Name: CHEERS! The Drinks Summit by Bread & Jam
Start: 2024-10-15T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-15T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Business Design Centre

CHEERS! The Drinks Summit by Bread & Jam

A 1 day, deep dive summit for ambitious challenger drinks brands, industry investors, drinks category buyers and industry experts to gather.
About this Event

From functional waters, bubble teas, CBD drinks to low-calorie craft beers, the UK drinks sector is booming. Join us and 600+ emerging challenger drinks brands on 15th October 2024 as we delve into the nuances and opportunities of this dynamic sector.

The value of the UK alcoholic drinks market reached a whopping £50 billion in 2022, and is expected to continue with positive growth, with sales forecasted to reach £60.9 billion in 2026. In 2022, the low and non-alcoholic drinks market saw strong growth, with £255 million in volume sales. Last year, half of the UK adult population bought a no-alcohol or low-alcohol product , boosting volumes by 9%.

Join 600+ emerging drinks brands for CHEERS! The Drinks Summit, our one-day deep dive industry summit into the world of drinks at the Business Design Centre on 15th October 2024. If you're an ambitious drinks challenger brand looking to accelerate the growth of your brand and meet like-minded founders, inspiring industry icons and drinks buyers, this event is not to be missed.

This is a must-attend event for:

🍻 Anyone launching a drink brand

🍻Product developers keen to understand drink trends

🍻Industry experts looking to support progressive drink brands

🍻Drink investors and retail buyers

🍻Brands interested in getting in front of drink focused retailers, investors and media

About Bread & Jam

Bread & Jam are the organisers of the UK's biggest food and drink founders' festival. This annual, 2 day conference for emerging and scaling food and drink brands, brings together entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, buyers, media and industry leaders. There are also opportunities to pitch your product to buyers from delis, foodhalls, speciality retailers and supermarkets.

Bread & Jam also run a comprehensive programme of Summits and socials throughout the year, covering a full range of topics within the industry.

Who are the founders?

Bread & Jam was founded by Jason Gibb and Tara Mei. Passionate about giving emerging brands the opportunities and network to succeed, they held the first food founders' festival in October 2016 at the Institute of Directors.