WORK IN PROGRESS: VOL II

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WORK IN PROGRESS is back with our final BEST BEFORE of the year. We’re returning with another celebration of the people shaping food, drink & hospitality - their creative work, their journeys, and everything in between.

Join us on Tuesday 14th October at Projects Nile Street for a bit of a show-and-tell, featuring voices from across the industry. As always, there will be food, and plenty of time to chat and connect. This time we're also extending the fun with rooftop drinks until 9pm.

As ever, we’re bringing together storytellers from all corners of food, drink & hospitality to share the ideas, inspiration and craft behind their work.

Thoughtful, personal and full of the details you don’t usually hear - WORK IN PROGRESS is about real journeys: rarely linear, often sparked by chance meetings, serendipitous opportunities and, let’s be honest, hard graft. It’s about lessons learned along the way, and the drive that keeps people creating.

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In partnership with Stickybeak.

For this event, we're delighted to be partnering with Stickybeak a consumer testing platform for FMCG brands - scroll down for more info on how they work and how they'll make your product marketing so much more effective.

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Stay tuned over on @bestbeforebtn, we'll be announcing speakers very soon 👀

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WHO IS BEST BEFORE?

BEST BEFORE is an event series from:

🍊 Ben Walton, Founder of growth marketing agency On A Plate and Co-founder of Bloody Bens Bloody Mary Mix

🍊 Lizzy Kaplan, Co-founder of the Pour Choices Wine Fair and Business and Events Consultant

BEST BEFORE was born from a simple idea: to bring Brighton’s vibrant food, drink, and hospitality community together - in real life. Our mission is to spark inspiration, encourage collaboration, and build meaningful connections through events, panel talks, workshops, and more.

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Make faster, smarter marketing decisions – with real consumer feedback. Stickybeak is a consumer testing platform for FMCG brands - test everything from packaging and pricing to taglines and campaign creative, so you can launch with confidence and avoid costly missteps.

Designed for marketers (not researchers), it’s fast, affordable, and incredibly easy to use.No agencies. No waiting weeks. Just a truthier truth, straight from your target audience.

Info: Five speakers each give 10-15 minute talks with visual presentations, sharing personal stories, creative journeys, and the ideas behind their work - from across the world of food, drink and hospitality.

Info: We know connecting can feel intimidating, but you're in safe hands – we’re a friendly bunch! After the panel talk, we’ll kick things off with local food and drinks from some of our friends, to help you ease into the conversation.

Info: After the talks, join us upstairs for rooftop drinks and time to carry on the conversation.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Projects The Lanes, Nile Street, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom