The two day show hosts catering equipment buyers, distributors and consultants and over 80 exhibitors showcasing equipment, refrigeration, storage, and warewashing options.
Foodservice operators, contract caterers, and equipment distributors will be in attendance, with nearly a quarter of all pre-registered visitors to date (23%) representing companies whose corporate spend is in excess of £500,000.
In the keynote theatre will be a host of sessions including a conversation with Chris Knights, group executive chef at Young’s & Geronimo Pubs, and ‘the future of commercial kitchens’ panel featuring, Theo Randall; and Tyron Stephens-Smith, senior designer/project manager at TAG Catering Equipment.
Day two features the results of the Commercial Kitchen Innovation Challenge Live 2016, and a panel session on NHS kitchens featuring Phil Shelley, HCA national chair; Andy Jones, past HCA chair & MD at AJ Associates; Winner Varghese, assistant facilities manager – catering lead at Black Country Partnership NHS; John Hughes, facilities project manager at University Hospitals of North Midlands; and Ann O’Brien, hotel service manager at George Eliot Hospital.