Why Exhibit?

Thousands of Buyers

We welcome thousands of beverage professionals through our doors yearly, including bar owners, pub landlords, master mixologists, and many other industry figures. Exhibiting positions you within the UK’s finest in-person B2B marketplace for on and off-trade drinks businesses. It’s a chance to meet a huge sect of your target audience over two days.

Create Industry Buzz

Generating buzz in the drinks industry isn’t always easy – exhibiting with us is a chance to create your brand story in real time. You’ll be positioned in the heart of an energetic B2B beverage environment, able to show your face and offerings to countless relevant hospitality buyers and peers alike. Put your best foot forward here and raise your profile!

Pre-Qualified Attendees

Your booth will prime you to meet buyers with genuine purchasing power. We pre-qualify our attendees to guarantee their decision-making abilities and eagerness to meet potential collaborators. We’ll host industry characters from bars, pubs, hotels, and retail outlets, all ready to source new drinks, beverage technology, and anything else you have to offer.

  • 78%

    of visitors are owners/directors

  • Over 83%

    of visitors have purchasing authority

  • Over 85%

    of visitors attend to try, test and buy the latest innovations in the industry

The power ofFace to Face

Crowd of people

Even in a world becoming more digitised by the day, you can’t replicate the value of an in-person meeting online. When building meaningful business relationships, you can’t beat the tangible value of looking someone in the eye, shaking their hand and having a conversation. People buy people long before they put any money down.

We bring people together for these meetings.

In a space chock full of beverage professionals, you’ll be poised to have the conversations that will truly generate value for your business. You can bring your A-game in a face-to-face environment, communicating exactly what you bring to the table with no distractions.

Never doubt the power of face-to-face communication!

2022 Testimonials

  • “Very interesting conversations with mainly emerging hidden champions in the Beverage Industry”

    BRELON (2022)

  • “Shows over! But what a blast we’ve had at @drinkxpo It has been a dream come true introduce Cannabrew and sharing our mission with so many new and interesting people! Thank you to everyone that came to our stand, we loved meeting you all”

    CANNABREW LTD (2021)

  • “For us, IDE 2019 was a really positive experience and we were impressed with both the quantity and quality of visitors. It exceeded our expectations in terms of leads and was also a great platform for networking with existing customers and industry contacts. We’ve already rebooked for 2020 and I envisage it becoming a core part of our annual event calendar going forwards.”

    Hofmeister (2019)

  • “We're having a really good show so far I reckon we probably had about five times the amount of visitors already that we had at our show at Olympia a few weeks back so really loving it and hoping the rest of the time goes as well as it has done so far amazing thanks”

    Myth Drinks (2022)

  • “After making waves at the International Drinks Expo 2021, Blending Water is all set to become the next bar essential. Now sampled by the world's top beverage connoisseurs.”

    Estuaryworld (2021)

  • “Thousands and thousands of people are coming through. The reach has been tremendous. Meeting a lot of great manufacturing partners, distribution partners”

    Soko Cannabis (2019)

  • “We’ve had a great couple of days exhibiting at the International Drink Expo. We had the opportunity to meet some new faces and introduce a whole new market to our range of rum.”

    Unconventional Distillery Co. (2019)

Call or email if you supply any retail services, equipment, or products in connection with the following areas:

  • Beer
  • Wine
  • Rum
  • Cocktails
  • Mixology
  • Cider
  • Cambucha
  • CBD Drinks
  • Vodka
  • Gin
  • Taquila
  • Wisky
  • Larger
  • Ales
  • No & Low
  • Port
  • Low Cal Drinks
  • Water
  • Breweries
  • Coffee
  • Drinks accessories
  • Spirits
  • Seltzer

Who will you meet?

  • Wholesalers
  • Supermarkets
  • Restaurants
  • Pubs
  • Bars
  • Clubs
  • Hotels
  • Sports Clubs
  • Specialist Drinks Shops

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Alternatively, please contact us on Tel: 0117 457 8784 or email at enquiries.tde@fortem-international.com

MarketingOPPORTUNITIES

We offer exhibiting businesses a range of special marketing materials, designed to maximize the footfall to your booth at the event. Check out what we can offer below.

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