NEW OPENINGS PANEL
Chaired by Lucy Noone Blake, Director, Pear Communications.
This panel will talk to some leading and some new operators as they discuss their ambitious targets to grow in the food-to-go market.
Date
- Mar 11 2025
- Expired!
Time
- 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Theatre
Company
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Organizer Name
Other Organizers
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Cornish Bakery
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GAIL's
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Foldies
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Grind
Speakers
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Brett ParkerProperty Director, GAIL'sAfter a number of years in the military, research sector and retail Brett has spent the last 7 years working with GAIL’s Bakery and The Bread Factory to roll out sites and deliver brand enhancing sites in a variety of locations and formats while continuing to keep to the brand values of sustainability and quality.
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David AbrahamovitchFounder & CEO, Grind -
James DalyCompany Director, FoldiesCo founder of Brewski, American pies and Foldies. Specializing in product, people and marketing, James has helped create brands with some of the largest followings in the North of England.
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Lucy Noone BlakeDirector, Pear Communications -
Mat FinchManaging Director, Cornish BakeryMat is leading the rapid expansion of Cornish Bakery, which traces its roots to Mevagissey in Cornwall and now has 66 bakeries across the UK. Mat, working alongside founder Steve Grouctt, leads an 800-strong team with a people-first culture and ambition to change to hospitality for good.
The brand predicted that ‘Bakery is the new coffee shop’ and has plans to expand significantly following recent successful openings in Winchester, Chelmsford, Milton Keynes, and Cirencester.