2019 Exhibitor Testimonials

The quality of the visitors to the show has been unparalleled to other shows we have been to.
Richard Martin, new business director Aqua Libra drinks, (which is owned by Britvic)

Compared to other coffee festivals it was consistently busy and we had time to interact and make meaningful connections. The people who came here were genuinely interested in our coffee. It has been phenomenal.
Laura Wogan, director, Wogan Coffee

We’ve had interest from international businesses, distributors, owners of chains and individual coffee bars. It has been the sort of interest that we would not have been able to get anywhere else..
Gordon Pirret, chairman, Novus Tea

It is the only show I have had interest from Finland, America, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. We were asked by one guy to come to a conference in Hong Kong. We have also had a distributor from East Asia who is talking about wanting container loads.
Geoff Meredith, owner, Morgan’s Brew Tea Company

We have seen new start-ups and people wanting to open independent coffee shops - all wanting advice on how to make the coffee taste the best it can be.
Julian Peacock, sales manager UK, Pentair Everpure

We have seen a lot of visitors to the stand. People said ours was the best stand here.
Phoebe Pedersen, Brand Development Executive – London, Heineken Blade

We exhibited last year and were very pleased with the high quality leads. This year, we’ve had interest from a range of potential customers, from contract caterers, destination outlets to small independent businesses, as well as from tea fans across the board. 
Andy Byron, Teapigs

We have seen a lot of people from the coffee industry and people from all over the world. We have been asked if we can supply to Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and India.
Jon Reed, brand director, Paddy & Scott’s

This is our second year at the show. Certainly more visitors this year. We can see the marketing has really ramped up. The show of choice for tea and coffee and people in the industry
Shamir Shah, Managing Director, Swiss Pack Europe

It's a really important event for the industry. It's great because we get to see our current customers in one place, and new customers as well. It's great to be part of it.”
Adam Perry, Channel Manager, Food Service UK (Clipper)

It's a great showcase for us. It's a great opportunity to meet existing customers and drive new business.
Marcus Swift, Commercial Director, UCC Coffee

We are very glad to be here. The quality of the content has been very, very good. We really had the time to speak with everybody, with our partners, and potential new partners. We are extremely satisfied about the show. Simply amazing.
Andrea Lucchini, Regional Sales Manager, Egro/Rancilio

A great job putting the focus on tea with the new Tea Quarter and the Tea Theatre. It's been a great mix of buyers across all different categories.
Kim Havelaar, Founder, Roqberry Tea

The VIP lounge has worked for us. There has been a lot of interest and there have been big players here.
Daniel Clarke, managing director, La Cimbali UK

It's been awesome. Having buyers here from the bigger supermarket chains, contract catering and all the areas that we are focusing on! It's been really valuable.
Harriet Aldam, Commercial Partnerships Manager, Press London

We like the fact it's direct B2B, so it's not as manic as some of the consumer led shows. The quality of the leads makes it very fundamental that we are a key part of this show.
Martin Morrell, Corporate Sales Director, Eversys

The European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo - we are very happy to be here! For us it's really important being around all these wonderful coffee professionals. This event is a great place to be within the industry.
Lilly Papadimitriou, Coffee Trainer, Lavazza

What I like about this event is that the industry is coming together and having the opportunity to meet all the professionals of the coffee industry here. Definitely a good mix of people at the show. We've been busy all morning.
Jonas Sutter, Account Manager, Cropster

European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo has given us the ability to really show our brand in the right way to trade customers that are really wanting to do business - the elements you want from a trade show!
Julie Green, Managing Director, WMF

We're just really happy to be here. Very busy at the stand, we met buyers, we made contacts, we networked. The big buyers but we also like talking to the small buyers as well.
Matthew Pygott, Co-founder & Director, Cannasa

There's a lot of very big as well as small names here. If you're an owner looking for new coffee, new machinery, just something to give you that edge on your street, this has got everything!
Frazer Habershon, Frazer’s Coffee Roasters

We're delighted to be here, this is an excellent event. The people through the door are from a wide range of the food and beverage industry. The Roastery and Barista Masterclasses, have some world-leading people, that's brilliant.
Howard Barwick, European Business Development Manager, Olam Specialty Coffee

The European Coffee, Tea and Soft Drinks Expo has been really good. It's not just about coffee and the coffee revolution, but it's also about this new tea revolution that's happening in the UK.
Arleen Ouzounian, Founder, Nazani Tea

It's a one-stop shop for us. We can see a lot of our customers here and get a lot of exposure in the marketplace. It's been very successful for us.
Jay Patani, Director, Enviropack

The Expo has been excellent. It's a really good event, a really good way to meet different people, people we would never have met without this show. A lot of coffee shops, but also supermarkets as well.
Georgia Norris, Sales Executive, TRKG

It's been really good quality with a good trade focus. It's great to meet customers and find out what other countries are doing, and networking and seeing how we can help businesses around Europe and around the world.
Scott Davis-Green, Senior Sales Manager, Italian Beverage Company

The show, it's really good, I think that it's growing up in comparison with last year and I hope that the next year will be bigger.
Vassilis Arnakis, Managing Director, QU Espresso

We have seen a lot of coffee shops today from all over the country. They were interested in our hot chocolate menus as they have seen the success of these with coffee. We also had a guy from China visit the stand looking for products to take to the Chinese market.
Brian Watt, Sloane’s Hot Chocolate

This is a new sector for us. We are very pleased with the show. We had Coffee Republic approach us so we will see how that goes.
Rebecca Rayner, managing director, Glebe Farm

The visitors we are seeing are really relevant to our brand. We hadn’t realised what a busy show it would be – we’re very pleased to be here.
Megan Gittings, Tea and The Gang