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OLYMPIA LONDON19-20 MAY 2020

European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo 2020 will deliver an audience of trade-only buyers, the vast majority of whom exhibitors and sponsors will not meet anywhere else, from a broad range of famous well-known major corporate caterers to artisan coffee shops and everyone in between including cafes, coffee

shops, hotels, restaurants, pubs and many more. Visitors will come from the independent outlets right up to the corporates, providing representation from across the hospitality industry.

WHY YOU SHOULD BE THERE:

European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo is the only UK hospitality show that offers trade-only buyers that are focussed on sourcing beverages

and related equipment. Our visitors, from the breadth of the hospitality sector, attend specifically to meet with exhibitors that offer coffee, tea, soft drinks, beans, packaging, milk and alternatives, distributors, related equipment to prepare and serve as well as other beverage related products!

“The quality of the visitors to the show has been unparalleled to other shows we have been to.” Richard Martin, new business director Aqua Libra drinks, which is owned by Britvic

Taking place 19th-20th May 2020 at London’s premier venue, Olympia, it will bring together all of the successful elements of the 2019 show as well as adding much more! With a strong on-site rebook and many new companies

wanting to be involved with stand space and sponsorship opportunities, space is already limited, so do not miss out on this unique chance to promote your brand to serious beverage buyers at European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo 2020.

BY EXHIBITING YOU WILL:

• Meet potential new customers• Meet existing customers to strengthen relationships• Meet and do business with fellow exhibitors• Launch new products and services• Capture new data to add to your current customer database• Build company or brand awareness• Benefit from the Show’s extensive marketing campaign

“It’s a great showcase for us. It’s a great opportunity to meet existing customers and drive new business.”

Marcus Swift, Commercial Director, UCC Coffee

Here’s just a small selection of the companies that visited:

AB Hotels Ltd * AE Catering * Akash Restaurant * Amazon * AMT Coffee * Anglia Ruskin University * Aramark Ltd * Babel House Hotel * Bartlett Mitchell Perkee Coffee Baxterstorey * Bear Coffee Co * Beds and Bars * Bettys & Taylors Group * Black Cat Kaffe og Tehuas * BNP Paribas * Brewhouse & Kitchens * Bromley Court Hotel * Brown’s Hotel Cafe Adelphi * Caffe Nero * Capilon Hotels * Cardiff University * Carnival UK plc * CBRE Chiltern Firehouse * Chopstix Group UK * Cineworld-London * CitizenM * City University Club Gascon * Cocoa Runners * Coffee Island * Coffee Mill deli caffe * Coffee Republic * Cojean Colston Hall, Bristol Music Trust * Compass Group * Costa Coffee * Courtyard Café * Creams * Cru Holdings Ltd Debenhams * Department of Coffee & Social Affairs * De Vere Hotels * Dukes Hotel * EAT * Elan Café * Elior UK * Fernandez and Wells * Fooditude * Fortnum and Mason * Four Seasons Hotel * Fullers * GAIL’s Artisan Bakery * Galleria Cafe’ Ltd * Grind & Co Grounds Café * GS Plus * Hampstead Cafe Ltd ( Tania’s ) * Handpicked Hotels * Harlequin Theatre & Cinema * Harris + Hoole Harrods * HEJ Coffee * Honey and Harvey Hotel Chocolat * Imagine Inns * Imperial London Hotel * InterContinental Hotel Group ISS * J D Wetherspoon * Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts * K West Hotel * Kafé Kraft AS * Kaffeine * Kaffeprojektet * La Petite Auberge Restaurant * Le Pain Quotidien * Leeds United * Leon * Lincoln Coffee House * London Hilton on Park Lane Maitre Choux * Mandarin Oriental * McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd * MIGROS TICARET A.S * Mitchells & Butlers plc * Morrisons Supermarkets* Muffin Break * Nando’s * National Liberal Club * National Museums Liverpool * Notes Coffee Roasters & Wine Bars Oakman Inns * Olympic Studios * Park Theatre Cafe Bar Pty * Park Wall Taverns * Patisserie Valerie * Paul UK * Perky Blenders Group * Press Coffee * Restaurant Associates * River Café * Robertos coffee & Gelato bars * Runnymede hotel * Saint Espresso * Salt Café * Selfridges * Shaftesbury Theatre - Theatre of Comedy * Shot Espresso Society Café * Sodexo * St. James’s Hotel and Club * Stansted Airport * Star Pubs & Bars * Starbucks * Taylor St Baristas * Taylors of Harrogate * The Berkeley Hotel * The Ritz London The Watch House * TJX Europe * Trader Vic’s Restaurant * Transport for London * 200 Degrees * University of Cambridge * Urban Leisure Group * Vacherin * Vita Coco * Waitrose Ltd * Waynes Coffee Whatley Manor * Whitbread * YOTEL * Z Hotels

