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LCF Key facts – what the delegates said
• 92% of delegates made useful contacts that they will be following
up with
• 81% of exhibitors made contacts to follow up with
• 72% of delegates voted this the best event in the confection
industry • 73% of delegates will be returning The new lecture hall for LCF17 is set to raise a few eyebrows.
The lecture theatre was considered to be a very important aspect of the event. Angus Kennedy, event founder said: “You have to be comfortable, fed and informed, with light and spacious break-out rooms; those are the basics of a leading industry conference.
“If people are sitting down all day, listening to good quality lectures, at the very least, we can give them a comfy seat, and where they can see the speakers. Our speakers are some of the very best in the industry, so they deserve a good lecture hall.
LCF 2017 returns to a very nice tiered
lecture hall where you we could sit down all day! It’s one of the best venues I’ve ever seen and we are delighted to move up another gear by being here!
It’s just so not the same old thing we About the venue. . .
The Crystal is one of the world’s most sustainable event venues, offering state- of-the-art event spaces and award- winning catering.
With its waterside location on London’s Royal Docks, the Crystal architecture provides a striking contrast to the surrounding skyline, the O2, Canary Wharf and the Emirates Airline Cable Car that passes by.
The Crystal is home to the world’s largest urban sustainability exhibition,
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see with other events - a rather awkward room (an after thought), for the lectures. We can’t wait to get it all going again and welcome everyone to this venue. The London Chocolate Forum is now a serious event for the industry calendar, and the new Docklands venue reflects this event’s market position as the best in the industry.”
The London Chocolate Forum will again have selected key speakers during the day on 6th October 2017, providing keynote addresses on not only chocolate industry challenges, but also specialist sessions on chocolate processing technology and packaging to fit inline with the exhibition of over 30 stands.
The exhibition has received similar acclaim with encouraging feedback from
which all the delegates can visit too!
It is an all-electric building that uses solar power and a ground source heat pump to generate its own energy. It showcases state-of-the-art technologies to make buildings more efficient.
Located on the beautiful London Royal Docks, The Crystal offers tranquility just a cable car ride away from the O2 and the hustle and bustle of Canary Wharf, with many hotels and restaurants nearby this is an innovative and unique space ideal for London Chocolate Forum 2017.
• 82% of exhibitors will return again next year
• 61% of delegates purchasing plans were influenced by the exhibition
• The event in 2016 saw a 30% increase with over 250 attendees
from 22 countries
the survey. A total of 61% of delegates purchasing plans were influenced by the LCF chocolate industry supplier’s exhibition, with over 81% of exhibitors having made contacts to follow up with at the 2016 event.
With these results, the LCF exhibition is set to be the best ever for 2017, says Angus Kennedy. Especially now it’s staged in a huge bright glass room in the Crystal Building overlooking the London docklands waters.
Claire Roberts, of Nigay SAS, who have attended with a stand previously, added: “We have been coming to the chocolate forum for three years and this year is the biggest of all, we have met chocolatiers of all sizes, from artisan chocolatiers to the major manufacturers. We can service them and get instant feedback. Why go anywhere else when you can do it here!”
Kennedy’s are on the look out for sponsors and speakers, and look forward to working with not just the key players in the industry, but a huge cross section of the industry. Registrations open for delegates at the end of Jan 17 via
www.londonchocolateforum.com.
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