Speciality & Fine Food Fair

🎬 AMAZING 🎬 We did it! Together, we set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title of 'The most ready-meals prepared in 24 hours was achieved' and helped feed thousands of people in need.  Guinness World Records Thomas Franks Ltd City Harvest London - Wellington School - Somerset County Cricket Club - Savona Foodservice Huge thanks you to the incredible people who made it possible, an army of volunteers & donors 💚 Premier Foods Wholesale 💚 Quorn Foods 💚 Leathams Ltd 💚 SHARPAK 💚 Kiril Mischeff Ltd 💚 IFCO SYSTEMS Mary Parsons Raj Singh Dean Collins KSJ David Francis Sarah Calcutt ARAgS Paul Freeston Shaun Browne Stephen M. Winningham Benjamin Logue Goldie Leoppky, MBA Jamie Dyck Daniel Burr Georgie Edwards Shuyi Li Tay Motl Marco Torquati Cristina Proietti Coralie Ayala Hanan Kurghali Fiona Hollis Jason Tanner Ryan Tanner Joshua Alexander Smith Fred Searle Tommy Leighton

In September we introduced a new feature to the Fair - the Tasting Station😋 The Tasting Station was a great way to indulge your taste buds as you discover the crème de la crème of food and drink that our producers had to offer in a fun, interactive, yo-sushi style way. In each of these exclusive sessions, Chef Steve Walpole took our visitors through a tasting of 6 tantalizing products and how you can use them to enhance your business. We had products from the likes of Invest Northern Ireland, our Speciality & Fine Food Award Finalists and many more. #SFFF25 #TastingStation #artisanalproducts #Producers #FoodandDrinkFair #FoodEvents

If you missed out on any sessions at the Fair in September we recorded the Drinks Uncovered Stage and the Talking Trends Stage and have released them on our Spotify channel for you to listen to whenever you want! Head to our website to have a listen >> https://lnkd.in/ejKW-wNB #FairHighlights #DrinksUncovered #TalkingTrends #SFFFConnects #SFFF24 #FoodAndDrinkInsights

We are just reminiscing about #SFFF24 last month 😍 What a fab time we had! Talking Trends and Drinks Uncovered were popular among our visitors. Showing exclusive content from some of the brightest brains in the industry and providing invaluable insights into the world of artisanal food and drink! Here are some of our highlights! Six Inches of Soil Claire Mackenzie The Happy Pear Jenny Jefferies Tom Foxwell Hawksmoor Wildfarmed Adriana Alvarez QuirkyMonkey London Nootropics Zain Peer Richard Enion ENRICHD Farm Retail Association Emma Mosey #SFFF24 #25YearsofSFFF #trends #foodevent #drinks #content #drinks #finefood

🌟🌟Here's a few photos from our event on Monday 7th October where we heard the voices & tasted the food & drink of inspiring black women making an impact & change in the UK's food industry 🌟🌟 It was our Women In The Food Industry evening to Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth & shine a light on the impact that many black women have on the UK food industry every single day & not just for one month! 🎤🎤 Our inspirational panel of women shared some of the challenges they faced as black women in the food industry and how they overcame them and their plans for the future. Huge thanks to them all: 🌟 Lara Luck food stylist, recipe creator, demo chef & member of The Guild of Food Writers 🌟 Natasha Orumbie Director of The Vegan Patty Lady 🌟 Caydie Pierre Morris founder of Jerk & Lobster & 🌟 Tieyan Eweka-Olorunfemi co-founder of Jollof Mama who you will find 7 days a week at Seven Dials Market 🍹Before the panel our attendees enjoyed sampling sample food & drinks from black female founded or co-founded businesses including: 🌱 Delicious vegan patties from Natasha Orumbie 🍉 Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Award winning pickles from Eva Thorne, founder of The Garden of Eva 🍹 Creative drinks from Live Luxwells, OTC Beverages Limited, Aisha Jade's Carisips Drinks, & newly launched teas from Avoir la banane 🙏🙏 Huge thanks to all who came along including Rachel Walder, Nicola Woods events manager Speciality & Fine Food Fair, Nina Lee Page, Colin Mordi, Jessica Horwill & many more. 🙏🙏 As ever a BIG thanks to our hosts at Halifax with George T. & Rakesh (Rax) Kalia supporting us throughout the night & to Rax for taking most of the photos you see here! 🔗🔗 You can see more photos & find out more at our recap https://lnkd.in/djX23G7R & there's also a fabulous reel from Avoir La Banane over on our Instagram page https://lnkd.in/eR7vpyum #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInTheFoodIndustry #womenentrepeneurs

Congratulations again to all our amazing awards winners from the Speciality & Fine Food Fair, in partnership with FICT : Les Entreprises Françaises de Charcuterie Traiteur, this year! They were: New Product of the Year - UK  Matcha Ginger Refresher - The Matcha Yaad New Product of the Year - International  Dip & Snack Red Pepper Hummus - The Happy Pear The 'Not Yet on the Shelf' Award  Rare @ Pasture Smoked Beef Pastrami - Fowlescombe Farm Rare & Pasture Ltd Small Independent Retailer of the Year, in partnership with Bira - British Independent Retailers Association  The Cheese Lady LLC Large Independent Retailer of the Year, in partnership with Bira - British Independent Retailers Association  LOW SIZERGH BARN LIMITED Best DEI Initiative  NEMI Teas Outstanding Contribution to the Industry  Vhari 🌻 Russell, The Food Marketing Experts and Creating Nature’s Corridors Nicola Woods Andrew Goodacre Read more: https://lnkd.in/eagjmU3W

On Thursday last week, a few members of the team headed out to volunteer at City Harvest London. We had the opportunity to witness the incredible efforts of dedicated individuals working to address food waste and hunger in our community. A huge thank you to the City Harvest London team! What an incredible experience. We can’t wait to come back! Amy Spargo Nicola Macdonald John Blackley Isabelle Norris #CommunitySupport #CityHarvestLondon #FightHunger #FoodDonation #SustainableSolutions #EndFoodWaste #ZeroWaste

More awards coming our way! We’re incredibly proud to be the sole winner of the Drink category at Pitch Live, Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2024! It was an amazing experience pitching live on stage alongside the three other incredible finalist drink brands, and winning this fantastic award has given us a real confidence boost - especially with the prize being a listing with Ocado Retail! A huge thank you to IND!E for creating such an incredible opportunity for SME brands to get a foot in the door with major retailers. It’s been an amazing experience, and exciting times lie ahead for Dot Dot! #BubbleTea #Startup #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #ChallengerBrand

We had such a fun time chatting and getting to know all of our visitors and exhibitors at Speciality & Fine Food Fair this year! Make sure to save the dates 9 - 10 September 2025. Next year will be a show you do not want to miss! The Happy Pear RHUCELLO LIMITED Hawksmoor Wildfarmed Be Truffle #SFFF25 #networking #finefoodfair #drinks #SFFF24Recap #25Years #SaveTheDate #FoodiesDelight #AnniversaryCelebration #CulinaryShowcase #FoodandDrinkExpo #CantWaitFor2025

We celebrated our 25th anniversary in style at Olympia, London last week from Tuesday 10 - Wednesday 11 September, bringing together top artisanal food & drink producers, industry leaders, and retailers! From exciting product pitches to an insightful discussion with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on the power of local food, the event was packed with inspiration. Read more about the Fair here >> https://lnkd.in/eDHt3AsM #SFFF24 #25YearsofSFFF #ArtisanFood #LocalProducers #FoodInnovation #25Years #Finefoodanddrink