ALL WITH SERIOUS PURCHASING POWER

• Magda Harrison, Owner, Artisan

and the Artisan Coffee School

• Edwin Harrison, Owner, Artisan

and the Artisan Coffee School• Don Altizo, National Barista

Trainer, Baxter Storey

• Craig Bunting, Co-Founder & Marketing Director, BEAR

• Paul Darlison, Head of Operations – Nero Express, Caffé Nero

• Laura Harper-Hinton, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Caravan Roasters & Restaurants

• Marc Fink, UK F&B Manager, citizenM Hotels

and probably twice as busy, with many exciting new ideas and features already being worked on.

“We’ve had interest from international businesses, distributors, owners of chains and individual coffee bars. It has been the sort of interest that we would not have been able to get anywhere else.”

Gordon Pirret, chairman, Novus Tea

• Tim Cox, Drinks Innovation, Costa Express

• Sonia Louro Carvalho, Head of Hot Beverage, Compass Group

• Sam Shutt, Head of External Brand – Food, Debenhams

• Tom McCarthy, Director of Food & Beverage, De Vere

• Dave Lewis, Food & Beverage Category Manager (On Board Sales BU Channel), DFDS

• Maxime Herbaut, Coffee and Beverages Manager, Eat

• Joao Almeida, Founder of Latte Art Bar and Head of Coffee, Elan

Group

• Rick Wells, Founder & Director, Fernandez & Wells

• Jessica Worden, Coffee Manager, GAIL’s Artisan Bakery

• Henry C.A.W. Ayers, Director & Founder, The Gentlemen Baristas

• Emilie Holmes, Founder, Good

and Proper Tea • Josh Mordecai, Head of

Operations, Good & Proper Tea

• David Abrahamovitch, Founder, Grind

• Josh Brown, Head of Commercial Development, Harris + Hoole

• Bartosz Ciepaj, Master Roaster, Harrods

• Ashley Saxton, General Manager – Restaurants, Harrods

• James Drake, Operations Manager, Hotel Chocolat

• Tony Mosca, Director of Food & Beverage, InterContinental London

Park Lane

• Peter Dore-Smith, Founder & Director, Kaffeine

• Mark Hastings, Director of Restaurants, Mandarin Oriental

Hyde Park

• Robert Robinson, Co-Founder, Notes Coffee Roasters & Wine Bar

• Fabio Ferreira, Co-Founder, Notes Coffee Roasters & Wine Bar

• Scott Russell, Founder & CEO, Paddy & Scotts

• Andy Wells, Co-Founder, Press

Coffee & Co

• Owen Thom, Education Development, SCA

• Gianni Romagno, Managing Director, Sevengrams (7Gr)

Coffee Studios

• Adrian Campbell–Howard, Founder and MD, Society Café

• Hannah Hughes, Head of Innovation, Soho Coffee Co

As with the 2019 show, European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo 2020 will be supported by a star-studded steering panel of top buyers recruited from all the major industry sectors who are backing European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo – The 2019 steering panel included:

• Antonio Vigorito, Food & Beverage Manager, St James’s Hotel & Club

• Richard Cross, Head of Retail F&B and Duty Free, Stansted

Airport

• Chantal Lontay, Commercial Manager, F&B & Duty Free, Stansted Airport

• Mark MacDonald, National Supplier Manager, Star Pubs &

Bars (Heineken UK)

• Tim Sturk, Independent Coffee Consultant & Trainer, timbitandbeans

• Sanjay Bowry, Operations Manager, Vita Mojo

• Roland Horne, Founder, The

Watch House

• Tom Vincent, Co-Founder, 200

Degrees

In addition to the outstanding range of exhibitors, the 2019 show provided visitors with a sensational range of attractions, and these are set to return for 2020!

