15 - 20 March, 2010
National Butchers' Week
Location: Nationwide
Contact phone: 01293 610433
Contact: Rachael Cannon
The discovery of the UK's greenest butcher will form the core of this year's National Butchers' Week activities. The week, now in its third year, will focus on how high street meat retailers are doing their bit in the fight against climate change.

21 - 24 March, 2010
Foodex 2010
Location: NEC, Birmingham
Contact phone: 01293 610355
Contact: Daren Rose-Neale
Foodex has been re-branded for 2010 to communicate the sheer breadth of the exhibition, covering every area of the food and drink processing and packaging market from meat, poultry, fish and dairy, through to vegetables, drinks and ready meals.
Foodex works closely with highly respected trade associations across all markets to create a show which offers unmissable content and a valuable, time-efficient experience for all visitors.
If you supply goods or services to any area of the food and drink processing and packaging industry, then Foodex 2010 is your exhibition.

22 March, 2010
Meat & Poultry Processing Awards
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
Contact phone: 01293 846593
Contact: Elizabeth Ellis
The Meat & Poultry Processing Awards aim to recognise the many unseen achievements and innovations taking place within this vital hub of the UK meat industry.
The awards are the ideal opportunity to join colleagues and meet new contacts while celebrating the best companies and individuals in UK meat processing.

22 - 28 March, 2010
Bacon Connoisseur’s Week
Location: Nationwide
Contact phone: 02476 692051
Contact: Bpex
Bpex has unveiled dancer and presenter Anton Du Beke as its celebrity face for Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week.
Now in its fourth consecutive year, 2010’s Week will include the ‘Bring Home the Bacon’ competition, aimed to uncover the most outstanding smoked and unsmoked varieties, while also seeking out the Best New Bacon Flavour Profile introduced in the last 12 months.
The contest will be judged by a panel of industry experts, as well as bacon fan Anton Du Beke. Bpex said this would be fantastic way for retailers and suppliers to promote their quality bacon varieties.

24 March, 2010
Bpex South of England Roadshow
Location: South of England Showground, Ardingly
Contact phone: 0247 647 8809
Contact: Bpex
For the fifth year running the Bpex regional roadshows will be starting again from September 2009.
In summary butchers can enter products into 12 product categories including; sausages, bacon, pies, ready meals, faggots, black pudding and meatballs. The products get evaluated by a team of industry experts and points are given for a range of attributes, among them are appearance, consistency, texture, taste and smell. Any awards gained are presented on the night so that butchers can promote their achievements straight away.
This year the tour is joined by an even greater range of trade exhibitors who offered butchers, advice, show specials plus demonstrations and included: Avery Berkel, A W Smith, RAPs, Bizerba, Dalziel, Lucas, MRC, W J Packaging, W R Wright, Weddel Swift, Wiberg, Europak, Verstegen, Unifine and A Cold.

14 April, 2010
Bpex & Eblex Outlook Conference
Location: One Great George Street, Westminster
Contact phone: 0247 669 2051
Contact: Jacqui Emery
Climate change continues to dominate the headlines and will be the main topic of conversation at the annual Outlook Conference.
The morning session features Tom Vosa of the National Australia Bank looking at the UK economic recovery while Sion Roberts, chief executive of English Food and Farming Partnerships examines implications for the food chain and food affordability.
They will be followed by Dr Duncan Pullar, head of research and development for Eblex, tackling the myths and realities of climate change.
Mark Driscoll of the World Wildlife Fund examines the need to address the production and consumption footprint and the morning is rounded off by AHDB interim chief executive Richard Lowe, who will outline how consumers are reacting.
The afternoon will see parallel sessions taking place, one covering beef and lamb and the other pigs.
The cost for the one-day conference, which includes lunch, is £200 plus VAT and places are going fast, organisers said.

