William Reed
Food & Drink Expo

Food & Drink Expo is where the UK’s vibrant food and drink community come together - the ultimate destination for discovering fresh ideas, forging powerful connections and gaining insights that shape the future of food. Food & Drink Expo attracts key foodservice buyers as well as buyers and decision makers from supermarkets and both small and large-scale wholesale grocery operations.

New at Food & Drink Expo, will be a spotlight on Future Foods, celebrating the brands and innovators redefining what ‘good food’ means.  This space showcases wellness-driven, clean-label, and sustainable products that deliver on taste and convenience, highlighting the disruptors shaping the future of food.

Food & Drink Expo forms part of the award-winning UK Food & Drink Shows. Bringing together the very best of the foodservice, hospitality, manufacturing, grocery, speciality and convenience retail sectors all under one roof.

With over 1,200 innovative exhibitors from the worlds of grocery, specialist retail, wholesale, foodservice and hospitality, plus a dynamic programme of content across multiple stages, the show is a must-attend gathering for industry professionals.

To find out more and to register, please visit: www.foodanddrinkexpo.co.uk

Date
13 - 15 Apr 2026
Opening Times
Monday & Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
NEC Campus
Hall 3
Ticket Prices
Ticket Prices Free to attend
Pre Pay Parking
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