Speciality & Fine Food Fair

🌟🌟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

As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Speciality & Fine Food Fair, City Harvest is proud to have been a part of it since 2018. Another successful year, and a huge thank you to the Speciality & Fine Food Fair for enabling our team to rescue 1.4 tonnes of food from waste—equivalent to 3,521 meals! “City Harvest is a massive part of making sure that we’re keeping sustainability and food waste in mind, throughout the event and throughout the year. And any food left over by our suppliers gets a good second home at charities around London.” Nicola Macdonald, Montgomery Group’s PR Director. Big shout outs to La Credenza Ltd, raye the store, Brown Bag Crisps, La Tua Pasta Cotswold Fayre | B Corp, Rymer Farm Eggs, Rebel Kitchens, Nurture Brands, Nonna Tonda Ltd, YORKSHIRE CRISP COMPANY LIMITED , Long Clawson Dairy and THE ESTATE DAIRY for making this possible! Your efforts are helping us provide meals to those who need it while reducing waste! Amy Spargo Kate Bridle Benjamin Logue Nicola Woods

We’re booked! Join us at Bira - British Independent Retailers Association's Conference on Oct 16th as they celebrate 125 years of championing independent retail. Discuss trends, tech, sustainability & industry advocacy. Celebrate the vital role of independents in our economy at One Great George Street, London. Secure your free ticket now! - https://lnkd.in/eRZhAXAj #BiraConference2024

We had such a fun time with everyone at Speciality & Fine Food Fair last week! Make sure to save the dates 9 - 10 September 2025. Next year will be a show you do not want to miss! #SFFF25 #networking #finefoodfair #drinks #SFFF24Recap #SaveTheDate #FoodiesDelight #CulinaryShowcase #FoodandDrinkExpo #CantWaitFor2025

We were delighted that Spanish gourmet brand Natural Legacy chose Speciality & Fine Food Fair to kick off its international expansion! Starting in the coming weeks, Natural Legacy products will begin appearing on the shelves of supermarkets and gourmet shops in the initial launch areas. The new brand is the result of a partnership between Grupo Bolschare and Gi&Go, a company specialising in the internationalisation of agri-food products. Together, they aim to create a catalogue that brings food directly from the fields to the table. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eT45JMS6 Lorea Pérez Iriarte