08 - 13 May, 2010
IFFA
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Contact phone: +49 69 75 75-0
Contact: iffa@messefrankfurt.com
IFFA is the leading international trade fair for processing, packaging and sales in the meat industry. It has been the international platform for the meat-processing industry and the world’s foremost forum for investment decisions since 1949. Thanks to the great depth and breadth of the range of products on show, as well as the exceptionally large number of international exhibitors and visitors, IFFA gives a convincing demonstration of its outstanding position in the sector every three years.

11 - 12 May, 2010
British Pig & Poultry Fair
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
Contact phone: 02476 858 298
Contact: Kate Rider
Pig & Poultry is an established trade event covering all aspects of pig and poultry production, the Fair attracts more than 250 exhibitors and 8000 visitors from specialist producers to large scale pig and poultry farmers.

20 - 22 May, 2010
Devon County Show
Location: Westpoint, Clyst St Mary
Contact phone: 01392 446000
Contact: info@dcshow.org
The Devon County Show is the place to spend a grand day out if you want to enjoy some of the really good things in life.

25 - 27 May, 2010
Total Processing & Packaging
Location: NEC, Birmingham
Contact phone: 020 8910 7192
Contact: Ian Crawford
As the UK’s leading integrated processing & packaging exhibition,
Total Processing & Packaging 2010 showcases production line solutions from beginning to end.
Covering all the major sectors including food & drink, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, household products and chemicals, there is no better opportunity for you to discover new solutions, equipment and technologies to enhance your products.

27 May, 2010
Beef Expo
Location: Hexham Mart Centre, Northumberland
Contact phone: 01430 441870
Contact: Euan Emslie
This annual event, organised by the National Beef Association and held at a different venue each year, is the major technical event for the UK beef industry and attracts thousands of beef producers from all over the country, as well as from overseas.
The 2010 event will be hosted by Hexham and Northern Marts and Scott Donaldson, an auctioneer with the mart and NBA Northern Council member, will chair the local organising committee.

02 - 03 June, 2010
Suffolk Show
Location: Suffolk Showground, Nr. Ipswich
Contact phone: 01473 707122
Contact: Graham Thurston

09 - 11 June, 2010
World Pork Expo
Location: Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines
Contact phone: (417) 451-6004
Contact: John Wrigley

10 - 12 June, 2010
Royal Cornwall Show
Location: Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge
Contact phone: 01208 812183
Contact: Christopher Riddle

10 - 12 June, 2010
South of England Show
Location: South of England Showground, Ardingly
Contact phone: 01444 892700
Contact: seas@btclick.com

14 - 20 June, 2010
Red Tractor Week
Location: Nationwide
Contact phone: 0845 456 6424
Contact: Red Tractor press office

18 - 20 June, 2010
East of England Show
Location: East of England Showground, Peterborough
Contact phone: 01733 234451
Contact: info@eastofengland.org.uk

23 - 24 June, 2010
Lincolnshire Show
Location: Lincolnshire Showground, Grange de Lings
Contact phone: 01522 522900
Contact: admin@lincs-events.co.uk
The County Event of the Year once again boasts a jam-packed schedule of entertainment and activities to see, discover and join in with.
The Select Lincolnshire and Tastes of Lincolnshire Food Court is a must see for any Show visitor, the mouth watering selection of local produce on sale there is enough to temp anybody’s taste buds.

24 - 27 June, 2010
Royal Highland Show
Location: Ingliston, Edinburgh
Contact phone: 01313 356200
Contact: ShowDept@rhass.org.uk

30 June - 01 July, 2010
Royal Norfolk Show
Location: Norfolk Showground, Nr. Norwich
Contact phone: 01603 731 961
Contact: Sarah de Chair
The Royal Norfolk Show is the largest two-day agricultural show in the country. There’s more than enough to interest everyone; from the latest farm machinery, and livestock to sampling some of Norfolk’s finest produce. So whether you are visiting for business, education or just pure pleasure you can be sure of a great day out.

