What Exhibitors Say
FOOD & DRINK TESTIMONIALS 2008
Patrick Ford - Bone Sucking Sauce Co
"Food and Drink Expo is the best show we've done, anywhere, ever! We saw the best contacts from Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsburys as well as independents and all the top department stores. FDE brings the big names"
Camilla Deane Bel UK
"What a cracking show honestly the best exhibition BelUK have had in 8 years. We have met existing and new clients."
James Brown, national sales manager, Infuzions
"It's been a good show and we've had a lot of interest from this country and from abroad (France and Greece)."
Sarah Muschamp, exhibitions organiser, Innocent
"The show's great for catching up with existing customers and putting a face to their names. It's also given us some good leads. It's well situated too - we're in London and being at the show in Birmingham allows us to catch up with our customers from the North."
Simon Cooper, horeca sales manager, Makro
"The show's been very good for us in terms of new registrations and new customers. We've also been able to speak to existing customers and cement relationships."
Mark Rawson, marketing manager, Icelandic Glacial Water
"We've had a lot of interest in our product and I expect out of that we'll have a handful of real quality leads. This is the first UK trade show we have done and it's been very worthwhile."
Sally Ryan, events co-ordinator, NPower
"It's a very well-attended event."
Mahomed Karin, director X35 Energy
"We've had a lot of interest from abroad - from Dubai, Pakistan, Yemen and North Africa."
Dawn Cole, lead account manager foodservice, Bakemark
"It's been great; we've had some meetings with current customers and got some good leads. Sampling has gone well with some excellent feedback."
Lisa Hodgson - Director Loop Lisa's handmade Fudge.
"We have met so many different buyers, and many people we would have just dreamed of speaking to at the show. Food & Drink Expo is a real world stage, and helps to get an international presence for our product"
Sarah Crimes - Montezumas - Head of trade sales.
"It's a great place to meet existing and new suppliers. We had lots of interest from independents. The amazing mix of different groups makes the show much bigger and better than other shows. The crossover from the co-located shows means that you have visitors from start up businesses and suppliers from all across the supply chain."
Joe Gruchacz - Vice President - Crunk Energy
"It's our first effort to introduce ourselves to the UK market. The number of retailers has exceeded our expectations"
Steve Duffit - Sales Director - Haco Swiss
"It's been a fantastic show for us. We've seen lots of new customers, distributors, end users, manufacturers and retailers. Food & Drink Expo is the best show we have done in the UK."
Jackie Rowe - The Garlic Box
" It's been a great networking opportunity on all levels. We've seen manufacturers through to end users."
Phillip Porter - Manager - Wild Sustainable Fish Company
"It's been a fantastic show. Visitors from across the board from butchers, farm shops, restaurants chains through to producers and manufacturers."
Dan Lepard - Artisan Baker
"The enormous surprise of seeing so many sharp and remarkable exhibitors at Food and Drink was a welcome relief from all those tired and dull shows we've been hit with in Britain over the last decade. I walked through that morning thinking, 'I'm really glad to be here, and this is world-class!"
