The event gave all suppliers who have permanent showrooms within the BDC, the opportunity to present their latest innovations and sustainability credentials to invited senior culinary and brand personnel from the Foodbuy & Compass Group.
Churchill used the event to highlight their sustainability credentials through British manufacturing and their reduce, reuse, recycle mantra, as well as their net zero warehouse which is served by the 4,500 solar panels.
Matt Bradley, senior national account manager at Churchill, said: “The level of seniority in our showroom in the space of four hours far succeeds what we would normally see within a month. The whole event is testament to Lockhart and the importance that they put on the Churchill partnership. Being able to come together at an event like this is invaluable.”
Each visitor was given a guided tour of the showrooms and details on the latest products and innovations from each supplier. Suppliers at the event included: Nevilles, Arc UK, Churchill and Amefa.
Gemma Bowen, national account manager at Lockhart, added: “We have a very close relationship with Foodbuy & Compass Group and to have over 100 invited guests register for this one-day event is fantastic. We are indebted to our wonderful suppliers for putting on such an interesting range of talks and insights, as well as to Foodbuy & Compass Group for allowing such a high level of personnel to attend on the day.”