A revitalised ScotHot returned last week, with exhibitors and visitors alike praising it, and an increased audience of over 7,000 industry professionals visiting over the course of the two days.
ScotHot – Scotland’s biggest event for the food, drink, hospitality and tourism industries – was opened by Scotland’s Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, Fergus Ewing MSP. The new two-day programme for the show included a host of influential speakers, a brand new Liquid Academy Live stage, and the largest collection of new catering and food products available anywhere on the market.
Event Director, Soraya Gadelrab said:
“I’m absolutely delighted with ScotHot 2015 and would like to thank every visitor, exhibitor, competitor and contributor. The event has demonstrated the dynamic nature of Scotland’s catering, hospitality, food and drink industries. We’ve worked hard to reflect this in a programme that was crammed full of talent. This has been really well received by attendees at ScotHot.”
The ScotHot 2015 line-up included:
A brand new Liquid Academy Live run by the LA Group which hosted talks and interactive seminars for the drinks and bar industries.
The final of the UK Barista Championships which saw Maxwell Colonna Dashwood from Bath triumph to win the right to be crowned the best and go on to represent the UK in the World Barista Championships in Seattle in April.
The Spotlight Stage, which showcased experts ranging from marketing and technology leaders to those involved in the development of nationwide tourism and hospitality strategy. Top names like Andrew Fairlie appeared alongside tourism and hospitality chiefs and government ministers.
The Scotland, Land of Food and Drink Pavilion bringing together Scotland’s finest food and drink producers to celebrate 2015’s Year of Food and Drink.
The 30th Scottish Culinary Championships, which challenged chefs to create show-stopping food sculptures as well as being judged in a live cook-off on the Live Theatre. Adam Handling was awarded the title of Scottish Chef of the Year at the Thistle Awards, taking place on the last evening of the show.
The CESA Innovation Zone provided the provided the visitors with the chance to see the most innovative products on the market.
The Buell Business Advice Clinic, a central hub where professionals could seek free specialist business advice from the experts
ScotHot took place within Scotland’s Year of Food & Drink as part of Scottish Tourism Week’s Signature Programme in Glasgow’s SECC on the 4th and 5th of March. With a heritage dating back over 40 years, the show runs every two years and will return in 2017.
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