THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT, PUB & BAR SHOW
The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show: Your Ticket to Five Shows in One
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This September, hospitality’ s most important date just got bigger. The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show returns to Excel London on 16 – 17 September, but this year it’ s joining forces with four other leading trade events to launch the brand-new London Food & Drink Festival- and one free ticket now unlocks all five.
Alongside The National Restaurant, Pub & Bar Show, visitors get full access to lunch!( the national foodto-go and coffee shop event), Natural & Organic Food Show, Artisan Food & Drink Show, and the all-new London Drinks Exchange. Together, the co-located shows bring over 600 exhibitors, thousands of new food, drink, tech and equipment products, and more than 200 industry speakers across eight stages- making this the UK’ s most comprehensive food and drink trade event of the year.
Star Power on Stage The new Chef LIVE! Stage boasts a genuinely stacked line-up, with Tom Aikens( Muse), Atul Kochhar, Nikita Pathakji( MAAI), Maria Bradford( Shwen Shwen), Cyrus Todiwala OBE( Café Spice Namasté), James Golding( The Larder House), Abbie Hendren( Teal), Ayesha Kalaji( Queen of Cups) and Steve Mangleshot( wagamama) all confirmed. Three-Michelin-starred chef Mark Birchall of The Barn at Moor Hall will also sit down for an exclusive interview on the Restaurateurs Stage.
Business leadership is equally strong. The Restaurateur Stage, Pub & Bar Stage, and Casual DINING Stage will host John Hutson( JD Wetherspoon), Gemma Glasson( Wahaca), Nick Macenzie( Greene King) Nisha Katona MBE( Mowgli Street Food), David Page( Bow
Street Group) Des Gunewardena( D3 Collective), Tom James( Bill’ s), Jane O’ Riordan( Caravan / Red Engine) Gordon Ker( Blacklock), Amber Wood( New World Trading Company), Steve Alton( British Institute of Innkeeping), Allen Simpson and Kate Nicholls OBE( UKHospitality)- alongside leading voices from marketing, operations and food innovation.
A Bigger Drinks Offer New for 2026, London Drinks Exchange gives operators a dedicated space to taste hundreds of products across every drinks category. Confirmed exhibitors already include Diageo, Carlsberg Britvic, Lilley’ s Cider, Moth Drinks, Ocean Spray, Sunrise Beverages, Budweiser Budvar, Fierce Beer, Bunta Beer, Lonkero, North South Wines and Off the Wall Drinks, plus many more.
Beyond the stages and exhibitors, expect Start-Up Zones, Innovation Challenge Galleries, live DJ sets and interactive festival features running throughout both days.
Register Now Free trade registration is open now at nrpbs. co. uk, subject to verification ahead of the event. For anyone in restaurants, pubs, bars or hotels this is the one date in the diary worth locking in early.
Priority code RPB102.
www. nrpbs. co. uk
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