February

3^rd Feb Arena Millennium Savoy Lecture 2000, Savoy Hotel, London

7^th - 11^th Feb Hotelympia 2000, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London

8^th – 10^th Feb Opportunities 2000 at Hotelympia 2000, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London

16th – 18th Feb EUROTEC 2000, Beaulieu Centre de congres et d'expositions

19th - 23rd Feb Arley Hall Food Fair, Arley Hall, Cheshire.

Adults £5, OAPs £4, Children under 16 Free. Admission includes parking, admission to cooking demos, vouchers to spend on stalls and admission to Arley Hall and gardens. Live entertainment, regional food producers, cookery demonstrations. Further information at www.food-direct.com

21^st – 23rd Feb FMI Food Conference 2000, Utrecht, the Netherlands

March

6th Mar Chef Conference & Dinner 2000, Millennium Britannia Hotel, London

6^th – 10th Mar Alimentaria 2000, Fira de Barcelona

This biennial trade show attracts a large number of international exhibitors all aware of the huge potential of the Spanish import market.

More Info on - 0207 468 8588

http://www.foodfrombritain.com/ffb/

7th - 10th  Mar FOODEX, Tokyo.

British quality products remain outstandingly popular in Japan. Take part in Foodex 2000 and benefit from up to £3500 subsidy.

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http://www.foodfrombritain.com/ffb/

19th - 21st March TAVOLA, Kortrijk, Belgium

Tavola is Belgium's leading show for quality food and drink exporters.

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http://www.foodfrombritain.com/ffb/

13th Mar Pub Strategy Conference 2000, London

14^th – 16^th Mar International Hotel Investment Forum 2000, Hotel Inter-Continental, Berlin

14^th – 15th Mar Hotel and Catering Exhibition 2000

19^th – 22nd Mar Food and Drink Expo 2000, NEC Birmingham

Visit the Food & Drink Expo web site www.thefoodsite.com.

26^th – 29th Mar Alles Fuer Den Gast Fruehjahr 2000, Salzburg Exhibition Centre, Germany

April

3rd Apr London Restaurant Awards 2000, Grosvenor House, London

4^th – 6th Apr IFE Scotland 2000

11^th – 13th Apr HOSTEC 2000, Wembley Exhibition Centre, London

16th – 17^th Apr Acorn Awards 2000, Turnberry Hotel, Ayrshire, Scotland

 May

9th – 11th May European Seafood Exposition, Brussels, Belgium

British seafood companies have realised the benefit of exhibiting at ESE and are exhibiting in increasing numbers.

More info on - 0171 468 8588

www.foodfrombritain.com/ffb/

13th - 21st May Jersey International Food Festival

Chefs from Jersey and around the world create delicious meals from the finest local produce.

More information from the Jersey Tourism

www.jtourism.com

23rd – 24th May PLMA's World of Private Label, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The leading trade exhibition for European retailers who are looking for new products to sell under a private label.

More info on - 0207 468 8569

http://www.foodfrombritain.com/ffb/

June

1st - 3rd June 14th Stockport CAMRA Beer Festival

6th – 8th June All Candy Expo, Chicago, USA

All Candy Expo is North America's largest All Candy and Candy Only Expo. The World's leading Confectionery manufacturers will display their latest products and unveil new products.

More info on - 0207 468 8588

http://www.foodfrombritain.com/ffb/

11th - 13th June European Ethnic Food, Drink, Restaurant & Catering Exhibition, NEC Birmingham

A trade exhibition aimed at the ethnic food sector.

For more details:

http://www.europeanethnicfood.co.uk

Phone for free tickets: 01923 690 640

July

25th July 103rd International Cheese Show, Cheshire

Thousands of cheeses from different countries.

http://www.cheese.com

31st July Charity Evening at the Ganges Restaurant in Sandbach, Cheshire

A charity evening hosted by the Sandbach Rotary Club is being held at the Ganges Indian Restaurant. Admission is £10 per person. More details from The Ganges. Contact details on their website.

http://www.theganges.co.uk

August

1st August Great British Beer Festival, Olympia in London

http://www.gbbf.org

September

24th - 26th September Ethnic Food Show, Olympia

Catering for suppliers of ethnic food, drink and related equipment looking to meet buyer in London and the South East.

