Scotland Food & Drink has announced Showcasing Scotland UK, a new event that will bring together 80 Scottish producers for a series of intense speed dating-style sales meetings with 80 UK buyers from retail, wholesale, foodservice, and hospitality.
The event will take place on Wednesday 14 May 2025 at the Doubletree Hilton in Glasgow, with a dinner for attendees to network and meet buyers informally the night before.
Showcasing Scotland UK is part of a family of Showcasing Scotland events led by Scotland Food & Drink that opens doors to commercial opportunities for food and drink buyers and Scottish suppliers at home, in the UK and globally. This family of events includes Showcasing Scotland Global, Showcasing Scotland UK, Showcasing Scotland Regional and Showcasing Scotland Local.
Scotland Food & Drink identified a £1bn growth opportunity for Scottish producers in UK markets within its national strategy, Sustaining Scotland – Supplying the World. The Showcasing Scotland UK event aims to help businesses take advantage of this opportunity by offering Scottish suppliers a range of commercial opportunities on a national scale by bringing sellers and buyers together to do business.
A wide range of key decision makers will be in attendance, representing specialist retail groups, food halls, major supermarkets, caterers, hoteliers, online operators and national wholesalers.
All sectors of Scotland’s food and drink scene will be represented, with SALSA- and BRC-accredited businesses invited to apply to attend.
Showcasing Scotland UK is the first event in a new ‘Showcasing’ series which will be complemented by several Showcasing Scotland Local events being held across the country between January and April this year.
This event is building on the success of a global event which took place in March 2024, by evolving the offering to create an engaging event for UK buyers that Scotland Food & Drink works with and partnering them with suppliers looking to expand their reach in this market.
