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Exhibiting at Expowest Cornwall

Hospitality and catering are the main drivers of the Cornish tourism economy, and for more than four decades Expowest Cornwall has been the premier trade show for all those involved in its service and supply.

Meet the right buyers, at the right time

Cornwall is a destination that benefits from strong inbound tourism, and this show is perfectly timed to connect suppliers with the market, as well as providing buyers with a superb choice of the products and ideas they need to be as profitable as possible through 2027.

Taking place in March, the show is ideally timed to fit in with pre-season food and drinks menu planning. International, national, and local suppliers will showcase their latest products and services to a Cornish audience. It’s a focussed way to show off your brands to them. It’s your chance to showcase your products and services to Cornish buyers from:

  • Food service and hospitality; caterers, cafés, guest houses, hotels and restaurants to holiday parks, takeaways and pubs.
  • Retail outlets; delicatessens to farm shops and grocers, supermarkets to tourist attractions and independent stores.
  • The public sector; from institutes such as schools, colleges and hospitals.

Previous visitors include:

All Inn One Leisure -- Alverton Manor Hotel -- Atlantic Bays Holiday Park -- Beachside Holiday Park -- Beetle Juice Cocktail Bar -- Birdies Bistro -- Bodmin Jail Hotel -- Bossiney House Hotel -- Camel Creek -- Carnevas Holiday Park -- Castaways Wine Bar -- Castle Holiday Park -- Cha Cha Cha Falmouth -- Cofton Holidays -- Cornish Food Hub -- Curgurrell Farm Shop -- Dairyland Farm Park -- Daymer Bay Beach Shop East Crinnis Holiday Park -- Eden Project -- Efford Leisure -- English Heritage -- Fowey Farm Shop -- Fowey Harbour Hotel -- Fowey River trading -- Great Cornish Food Store -- Heaven Beach Café -- Hellys Bistro -- Hendra Holiday Park -- Inn Cornwall -- J & J Wilson -- John Fowler Holidays -- Lakeshore Leisure Group -- Lands End -- Lanhydrock Hotel -- Launceston Rugby Club -- Lobbs Farm Shop -- Looe Country Park -- Looe Golf Club -- Lost Gardens Of Heligan -- Manor House Hotel -- Mousehole Deli & Kitchen -- National Trust -- Newquay Beach Hotel -- Newquay Garden Centre -- Newquay Zoo -- Paignton Pier Leisure -- Par Garden Centre -- Park Holidays -- Pendragon Country House -- Pentewan Sands Sailing Club -- Pentillie Castle & Estate -- Polzeath Beach Holiday Park -- Polzeath Castles -- Porthleven Fish And Chips -- Portreath Beach Café -- Prawn on the Lawn -- Rick Stein Group -- Rock Sailing Club -- Saunders Leisure Services -- South West Garden Centres -- St Agnes Holiday Park -- St Austell Brewery -- St Buryan Farm Shop -- St Mawes Hotel -- St Michael's Mount -- St Nectan's Glen -- The Cornwall Hotel & Spa -- The Eden Project -- The Llawnroc Hotel -- The Lost Gardens of Heligan -- Trago Mills -- Trerise Farm Shop and Café -- Trevornick Holiday Park -- Truro & Penwith College -- Truro Golf Club -- Widemouth Bay Holiday Village

How much does it cost?

Stands start at £282.00 + vat per square metre, with lower rates for larger stands.

Our shell scheme stands include walls, carpet, fascia and name board and website listing. Also included are unlimited numbers of tickets for you to invite customers.

The carpet colour for all stands is Sapphire Blue. (Please contact us if you require a sample). The hall is lit, however stand lighting is highly recommended to properly highlight your products.

How do we promote the show?

Our targeted marketing campaign promotes your business to thousands of relevant buyers across the region. We promote the show through direct mail, email, online & social media campaigns, advertising in key trade publications, local and national press coverage, telephone calls to buyers and face-to-face promotion at many UK events. The result is a well-established trade event that delivers strong buyer attendance, valuable and real commercial opportunities.

Working with you to achieve your business goals

Our team works closely with exhibitors from the moment you book your stand through to the opening of the show. Whether you’re a seasoned trade show attendee, or a complete novice, we will work alongside you every step of the way to ensure that you maximise your investment with us. We will endeavour to make the whole experience run smoothly and ensure that product awareness is maximised to buyers.

Book as early as you can, not only to get the best choice of stand availability, but also to get full value from our comprehensive multi-channel marketing campaign. Exhibitors will often make sales to new clients before they even get to the show!

Other opportunities

Outside space

Book ‘space only’ in a prime outside location, which is visible to all of the trade buyers as they arrive and leave. It will cost 50% of the cost of space inside. (minimum 6 sq.m). Contact us for more details.

Newcomers: fresh finds for buyers

Our Newcomers are the rising stars of food & drink — the businesses bringing fresh products, new flavours, and new ideas to the trade. This feature is always a buyer favourite because it makes discovery easy: they can meet suppliers that they won’t have seen on the circuit before, taste something genuinely new, and get a head start on the competition.

The Newcomers rate is a lower-cost way to take your first step into B2B, launch into wholesale, and open new accounts with hospitality, retail, and foodservice buyers – with plenty of support from our team along the way.

UK-wide • Limited spaces • Application required

To join our Newcomer’s area you must be within your first two years of trading and have never participated in a trade show before (you may have taken part at farmers markets or other consumer events or be selling direct to consumer now). You can be based anywhere in the UK.

There are two stand size options available (2m x 1.5m or 4m x 1.5m), and as a Newcomer you get extra show promotion and some electrics included. Stand Price on application.

Floor plan/Stand application

Please click on the plan to see in detail. To book your stand click here to fill in an our enquiry form, call the Sales Team on 01934 733433, or email [email protected].

If you’d like a quick Teams call to discuss available stand locations and where other companies are located, please email [email protected].

93%

found new suppliers at the show.

66%

found three or more new suppliers at the show.

64%

placed orders at, or shortly after, the show.

94%

would recommend the show to colleagues or contacts.

Really proud to be part of the Expowest event in Cornwall. The whole process was seamless from the original booking, using the online portal to engage with suppliers that supported our display stand, through to the on tap help and guidance on the set up and show days. We had lots of positive feedback from both new and existing customers. The two days gave us a long list of follow up conversations to have, and more importantly new accounts to open.

Steve Fletcher. Catering Sales Controller.
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Opening times
Tuesday 2 March
10.00am - 5:00pm

Wednesday 3 March
10.00am - 4:00pm


Royal Cornwall Events Centre
Whitecross, Wadebridge
Cornwall, PL27 7JE

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