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It’s official – lunch! 2019 will feature its biggest ever Keynote line-up.  With new names confirmed from Starbucks, Greggs, Holland & Barrett, FCB Coffee, Sodexo,

Will Stratton-Morris is the latest big industry name to join lunch!’s compelling new Coffee Shop Keynote Theatre line-up.  The UK CEO of Caffè Nero will

Showcasing exciting new innovations from across the café, coffee shop and food-to-go sector continues to win lunch! a loyal following among thousands of food-to-go buyers.

Nearly 7,000 attendees – including all the UK’s major coffee shop and food-to-go operators and retailers – were out in force at lunch! last week (20-21 September). The UK’s biggest food-to-go showcase of the year – and an essential diary date for the sector it serves – lunch! enjoyed another successive record turnout, with total attendance up 9% on 2017’s figures and a significant 16% up since it moved to London ExCeL.

Thousands of buyers from across the coffee shop and food-to-go sector will be heading to London for lunch! this week. Doors open tomorrow at ExCeL (10am, Thursday 20 September) with 6,000+ attendees expected over two days.

The compelling line-up that awaits them includes 50 big name speakers appearing in 25 Keynote Theatre sessions, plus a record 370 exhibitors showcasing 1000s of food-to-go innovations –from ingredients to kitchen kit and counter displays, from the latest food and drink to packaging, payment solutions and business services.

Thousands of food-to-go operators and retailers from across the UK will be in London next week, over 20-21 September – as lunch! returns to ExCeL to showcase the best new products, solutions, insights, and innovations of the year. The UK’s biggest food-to-go trade event, featuring an unprecedented 370 exhibiting companies, lunch! has also now confirmed a record number of entries for its prestigious annual Innovation Challenge Awards.

lunch! – the UK’s biggest trade event for coffee shop and food-to-go operators, is expecting to see a record number of attendees next month when doors open at London ExCeL on 20-21 September.

Already a magnet for top buyers: Costa Coffee, Starbucks, Caffè Nero, Coffee#1, AMT Coffee, Puccino’s, Esquires Coffee, Harris+Hoole, Cafe2U, Wild Bean Café, Greggs and Pret, are regular show visitors. As are, of course, the hundreds of independents that pack the aisles every September. This year there’ll be even more coffee shop focused Keynotes and panel sessions for them to enjoy, featuring some of the biggest names in the business.

Caffè Nero’s head of food & beverage Hannah McKay, Greggs’ head of category David Ross, KFC’s innovation director for the UK and Ireland Jack Hinchcliffe,

With visitor registration now open for 2018, lunch! has released its first preview of some of the new Keynote speakers set to appear at the show over 20-21 September at London ExCeL. lunch!’s two Keynote Theatres have become known for attracting some of the biggest names in the business, including all the leading lunchtime operators.