London Produce Show kicks off with seminars, discussions and a cocktail party

Yesterday saw the opening of the latest edition of the London Produce Show. On the first day the Food Service Forum kicked off the three day event with seminars, discussion panels and chef demonstrations.

Gerry Ludwig, Corporate Consulting Chef at Gordon Food Service in Grand Rapids, Michigan, industry speaker and trend tracker, and leading food writer and columnist for foodservice trend magazine, Flavor & The Menu, started the day sharing some of his insights into current food trends and the foodservice market in the USA. Martin Morales, chef, restaurateur and founder of the award-winning Andean restaurants spoke about Peruvian ‘Superfoods’ and leading the healthy eating trends.

Giles Smith, a Senior Client Service Manager for MCA Insight, a leading-edge research and strategy consultancy based in central London, gave insights into the UK’s Foodservice Market. In 2017. This was followed by various discussion panels and a chef demonstration by Adria Wu, Founder of Maple and Fitz.

Nigel Jenney, Chief Executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium

Running concurrently was a workshop on accessing the UK market –
now and after Brexit where experts from the UK discussed challenges and opportunities in a post Brexit UK.

The start of the London Produce Show would not be complete with the evening cocktail party and as always the glittering event took place in the Grosvenor House Hotel, in London"s Park Lane.

Today will be tradeshow day, with exhibitors and visitors from around the world. On Friday various tours have been organised to retailers, markets and growers.

Photos from the cocktail evening: