Food & Drink Expo provides the number one route to the UK food and drink market, helping hundreds of companies showcase their exceptional products. Buyers and decision-makers across the entire industry—from grocery, wholesale, and specialty retail to food service and manufacturing—are invited to uncover the hottest trends, the latest product launches, and the industry’s vision for the future.

At Food & Drink Expo, you can discover innovations and new product developments (NPD) in Healthy & Natural and Low2NoBev categories.

Food & Drink Expo will run alongside the Farm Shop & Deli Show, National Convenience Show, and The Forecourt Show in 2024 as part of the UK Food & Drink Shows, bringing together the grocery, specialist retail, wholesale, and foodservice sectors under one roof.

WHY EXHIBIT AT FOOD & DRINK EXPO?

Food & Drink Expo is your direct route to the UK food and drink market! The show provides you with the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the right buyers and decision-makers from the grocery, wholesale, foodservice, manufacturing, and specialty retail sectors.

WHY EXHIBIT?

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

WHY EXHIBIT IN THE UK?

• 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 specialties, and are prepared to pay for quality.
• The total worth of UK consumer expenditure on food, drink, and catering exceeds £200 billion*.
• The UK Food & Drink industry is the biggest manufacturing sector in the country, larger than the automotive and aerospace sectors combined.*
• *Source: Department for Environmental Food & Rural Affairs and Food & Drink Federation.