What's on at HRC 2025
The Hotel, Restaurant, and Catering exhibition is the ultimate business event for the UK hospitality industry which takes place on 17th-19th March 2025, at London's excel. You can find the FEA on stand H1359. Below is a list of the FEA's agenda of events at this year's exhibition. To access your free delegate pass you can register for HRC25 here.
What's on at HRC?
Here's our quick reference agenda. Full details can be found further down the page;
Monday 17th March
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Celebrating 90 Years of HRC: A Journey Through Food Trends and Foodservice
14:15 at the Vision stage
Tuesday 18th March
- Revolutionising the Kitchen: How Tech is Transforming Culinary Operations
15:00 at the Tech X stage - FCP Certificate Presentations
16:00 at the Tech-X stage - CFSP Certificate Presentations
16:30 at the Tech-X stage - FEA Member Drinks Reception, sponsored by Enviro-Cool
16:30 at the HRC@90 Stand H930 ** NEW VENUE**
Wednesday 19th March
- Energy-Efficient Kitchens: Powering Smart Sustainability in Foodservice
13:00 at the Vision stage
🎫 Register for your free HRC delegate pass here: https://hrc-2025.reg.buzz/
17th-19th March, HRC, excel London
FEA, stand H1359
17th - 19th March, HRC, ExCel London
You will be able to find a member of the FEA team on stand throughout the whole of HRC25 so please feel free to visit us.
🎫 Register for your free HRC delegate pass here: https://hrc-2025.reg.buzz/
Monday 17th March, HRC, excel London
1. Celebrating 90 Years of HRC: A Journey Through Food Trends and Foodservice
14:15 at the Vision stage
Panel moderator
- John Cunningham, Cheif Executive, Foodservice Equipment Association
Panellists
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Jill Norman, Author, Editor & Publisher, The English Table
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Simon Stenning, Founder & Strategic Advisor, FutureFoodservice.com
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Tuesday 18th March, HRC, excel London
1. Revolutionising the Kitchen: How Tech is Transforming Culinary Operations
15:00 at the Tech X stage
Panel moderator
- John Cunningham, Cheif Executive, Foodservice Equipment Association
Panellists
- Ben Keal, Sylvester Keal
- James Shaw, Google
- Rehan Uddin, Asian Restaurant Owners Network
From smart appliances and kitchen automation to real-time inventory management and data-driven kitchen analytics, technology is enhancing efficiency, improving food quality, and reducing waste in commercial kitchens. Expert speakers will showcase the latest innovations in the kitchen tech space, offering practical insights on how these tools can streamline workflows, boost productivity, and help chefs deliver a consistently exceptional dining experience.
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate technology into their kitchen operations, whether through AI-powered recipe management, advanced cooking equipment, or connected systems that improve communication between front-of-house and back-of-house teams. This session is a must for restaurateurs, chefs, and kitchen managers eager to embrace the future of culinary operations and stay ahead in a fast-evolving industry.
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2. FCP Certificate Presentations
16:00 at the Tech-X stage
Join the Foodservice Equipment Association to congratulate the latest cohort of accredited Foodservice Carbon Professionals. FCP is the Foodservice Equipment Association’s latest learning and development programme, launched in early 2024 to address the energy challenges and sustainability demands currently placing a strain on the sector.
The carbon management focused course content, developed by experts, consists of a Core Module, and elective modules in Cooking & Warming, or Refrigeration, or Warewashing. All of today’s delegates join the growing list of people who have successfully passed both modules and achieved the full qualification.
More information about studying FCP can be found by visiting the FEA on stand H1359 or joining the certificate presentation.
🎫 Register for your free HRC delegate pass here: https://hrc-2025.reg.buzz/
3. CFSP Certificate Presentations
16:30 at the Tech-X stage
Join the Foodservice Equipment Association to congratulate the latest cohort of accredited Certified Food Service Professionals. With over 750 qualified delegates spanning the UK, UAE, United States, Singapore, Australia and Sweden, CFSP is the leading learning and development programme for foodservice and hospitality professionals.
Delivered by FEA, the Certified Food Service Professional course programme provides an overview of the foodservice equipment industry and covers supply-chain interdependencies. CFSP is open to delegates from any facet of the foodservice sector.
More information about attaining CFSP can be found by visiting the FEA on stand H1359 or joining the certificate presentation.
🎫 Register for your free HRC delegate pass here: https://hrc-2025.reg.buzz/
4. FEA Member Drinks Reception, sponsored by Enviro-Cool - invite only
16:30 at the HRC@90 Stand H930 ** NEW VENUE**
This is your exclusive invite to the FEA Member Drinks Reception on Tuesday 18 March, 16:30-18:30, taking place at the HRC@90 Stand H930. The FEA Member Drinks Reception offers a perfect opportunity to relax and unwind with colleagues and peers. If you would like to attend please register for your ticket so we know who to expect. It would be great to see as many of our members there as possible.
*If you are not exhibiting both you and your guest will need to have a valid HRC delegate pass.
🍻 To attend the drinks reception please register for your ticket via our Eventbrite page.
🎫 Register for your free HRC delegate pass here: https://hrc-2025.reg.buzz/
Wednesday 19th March, HRC, excel London
1. Energy-Efficient Kitchens: Powering Smart Sustainability in Foodservice
13:00 at the Vision stage
Panel moderator
- Juliane Caillouette-Noble, Managing Director - Sustainable Restaurant Association
Panellists
- Emma Brooks, Managing Director & Chair - Quintex Systems Ltd & FEA
- Max Kindred, Net Zero Carbon Senior Insight Manager - NHS England
- Dr. Samantha Mudie, Director of Consultancy Services - HESS
🎫 Register for your free HRC delegate pass here: https://hrc-2025.reg.buzz/