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John Halliday - British Independent Retailers Association

John Halliday

Director of Marketing, British Independent Retailers Association

John Halliday, Director of Marketing at the British Independent Retailers Association, has over 25 years marketing experience and a strong generalist IT background.   Working withing trade associations since 2007, John, also the chair of the Independent Retailers Confederation has been working hard to support independent retailers since 2019 and is one of the team at Bira working on its own AI strategy.

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The Next Chapter for Speciality & Fine Food Fair

From 2027, Speciality & Fine Food Fair will take place 5 – 7 April at Excel London, as part of Food, Drink & Hospitality Week to be the UK’s largest food & drink trade event.

This exciting move will connect our incredible community of speciality producers and buyers with 25,000+ verified trade visitors, creating even more opportunities for products to be discovered, tasted and stocked by buyers across retail, hospitality, wholesale and foodservice.

To prepare for this exciting launch, the Fair will not be taking place in 2026, returning in its new format in 2027.

While the scale grows, the heart of the Fair stays the same - a curated showcase of exceptional producers and a spirit of discovery, now with even greater commercial reach.

We’re incredibly excited about this next chapter and can’t wait to build it with you.

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