Which licensee worth his or her salt isn’t looking for an opportunity to meet with suppliers, network with others to share ideas and inspiration, and learn about the latest trends from across the industry all under one roof?
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ScotHot is attended by more than 7,000 key decision makers from the Scottish food, drink, hospitality and tourism industries. Over the course of two days, ScotHot 2019 features more than 200 curated exhibitions from hospitality operators and suppliers, educational talks from key industry figures, and demonstrations from some of the country’s leading chefs, culminating in the hotly anticipated Scottish Culinary Championships.
Browse goods, sample products and book services – ScotHot’s extensive exhibitor space is a one-stop shop for industry professionals to network and conduct business. With exhibitors arriving from throughout the UK, as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy and the United States, this year’s event is set to be one of the largest and most comprehensive yet. Exhibitors in 2019 include SIMS Automatics, Alliance Scotland, Elite Contract Furniture, Fishers, InStock, Valentines and Clear Brew.
According to ScotHot, 61% Of visitors that attended ScotHot do not attend any other event, the event has 7,000 attendees and counting, while 63% of visitors place orders with exhibitors. It also reports that 74% of attendees are owners, directors, managers and executive chefs and 78% of visitors in 2017 plan to return in 2019. According to one testimonial, “It’s cutting-edge. If you don’t go to ScotHot you will have to trawl through magazines, articles, and the internet. It’s all under one roof at ScotHot – get a coffee and have a look around for a couple of hours”
The Spotlight Stage, in partnership with Scottish Tourism Alliance, features a packed programme of expert speakers from some of Scotland’s leading hospitality and tourism businesses, who will share their experiences and insights on some of today’s hot topics. Key themes within this year’s programme include staff retention and training, social media, brand relationships, waste management, and mental health.
Highlights include ‘Teamwork Makes The Dream Work’, a gameshow-style panel presented by Scottish Tourism Alliance CEO Marc Crothall, where three couples working in hospitality will share the secrets of their success; and ‘Talking About It: Mental Health in Hospitality’, a panel discussion with leading industry figures, chaired by broadcaster and journalist Stephen Jardine.
Each session at the Scottish Tourism Alliance Spotlight Stage seats up to 70 delegates. Spaces will be available to book on the ScotHot website in advance of the show.
Ross Carter, Event Director for ScotHot, said, “The Spotlight Stage embodies the real spirit of ScotHot – educational, informative, immersive and entertaining. We’re delighted to roll out the Spotlight Stage Programme in collaboration with the Scottish Tourism Alliance, and we’re really looking forward to hearing from our programme of industry leaders.”
Building on the success of its debut at ScotHot 2017, the Staff Canteen Live is returning to ScotHot with an action-packed demonstration programme, showcasing the culinary skills of some of the UK’s leading chefs. Watch each chef make one of their star dishes live whilst answering questions from the session presenters – you’ll even have the opportunity to enjoy a taste of the dish each chef creates and take part in Q&A sessions to learn more about their techniques. Heading for the stage are Peter McKenna, the chef owner of The Gannet in Glasgow, Lorna McNee from Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles. Also on stage will be Scott Smith from Fhior and closing the show is MasterChef: The Professionals finalist Dean Banks.
They will be joined by Jonathan MacDonald, head chef and owner of Ox and Finch in Glasgow; Jamie Scott, The Newport, in Fife; Stuart Ralston the chef owner at Aizle in Edinburgh and Nick Briggs (head chef of Michelin-starred The Peat Inn in Fife, where he has worked for five years). and Geoff Smeddle, also from The Peat Inn in Fife.
Hot topics being debated this year are ‘Scotland’s Food Tourism Strategy – Farm to Plate; Keeping it Local, The Future of Staffing in Hospitality, Teamwork makes the Dream Team Work; Disrupting the Future; Marketing Musts: A Social Media Masterclass; Talking About It: Mental Health in Hospitality and Our Future World, the Challenge, the Opportunity.
The Staff Canteen Live will be showcasing all eight chefs across the two days, each cooking a dish from their menu and taking questions from the audience at the end of the demo. They will also be handing out samples of the dish.
Dan Newman, managing director of The Staff Canteen, said, “We are delighted to be back in Scotland at the leading hospitality show, ScotHot. Our Live stage showcases some of the very top chefs doing what they do best. Add to this our market leading partners and The Staff Canteen Live is on track to be another huge success.”
Join the Liquid Academy and delve into the latest global drinks’ innovations. What will the next big trend be? How can your business prepare for the challenges that lie ahead in the drinks industry? Whatever your questions may be, Liquid Academy Live has the answers.
Over the course of two days at ScotHot, Liquid Academy Live’s calendar of inspiring speakers will discuss innovation and development across Scotland’s drinks industry. Don’t miss ‘Ready Steady Cocktail’, where 10 of Scotland’s top bartenders from leading hotels and bars will go head to head in the ultimate cocktail crafting competition. Two rounds of 10-minute challenges will result in 10 cocktails ready to be judged by both the audience, and Liquid Academy Live’s very own panel of experts. This will be a true test of each bartender’s on-the-spot creative abilities, and a chance to see the country’s finest bartenders shaking up some exciting new concoctions. One such speaker is Laura Willoughby MBE, co-founder of Club Soda, the Mindful Drinking Movement, with Drinks Health is Wealth.
Scott Gemmell, Chairman of the Scottish Hospitality Academy, and MD at the LA Group and Liquid Academy will be working alongside three brand owners within this feature, all in harmony with three leading soda companies, to present A Journey with Gin – ‘Just the Tonic’.
New to ScotHot for 2019 is The Covered Market, developed in partnership with Scotland Food & Drink. The Covered Market was designed following feedback from previous year’s visitors, who placed raw ingredients and meeting the producers behind their creation as one of the key reasons for their attendance. For ScotHot 2019, this cost-effective area will feature high quality products from artisan businesses across six specialist categories: bakery, butchery, dairy, fresh fish, fresh produce, and herbs, spices and pulses.
The event’s pinnacle, the 33rd Scottish Culinary Championships highlights the skills of Scotland’s next generation of top chefs, with awards presented for ‘Scottish Chef of the Year’ and ‘Scottish Junior Chef of the Year’. Sponsored by The Federation of Chefs Scotland, the Scottish Culinary Championships provides an opportunity for chefs of all ages to display their skills both in Live Theatre and Culinary Arts.
