21st Jun 2024 - 05:00
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Lunch! the definitive café, coffee shop & food-to-go event has announced its initial line-up of headline speakers for 2024. The show returns to ExCeL London on 18-19th September.
From keynote interviews to data-driven insights and panel sessions, Lunch! will host three theatres packed full of ‘inspiring’ content across the two days. The list of speakers includes:
- Bharti Radix, founder, BloomsYard
- Cathy Goodwin, global head of food innovation, Costa Coffee
- Damon Conn, growth & business development director, WatchHouse
- David Campbell, chair, Ole & Steen
- David Ferguson, co-owner, Bob & Berts coffee house
- Edyta Stec, director of operations, GAIL's
- Emily Bagshaw, director of operations, Tortilla
- Emily Hawkley, director of operations, Burgerism
- Emma Woods, chair, Tortilla,
- Gavin Rothwell, director, Food Future Insights
- Hannah Munns, head of food-to-go, Marks and Spencer
- Julian Metcalfe OBE, founder, itsu
- Malachy O'Keeffe, head of marketing, Wingstop
- Mariam French, marketing director, LEON
- Matt Fountain, managing director, Bewiched Coffee
- Peter Backman, founder, theDelivery.World
- Rhian Thomas, head of insights, IGD
- Russell Simpson, director of operations, The Coffee House
- Rusty Warren, senior culinary and innovation manager, Subway UK&I
- Shereen Ritchie, chief executive, buns from home
- Shoaib Muhammad, director of operations, Wendy's UK
- Simon Stenning, strategic advisor & futurist, The Future of Foodservice
- Sohail Ali, co-founder, Chaiiwala
- Will Kenney, commercial director, 200 Degrees Coffee
- Will Stratton-Morris, chief executive, Caffè Nero UK
The show is co-located with the 10th anniversary of Casual Dining – the definitive restaurant pub and bar event, and together they will feature over 500 exhibitors. For more information and to register for a free trade ticket, visit: www.lunchshow.co.uk.