01 July, 2010
SuperMeat & Fish Awards
Location: Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London
Contact phone: 01293 846593
Contact: Elizabeth Ellis
The SuperMeat & Fish Awards were set up more than a decade ago to reward excellence in Supermarket retailing and manufacturing of meat, poultry and fish products.
The awards, which are the largest of their kind for the meat industry, with up to 500 attendees, recognise both individual retail outlets, rate, review and reward new and existing products in the sector and name one supermarket chain the overall SuperMeat and Fish retailer of the year.

19 - 22 July, 2010
Royal Welsh Show
Location: Royal Welsh Showground
Contact phone: 01982 553683
Contact: requests@rwas.co.uk

04 - 19 September, 2010
Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
Location: Scotland
Contact phone: 0131 524 8644
Contact: Fiona Richmond
Previously known as Scottish Food Fortnight, this foodies’ delight unites people from all walks of life to celebrate and promote Scotland’s larder, providing the perfect platform for everyone who loves food and drink to learn more about it, discover new tastes and smells, meet our producers and champion quality Scottish produce that is often right on our very doorstep.

05 - 07 September, 2010
Speciality & Fine Food Fair
Location: Olympia, London
Contact phone: 020 7886 3093
Contact: Toby Wand
The definitive event for showcasing artisan food and drink to trade buyers. Delis, farm shops, independent retailers, restaurants, hotels, caterers & wholesalers are looking to source fine food with provenance, local sourcing and quality at the top of their agenda.
The market leading reputation that Speciality & Fine Food Fair has earned over the last 10 years means this is where they look first.

12 - 15 September, 2010
InterMeat
Location: Dusseldorf, Germany
Contact: intermeat@messe-duesseldorf.de
InterMeat is the leading trade fair for the largest industrial branch in the food products industry. This event is the central meeting place for top-buyers from retail chains and medium sized food retailers from Germany and Europe, for all product groups from the meat and sausage market, all the way through to meat packaging and cutting machines.

18 September - 03 October, 2010
British Food Fortnight
Location: UK, nationwide
The event will celebrate the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces with promotions and tastings in shops, all-British menus in pubs and restaurants, food and cookery lessons in schools and glorious food festivals. Whether you are shopping in supermarkets or local shops, or eating in pubs or restaurants you will be able to enjoy the best of British food during the Fortnight.

26 - 29 September, 2010
IMS World Meat Congress
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contact phone: (54 11) 5353 5090
Contact: Juan Napolitano
For the second time in its history, the venue for the World Meat Congress will be the Argentine Republic. The biannual event organized by the International Meat Secretariat summons the main beef, and ovine and pork meat producers.

07 - 08 October, 2010
GLOBALG.A.P Conference
Location: Hilton London Metropole Hotel
Contact phone: +49-(0)221-57993-693
Contact: Nina Kretschmer
Top international speakers from the private and public sector will provide key insights into Good Agricultural Practice developments around the globe.
Contributing organisations include Aeon, ANECOOP, Conad Soc Coop, Coop, Fyffes Group Ltd., Marchelot S.A., Metro Group, Morrisons, U.S. Foodservice and Vion N.V.

17 - 21 October, 2010
SIAL
Location: Paris Nord Villepinte, France
Contact phone: +33 (0)1 76 77 13 33
Contact: exhibit@sial.fr
A global marketplace for all those involved in the food industry (retail, trade, manufacturing, catering professions, services). SIAL is where business and innovation meet.

27 - 29 October, 2010
IAI Expo
Location: Karnal, India
Contact phone: +91 184 2202174
Contact: Geetika Malhotra (Meat Processing)
An industry event extraordinaire, IAI INDIA 2010 brings the world’s entire animal industry on a common B2B platform that effectively deals with industry issues and above all provides you an extraordinary opportunity to make your business multiply.

06 - 20 November, 2010
National Taste of Game fortnight
Location: Nationwide
Contact phone: 01244 573000
Contact: gameson@basc.org.uk
This unique initiative is organised by The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) to highlight the benefits of game meat as a local, wild and nutritious food, while at the same time providing a focal point for encouraging the public, BASC members and their friends to enjoy the great taste of game.