26th - 30th September Ipswich Beer Festival, The Corn Exchange, Ipswich

More Information at: http://www.ipswich-ents.co.uk/

October

22nd – 26th October SIAL, Paris

4,700 exhibitors, from 84 countries, 120,000 visitors from 170 countries.

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November

3rd November - The Organic Food Awards, London

For more information got to the soil association.

7th November - National Curry Day

The 4th national Curry Day, to raise money for charity and promote curries. What a noble cause!! For more information go to:

http://www.curryworld.com/

8th November - Fish & Chip Shop of The Year Awards, Cafe Royal, London

Click here for more details

13th-14th November - Skye and Lochalsh Food Futures, Aros Centre, Portree, Isle of Skye.

Two day meeting to review the outcome of the programme over the last year and discuss the way forward for a sustainable local food economy: Speakers include Donnie McLeod, MacLeod Organics; Patrick Holden, Soil Association and John Clarke, Orkney Enterprise.

Contact Carole Inglis: 01478 612841

15th November - The Organic Food Conference, Institute of Physics, London.

Simon Brenman, Agricultural Development Director and Helen Browning, Chairman of the Soil Association, speak at this conference which examines the issues facing consumers, producers, suppliers, retailers and a European perspective.

Contact Catherine Ellwood: 01923 857141

15th November - The Organic Food Workshop - Leatherhead Food Research Association, Leatherhead, Surrey.

Helen Taylor Soil Association Technical Operations Director, speaks on "certification and organic legislation."

Contact Fiona Angus: 01372 822217

15th November - Forth Valley Food Futures, Falkirk Old and St Modan's Church Hall

workshop looking at issues surrounding local food for local people. This event is aimed at anyone interested in the local food sector especially trying to grow vegetables for local consumption. Speakers from the Slammanan Producers Co-op, Stirling LETS allotment, a Clackmannanshire community orchard and Langleys Hit Squad who run an allotment in an urban regeneration area.

Contact Angela Heaney: 01786 442996

16th November - Nottingham Food Futures, The Friends Meeting House, Chaucer Street, Nottingham.

Speakers include a community dietician from the Saffron Food and Health Project in Leicester.

Contact Lauren Kinnersley: 0115 9799227

17th November - Direct organic meat marketing: Sheepdrove Farm, Lambourn, Berkshire.

Seminar examining the opportunities for selling meat direct to consumers through box schemes, home delivery, farmers' markets and farm shops. Subjects covered will include technical information and marketing techniques. Contact Mark Whitaker: 0117 914 2418

20th November - Powys Food Futures, Powys Castle.

With Gilli Davies, food writer and broadcaster. The final event for Powys Food Futures, marking the achievements of the eighteen month programme with presentations and a special report.

Contact Jade Bashford: 0117 914 2453

23rd November - The Bath and West Winter Fair, Royal Bath and West showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

29th November - Launch of Norfolk Food Futures, Easton Agricultural College, Norwich.

Series of 6 workshops over the following 12 months looking at ideas for practical ways to get more local food to local people.

Contact Diana Martin: 01953 881587

29th - 3rd December 2000 - BBC Good Food Show, NEC Birmingham

See all the TV chefs and much, much more.

To book tickets in advance call 0870 264 5555. Advance tickets cost £13 on weekdays and £14.50 at the weekend.

December

5th December - Jonathan Dimbleby, lectures on 'The importance of organic farming and its role in the future', Leith's School of Food and Wine, London.

Contact Emma Brook: 020 7792 4464

2001

January

5th - 7th January 2001 - Soil Association National Conference on organic food and farming, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.

Speakers include Rt. Hon. Michael Meacher MP. Supported by Sainsbury and Triodos Bank.

Contact Dom Lane: 0117 914 2451

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