An incredibly well organised event, that connected us with a significant number of great suppliers and businesses that otherwise would have taken months to plan and visit.

Source new suppliers and Identify opportunities for improvement. Networking. Efficiency of a lot of meetings in a short time period. All meetings offered value.

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Catering Industries

» 18th - 19th July

Why choose our platform?

Our Event formula is simple, the Platform is designed to bring together time restricted Catering, food, beverage and equipment Buyers with Suppliers to define and fulfill new project and supply chain needs.

Based on relevant business profiling; one-to-one meetings between Buyers and Suppliers are pre-selected, pre-booked and confirmed back prior to the event, so everyone arrives at the event Platform fully informed and ready to do business.

We have learned that the Platform method of bringing together people who buy and people who sell, is proven to quickly develop effective business relationships.

We’ll organise your selections into your 2-day business networking schedule, saving you time whilst providing structure and focus.

The Event Platform works because it is so focused and everybody is under one roof. You have specific meetings with companies you choose to achieve your current and future business goals. Our event formula enables you to conduct your business quickly and efficiently, rather than months to schedule in so many relevant meetings amongst normal working commitments.

  • Expertly aligned opportunities to meet your agenda requirements
  • Save time; share unique unseen product/service ideas with experts in just 2-days
  • Benchmark your current business solutions with the latest and future sector trends
  • Experience new and innovative concepts to differentiate and bring business improvement
  • Share the Event experience with your business sector peers

Day 1 Itinerary

  • 10:30 – 11:30 .. Arrival & Registration
  • 12:00 – 13:00 .. Networking Lunch
  • 13:00 – 17:30 .. Industry Meeting & Networking
  • 19:00 – 20:00 .. Pre-Dinner Networking Drinks
  • 20:00 – 00:00 .. Evening Dinner & Networking Function
  • Overnight Stay

Day 2 Itinerary

  • From 07:00 .. Breakfast
  • 09:00 – 13:00 .. Industry Meeting & Networking
  • 13:00 – 14:00 .. Lunch
  • Event Finishes

Buyers

  • Find new and innovative suppliers
  • Access to all supplier profiles
  • Tailored pre-selected meetings
  • Network with industry peers
  • 5* accommodation & catering

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Suppliers

  • Guaranteed meetings with active buyers
  • Access to all buyer profiles
  • Discussions with real decision makers
  • Time effiicient and cost effective
  • Fully inclusive events package

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Some Of The Biggest Names In Catering Industries

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What People Have To Say About Us

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Detailed Profiles

FIRSTLY: Active Buyers, responsible for the Facilities & Estates Management requirements that have projects and supply chain needs to discuss with Suppliers can book their places.

THEN We find out about their specific Supplier requirements and upcoming projects by completing our Product Category Selector and Projects Capture

NEXT: We then invite relevant Suppliers to attend to ensure the Buyers have their needs met. Suppliers also complete the Product Category Selector as part of our expert-matching-up process.

Category Selector

Very simple – Pre-event all delegates complete a Product Category Selector Form.

  • Buyers highlight what they need
  • Suppliers highlight what they do
  • We match Buyers and Suppliers together


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Expertly Matched

Granting access to all profiles we invite attendees to make their preferred meeting selections. Based on the pre-defined Product Category Selections we help to identify and recommend those which match your own profile to ensure all meetings are relevant and worthwhile. In a matter of minutes you can work out exactly who you want to meet with.

At The Event

At the event Buyers & Suppliers have their pre-selected face-to-face meetings and lots of networking opportunities too.

Our specific industry event formula means that you can be sure that everyone at the Platform is a relevant and worthwhile contact.

Past attendees include…

  • Aagrah Group of Restaurants
  • Admiral Taverns
  • Alton Towers Resort
  • Arena Racing
  • BaxterStorey
  • Center Parcs UK
  • Gala Leisure
  • Geronimo Inns
  • GLH Hotels
  • Grange Hotels
  • Greene King
  • HC One Group
  • Intercontinental Hotels Group
  • John Lewis
  • JW Lees & Co
  • Le Bistrot Pierre
  • Leonard Cheshire
  • Macdonald Hotels
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Marstons PLC
  • Merlin Entertainments
  • Rank Group
  • Roadchef
  • Royal Holloway – University of London
  • SA Brain
  • Serco
  • Spirit Pub Company
  • Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
  • TGI Fridays UK
  • The Doyle Collection
  • The Four Seasons Hotel
  • Travelodge
  • University of Hertfordshire
  • Virgin Trains