Food & Drink Trade Show Workshop
& River Cruise
Wednesday 30 November, 12:00 - 15:45, River Prince (Kings Staith Landing)
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is pleased to invite Yorkshire Food & Drink businesses to a special trade show workshop and river cruise as part of York Business Festival.
Have you considered attending or exhibiting at a trade show, either in the UK or overseas?
Would you like to find out which events are right for your business right now?
Do you want to know how to best prepare to make the most of your visit?
If you answered 'Yes' to any of these, then join us at this unique event and hear from our Food & Drink specialist International Trade Adviser (ITA), Stephen Noblett. With years of experience of helping businesses like yours, he can give you valuable advice on how to make the most of international exhibitions and events.
The event will cover some of the upcoming opportunities for showcasing your products and give you the opportunity to ask questions, all while taking in the sights from the River Ouse.
Lunch and Sightseeing
Join the river cruise early for an optional buffet lunch, networking and sightseeing session.
You will hear about York’s history as an inland port, bringing goods from across the globe into York, including the cocoa bean which super-charged York’s world-famous chocolate industry, plus have the opportunity to network with other local businesses over lunch.
Why attend?
- Hear about upcoming trade show opportunities with DIT including IFE, Gulfood and the Great Yorkshire Show
- Find out how and when to apply, and what funding may be available
- Learn what you can do to prepare to impress on the visit
- Find out about other support for your international expansion including the UK Export Academy and ITA support
- Hear from Mason's, a DIT Export Champion and a local gin company successfully trading internationally
- Network with other local food & drink businesses over lunch
- Take in the sights of York on board the River Prince
This event is perfectly timed to allow you to go on to attend the festival’s closing networking session, which is just a short distance from our venue in the city centre.
Join us on 30 November and find out your next steps for gaining new international buyers.
Agenda
12:00
12:15
13:45
14:00
15:45
Boarding
Dep. KSL
Ret. KSL
Dep. KSL
Ret. KSL
Kings Staith Landing (KSL)
Buffet Lunch, Networking and Sightseeing
Boarding for Workshop only
Food & Drink Trade Show Workshop
Event Close
Location
River Prince, York City Cruises
Kings Staith Landing
York
YO1 9SN
Upcoming Trade Show Opportunities with DIT
IFE
Held in London, IFE, International Food & Drink Event, is an immersive and interactive event taking place on 20-22 March 2023 at ExCeL London. Over the three days, IFE will welcome 25,000 key industry professionals to come and sample the latest products, develop their knowledge on the trends affecting the food and drink sector and network face-to-face with suppliers.
We will be showcasing the best of our clients' F&D products on the DIT stand, and will also welcome a range of our overseas F&D experts from our Embassies, with buyers across a range of F&D categories.
Gulfood 2023 (Full)
Gulfood underscores the UAE’s status at the forefront of sector change and leading the role in tackling global issues. Driving creativity and change, in February 2023, the 28th edition of Gulfood will continue to unite food and beverage communities around the world, and act as an industry trend springboard and a global sourcing powerhouse. Join us as over 4000 companies from more than 120 countries, a line-up of industry thought leaders, and the world's greatest chefs chart the way forward and inspire industry-wide transformation for the good of the entire ecosystem.
We are inviting businesses to join a Trade Mission to Gulfood, with a dedicated DIT Northern Powerhouse stand at the event and our Embassy F&D experts in attendance, along with store visits and plenty of networking opportunities.