Events

Essential Info:

What? The Restaurant Show 2012

When? Monday 8 October to Wednesday 10 October

Where? Earls Court 2, London

More info: http://www.therestaurantshow.co.uk or follow on Twitter: @restaurantshow

Once again, Business Bootcamp is set to host a range of highly thought-provoking plenary sessions and panel debates where experts will discuss the latest news and trends from across the industry, at The Restaurant Show 2012.

Business Bootcamp, in partnership with OpenTable and Restaurant magazine which includes sessions brought to you by Travelzoo, Nespresso, Just Eat and Matthew Clark, will address the most topical and controversial issues from the economy to sustainability. Hot topics will include Street Food: A Business Revolution; Restaurants Countering the Recession, considering how diversification can open up new revenue streams; and the Digital Forum, which is set to be another stand out session, taking a look at how restaurants should embrace the social media revolution.

Highlights include:

• Engaging your staff – Phil Halpin from Gordon Ramsay, Robert Holland from Wolseley and Martin Williams from Gaucho
• How to reduce the environmental impact of your restaurant – Tom Hunt ‘eco-chef’ and food activist Poco Bristol
• How to make your professional kitchen as sustainable as possible – Mike Mellor from Space Catering and Mark Linehan from Sustainable Restaurant Association
• Street Food – Richard Johnson, author and broadcaster, founder of the British Street Food Awards, Scott Collins, co-owner of MeatLiquor and Petra Barran, founder of Eat Street
• Awards and Accolades – Tom Kerridge, chef-owner of The Hand & Flowers, Marlow, Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor of The Good Food Guide and Peter Gilmore, executive chef of Quay, Sydney
• The Nespresso Experience – improve your coffee knowledge and enhance your business
• Consumers Trends Workshops – how diners are making decisions online with panellists from Trip Adviser, Amex, Yelp and OpenTable
• Nurturing the talent of the future with Marcus Weedon of Carluccio’s

Date of issue: 25 September 2012

For further information, please contact:

Proactive Communications

Sarah-Jane Barlow or Caroline Binch

Tel: 0845 466 3700

Email: sj@proactivecommunications.co.uk or caroline@proactivecommunications.co.uk