Farm Shop & Deli Show 2015 “Biggest Yet”

The event will be held at NEC Birmingham from Monday 20th April to Wednesday 22nd April, and will see over 250 fine food suppliers – from soft drink and tea producers to jam and crisp makers – exhibiting their products to potential stockists.

Other exhibitors include equipment, machinery, furniture and packaging businesses.

The Farm Shop & Deli Live area will see demonstrations, tastings and live debates taking place to help retailers improve their bottom line.

The Dragon’s Pantry will offer producers a chance to pitch their product to industry experts.

The overall winner of Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2015 will be announced on the afternoon of Monday 20th, in celebration of the UK’s speciality retailers which demonstrate high levels of service, innovation, community involvement, product knowledge and initiative.

Jack Halliday, event director said, “This is a great opportunity for food retailers in this sector to see what new food products and companies are out there, all under one roof. Combined with the theatre of Farm Shop & Deli Live and the Farm Shop & Deli Awards it gives ideas and inspiration to retailers and celebrates the success of local, independent specialist retailers.

“The estimated sales of food in this sector in the UK are £5.7 billion, with local food retailing supporting around 103,000 full and part-time jobs. Combine these statistics with the fact that consumers are increasingly trusting locally grown and sourced foods more, post the food issues of the past couple of years (MINTEL 2013), and you see that the independent sector is important to the local and national economy. We’re proud to support this sector in creating this show and developing independent food retail for the future.”