Decades of hands-on culinary experience and a lifelong passion for exceptional food are coming to the fore with Lucky Spears’ appointment as head of culinary for the Americas at Flexeserve.

Fresh Direct is stepping up its support for Love British Food and this year’s British Food Fortnight, while expanding its own Best of British campaign. The renewed partnership underlines its commitment to seasonal, homegrown produce.

The seventh annual Foodservice Trade Show will be at the NEC in Birmingham on 23 September, 2026, hosted by Booker. It will connect foodservice professionals and offer insights into trends, product launches, and networking opportunities.

Peter Hedges, managing director at Ditsch UK, is relishing the lunch! show, with innovative products to share with the sector.

Central Foods has partnered with Saxon Foods to expand its frozen food range, introducing ready-baked jacket potatoes in response to the growing demand for affordable and versatile meal options.

lunch! is expanding to form part of the new London Food & Drink Festival this September, giving visitors access to five retail and hospitality events for free. 

With Exchange for Change on the horizon, EcoVend talks RVMs and how they can make a real difference.

Mark Conron, group head of customer communications at Nisbets UK, elaborates on the latest eco-friendly innovations. 

As a global enterprise, Go-Pak has a broad base of expertise to call on. Mike Bristow, group sales & marketing director, talks NPD and the complexities facing the sector.

UK foodservice growth is increasingly driven by differentiation, according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest Operator Data Index.

AI-powered B2B ordering platform mezzeIQ has secured a new partnership with UK food to go manufacturer Sandwich King, as the Leeds-based business looks to streamline operations and support further growth.

Mei Mei Goods, the women-founded Asian condiment brand created to help home cooks crack the code of effortless Asian cooking, has become a Certified B Corporation™ with a score of 88.4, less than one year after launching.

Italian Beverage Company (IBC Simply) has rebranded as Bold Foods as part of a ‘bold’ mission to be a one-stop concept-to-creation business, supplying the UK food and drink industry and beyond.

It was no surprise to see the pioneer of South Asian flavours, Urban Rajah, succeed at the Sammies. We spoke to the heartbeat of this passion project, Ivor Peters. 

Almost three-quarters (74%) of UK consumers are seeking new flavours when they eat out, according to Paulig PRO’s inaugural Taste the Future Flavour Trend Report. 

As we build up to the new London Food & Drink Festival, we caught up with event director of lunch! – and lunch! North – Katie Tyler.

Pret A Manger has reported a strong start to the year, with system sales growth of 7% (8% in the UK) for the first four months, supported by rising customer counts and continued estate expansion.