The International Food & Drink Event (IFE) will take place from 30 March to 1 April 2026 at Excel London as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week. The trade event will bring together food and drink brands, private label suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retail buyers for three days of product sourcing, networking, and industry discussions.
The event is positioned as a business platform for product discovery and supplier meetings across the UK food, retail, wholesale, and hospitality sectors, with thousands of trade visitors expected to attend.
At a glance
- Event: International Food & Drink Event (IFE)
- Date: 30 March – 1 April 2026
- Location: Excel London, United Kingdom
- Visitors: Around 25,000 trade visitors expected
- Speakers: 100+ expert speakers
- Co-located events: 6 events as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week
- Focus: Product sourcing, networking, and industry seminars
The exhibition will include multiple product sections organised by category, allowing buyers and category managers to navigate suppliers across different food and drink segments. The seminar programme will focus on sector trends, future food systems, and market development topics relevant to the retail and foodservice industries.
IFE will take place as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week, which brings several co-located trade events together at Excel London. These include IFE Manufacturing, HRC, The Pub Show, Hospitality Tech360, and International Salon Culinaire, with access across interconnected exhibition halls.
Why It Matters
Events such as IFE are used by supermarket buyers, wholesalers, and private label sourcing teams to identify new suppliers, review new product development, and monitor category trends. For food manufacturers and FMCG companies, the event provides an opportunity to present new products and meet retail and distribution partners, which is why events like this remain important in the annual calendar of UK trade events.
Because multiple co-located events run alongside IFE, the week functions as a broader industry meeting point covering food manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and technology, bringing several parts of the food supply chain together in one location.
Editor’s Note: This article is based on official information released by the organisers of the International Food & Drink Event (IFE) and Food, Drink & Hospitality Week 2026.