Barista Masterclasses - hosted by the world’s top baristas, including the 2018 World Champion Agnieszka Rojewska, The Barista Masterclasses were a huge visitor draw.

Roastery Masterclass LIVE! - An exhibitor first! The Live coffee roasting sessions were packed with visitors looking for inspiration from the industry’s finest roasters.

The Tea Quarter, in association with National Tea Day - The Tea Quarter proved to be a highly successful area, with visitors able to learn from practical workshops and demonstrations and then discover an amazing array of tea exhibitors.

Soft Drinks Pavilion - a huge growth area for the industry, this focus of the show is set to explode in 2020!

PLUS! - Conferences, VIP Programme, Roastery Way and the Tea Trail.

“We like the fact it’s direct B2B, so it’s not as manic as some of the consumer led shows. The quality of the leads makes it very fundamental that we are a key part of this show.”

Martin Morrell, Corporate Sales Director, Eversys

PLUS!Exciting new features to be announced soon for 2020!

OTHERS14.6%

SOUTH WEST 4.1%

EAST ANGLIA4.1%

EAST MIDLANDS4.2%

SOUTH EAST35.7%

LONDON37.3%

WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS

14%

CONTRACT CATERER,

HEALTHCARE, OFFICES 7%

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, PUBS, CLUBS

15%

RETAIL, LEISURE, EDUCATION, VENDING

13%

ROASTERIES9%

SUPPLIERS 15%

COFFEE SHOPS, CAFES, BAKERIES

27%

FROM OUR VISITOR FEEDBACK WE KNOW THAT THEY ATTENDED EUROPEAN COFFEE, TEA & SOFT DRINKS EXPO TO MEET WITH SUPPLIERS AND INNOVATORS IN THE SECTOR

BELOW ARE JUST A FEW, NOT BY ANY MEANS ALL, OF THE SECTORS THAT THEY CAME TO SEE

Matthew Pygott, Co-founder & Director, Cannasa

OF VISITORS HAVE PURCHASING AUTHORITY

“We’re just really happy to be here. Very busy at the stand, we met buyers, we made contacts, we networked. The big buyers but we also like talking to the small buyers as well.”

Georgia Norris, Sales Executive, TRKGWorld - Dots by FreeVectorMaps.com

“The Expo has been excellent. It’s a really good event, a really good way to meet different people, people we would never have met without this show. A lot of coffee shops, but also supermarkets as well.”

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“We are very glad to be here. The quality of the content has been very, very good. We really had the time to speak with everybody, with our partners, and potential new partners. We are extremely satisfied about the show. Simply amazing.”

Andrea Lucchini, Regional Sales Manager, Egro/Rancilio

“It’s a really important event for the

industry. It’s great because we get to see our current customers

in one place, and new customers as well. It’s great to be part of it.”

Adam Perry, Channel Manager, Food Service UK (Clipper)

“This is our second year at the show.

Certainly more visitors this year. We can see the marketing has really

ramped up. The show of choice for tea and coffee and people in the industry”

Shamir Shah, Managing Director, Swiss Pack Europe

“Compared to other coffee festivals it

was consistently busy and we had time to interact and make

meaningful connections. The people who came here were genuinely

interested in our coffee. It has been phenomenal.”

Laura Wogan, Director, Wogan Coffee

“The VIP lounge has worked for

us. There has been a lot of interest and there have been big

players here.”

Daniel Clarke, Managing Director, La Cimbali UK

“It’s been awesome. Having

buyers here from the bigger supermarket chains, contract

catering and all the areas that we are focusing on! It’s been really

valuable.”

Harriet Aldam, Commercial Partnerships Manager,

Press London

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“It’s an amazing show. It’s so very well organised

and easy to navigate with great facilities too. The Masterclasses have

been really good, very engaging.”

Angela Roa Ortiz, Starbucks

“It was a pleasure to come to this year’s

European Coffee Tea & Soft Drinks Expo. It’s given me and the company

I work for some new ideas of company’s out there for new supplies. I can’t wait till

next year to come again.”

Daniel Lockyer, (Part of Runnymede hotel and spa)

“I’m loving the tea element of the show

this year, it really adds to both the size and the offer. Great to

see cannabis tea here too. We’re stocking it in all our shops and it’s

selling really well.”

Oliver Rosevear, Head of Environment, Costa Coffee