SHOW PREVIEW
Discover what’ s new in artisan food & drink at
- SPECIALITY & FINE FOOD FAIR 2025-
Speciality & Fine Food Fair will return to Olympia on 9-10 September to welcome the speciality food and drink community for two days of discovery, networking and innovation. From independent retailers to hoteliers, restaurateurs, caterers and many more, visitors can expect to uncover the latest artisanal products from the UK and around the world.
One of the Fair’ s most exciting features is the Start-Up Village, spotlighting up-and-coming brands making their debut. This year’ s lineup, which has grown significantly for 2025, includes tea specialists Krocus & Co, indulgent hand-crafted luxury bakes from Dujour Bakehouse, bold sauce creators TOSS, and Sussex spirit brand Seagull Gin & Rum. The show will also welcome an impressive selection of international exhibitors, bringing global flavours and innovations to the UK’ s thriving speciality market.
A new addition for this year’ s event is the Village Square, a vibrant networking hub at the heart of the Fair which will also play host to a number of guided partner tastings across the two days of the event.
Returning for 2025 is the Pitch Live competition, hosted in partnership with IND! E, where a curated selection of up-and-coming producer will pitch their products live on stage, giving visitors the opportunity to hear directly from the entrepreneurs behind the brands.
The Food for Thought stage provides insights from across the sector, offering panels and presentations on consumer trends, retail strategy, and challenges facing independents.
Jen Grimstone-Jones, MD of Cheese Etc in Pangbourne, emphasises the Fair’ s value:“ Speciality & Fine Food Fair is our go-to trade event of the year. We use it to reconnect with suppliers, discover new products and plan for the year ahead.”
Jason Danciger, Managing Director at Hana Group, added:“ There was some incredible innovation at Speciality & Fine Food Fair and the atmosphere was terrific, very well organised and easy to get around, this show pulled together like-minded passionate foodies, and we found products that we can sell and that will delight our customers.”
Speciality & Fine Food Fair is a must-attend date in the diary for anyone on the lookout for innovation in the fine food and drink industry. Whether you’ re looking to source new products, stay ahead of industry trends, or build valuable connections across retail, hospitality and wholesale, there’ s no better place to be. With countless opportunities to network, discover and be inspired, the question is: why wouldn’ t you be there?
To learn more about this year’ s event, taking place on 9-10 September at Olympia, visit specialityfinefoodfairs. co. uk.
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