Why exhibitat Food & Drink Expo?

Food & Drink Expo returns to the NEC, Birmingham 13-15 April 2026. Your direct route to the UK retail and hospitality markets, the show provides you with the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the right buyers and decision makers from your sector.

Benefit from being part of the award-winning UK Food & Drink Shows comprising Food & Drink Expo, Farm Shop & Deli Show, National Convenience Show and The Forecourt Show. Bringing together the very best of the foodservice, hospitality, manufacturing, grocery, speciality, forecourt & convenience retail sectors all under one roof.

To reflect the growth in the UK eating out market, and the continued blurring of the lines throughout the UK food and drink sectors, the UK Food & Drink Shows include an enhanced focus on the foodservice and hospitality sector, that sees The Restaurant Show integrate into Food & Drink Expo, further simplifying the UKFDS proposition for both visitors and exhibitors.

Why Exhibit With Us?

Why exhibit with us?

1. Connect directly with tens of thousands of major buyers and wholesalers under one roof, over three days.
2. The show covers the whole food market, from retail, grocery, foodservice, hospitality to manufacturing.
3. Make deals face to face on a buzzing show floor.
4. Create brand awareness and showcase your products alongside the latest trends in food and drink.
5. Source fresh leads from an industry guest-list packed full of the leading professionals from across the UK.

Why Exhibit in the UK?

Why exhibit in the UK?

1. The UK is the most innovative grocery retail market in Europe. Even in tough economic times British consumers are keen to experiment, seek out convenient solutions and authentic specialities, and are prepared to pay for quality.
2. The total worth of UK consumer expenditure on food, drink and catering is over £200 BILLION*.
3. The UK Food & Drink industry is the biggest manufacturing sector in the country... larger than automotive & aerospace combined.*
4. The UK eating out market is worth £99.4bn (+2.8% versus 2023), and there is a £5.6bn growth opportunity for operators to target between now and 2027** with branded restaurants, pubs, bakeries and QSR set to capitalise on this.
   
   *Source: Department for Environmental Food & Rural Affairs and Food & Drink Federation
   **Lumina Intelligence Eating Out Market Report 2024