RECORD-BREAKING VISITOR NUMBERS AT FARM SHOP & DELI SHOW 2024 With Farm Shop & Deli Show returning to the NEC 7-9 April 2025, we look back at the 2024 show, with organiser William Reed reporting a record-breaking number of visitors attending the UK’s largest specialist retail gathering. Over three days, the show was packed with more than 400 suppliers, new product launches, exciting live events and sessions and trend-setting food and drink for all your gifting needs. Visitor Mark Bickerdike, Director at Bickerdikes Garden Centre explained that the: “Farm Shop & Deli Show has been probably the busiest and the most vibrant and a great buzz about the place. I’ve had a fantastic day, really good. We got an awful lot out of it.” In June, William Reed also announced that the UK Food & Drink Shows, comprising of Farm Shop & Deli Show, Food & Drink Expo, National Convenience Show and Foodex Manufacturing Solutions, won Best UK Tradeshow more than 8,000 sqm at the prestigious AEO Excellence Awards in London. Mark your calendars for Farm Shop & Deli Show, taking place from 7-9 April 2025 at the NEC, Birmingham. With the likes of Montezuma’s, Spice Kitchen, World of Sweets and Cotswold Fayre already signed-up to exhibit at the show next year, it will be a must-attend event for the specialist retail and gifting sectors in 2025. www.farmshopanddelishow.co.uk New online gift tradeshow set to launch in 2025 The Gift Fair is an online gift tradeshow, set to take place from January 8th- February 28th, 2025. Organised by Fabian Santoro and his team, this exciting platform hosts trade shows that work around you not the other way around. The platform is not like anything you’ve seen before – it’s not a website, directory or meeting scheduler. Every aspect is designed to make trade shows faster, cheaper, easier and better. You can speak to real people in real time via instant messaging, video chat, exchange business cards and much more. You can find established brands like Professor Puzzle, LifeCharms and Swing Cards as well as the hottest newcomers like Cosmic Cuties and BangoBerry. Other great names such as Find Your Glow and Ginger Fox are also going to be there with more brands signing up each week. There are also exciting European brands who sell to the UK like Leuchtturm1917 and Smemo. The Gift fair provides attendees a chance to connect with more people in the industry than ever before by removing the geographical and financial constraints of traditional trade shows, giving everyone greater choice all from the comfort of, well, anywhere! Additionally, by eliminating the major costs associated with traditional trade shows—such as space, stands, carpet, electrics, shipping, insurance, travel etc.—we make it possible for everyone to participate at a significantly lower expense. Organiser Fabian Santoro says: “Part of the big appeal with an online trade show is the environmental benefits, it eliminates the unnecessary carbon-footprint and scandalous waste from traditional trade shows by well over 90 percent and we know that is a big factor for many. We’ve made it so you can be kind to the environment at a faction of the cost of attending a traditional trade show. I know this all sounds too good to be true and I appreciate some may be sceptical. If you’re curious get in touch and we can give you a demo. Seeing is believing! “We’re excited to announce for the first time to have a hall dedicated to ethically sourced, eco-conscious and fairtrade brands.” The visitor list is growing continuously too, with visitors from UK chains and independents as well as international buyers from Italy, France, Netherlands, Serbia and the USA confirmed – tickets going on general sale in September. This is a must-try event that you won’t want to miss if you’re part of the gift industry. Visit www.thegiftfair.com to register now. If you wish to know more, please contact info@xpofairs.com 17 NEWS & EVENTS
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