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the World Of Hospitality
PUB18 Preview
PUB18, the only dedicated trade show for the UK pub
industry, is returning to London’s Olympia on Tuesday
6th and Wednesday 7th February 2018.
Building on the success of 2017’s show, PUB18 will
welcome back Cellar Trends, There’s a Beer for That,
Fever Tree, and a host of new suppliers, including
Dialma Brown, Star Pubs, Amoretti, Thirstee Business,
Dr. Schäer and Cave Direct, alongside many more.
The educational Taste Table will be making its fourth
appearance, this year exclusively sponsored by WSET,
featuring sessions on spirits, beer, food and wine.
Complementing the ever-popular Beer Writers Bar
will be the new Wine and Spirit Lounge – celebrating
international wines and spirits as well as consumption
trends. The launch of the New Brew Area will also
see a section solely dedicated to supporting young
breweries and cider producers.
PUB18 will also feature a bigger-than-ever seminar
theatre with a carefully curated seminar programme,
providing visitors with the opportunity to network
with likeminded individuals and discover the latest
insight and tends. Driving the seminar programme
will be a line-up of leading operators and senior figures
across the hospitality sector, including Tom Kerridge.
Kerridge, who is fresh from opening his latest venture
the Butcher’s Tap, will be joined across the two days by
a fantastic breadth of panellists, including:
•
Yvonne Fraser, Business Development
Manager for Greene King, discussing discuss
the importance of creating the right guest
experience and the role of staff development in
building lasting customer loyalty
•
Kate Nicholls, Chief Executive of the ALMR,
assessing the current health of the sector, where
operators need to focus their energies and why
there needs to be a climate of positivity
Website: www.thepubshow.co.uk
•
Chris Hill, Managing Director of the New World
Trading Company, telling his business story and
take on successful pub retailing
Supported by key industry bodies including the
ALMR, BII, BBPA, Hospitality Action and WSET,
PUB18 is a key calendar date for publicans and
suppliers from across the country looking for
networking opportunities, ideas, news, insight and
inspiration to drive their businesses fo