hotel Designs’ F&B summits and forums

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Speakers announced for Hotel Designs’ F&B summits and forums

The Food & Drink Innovation Summit and the Catering Equipment & Services Forum both take place at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire on March 30 – 31, 2020…

Next month, the industry’s leading suppliers and hospitality professionals will gather at Whittlebury Park for Forum Events’ Food & Drink Innovation Summit and the Catering Equipment & Services.

The unique two-day adjacent events will consist of one-to-one pre-arranged business meetings as well as a line up of professional speakers who will, together, unpick the ever-evolving trends and conversations on the F&B scene in hospitality.

Freelance journalist Sudi Pigott will ask the audience to expand their culinary boundaries when she delivers her engaging talk entitled: “The ever-evolving world of food trends”.

The session will explore the new ingredients, food cultures, rediscovering of forgotten flavours, making restaurant dining more experiential and why women of food matter.

Meanwhile, Anne-Marie, Food & Beverage Lecturer at Leeds City College will discuss what for many will be the elephant in the room. Her talk on:“The food and drink service revolution before and after Brexit”, will discuss Brexit’s impacts on service styles and diversity within the sector and what impacts being in Europe has made to the Industry.

How to attend Food and Drink Innovation Summit

If you are a supplier at the Food and Drink innovation Summit or Catering and would like to attend, please email Liam Cloona, or call 01992 374089.

If you are a delegate and would like to attend Catering Equipment & Services Summit the event, please email Annabelle Crossingham or call 01992 374054.

How to attend Catering Equipment & Services Forum

If you are a supplier at the Catering Equipment & Services Forum and would like to attend, please email Haydn Boxall or call 01992 374084.

If you are a delegate and would like to attend Catering Equipment & Services Summit the event, please email Annabelle Crossingham or call 01992 374054.

Hamish Kilburn / 06.02.2020

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