Guide to the Speciality Chocolate Fair 2010

The Speciality Chocolate Fair is an annual event held in the UK that promotes artisan chocolate and gourmet food and beverages. This year's event will be held at the Grand Hall at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London and will take place for a course of three days. The Speciality Chocolate Fair 2010 will be open only to industry professionals and is scheduled to begin on the 5th of September and finish on the 7th.

Since the event is open only to industry professionals, the visitor profile comprises of high potential buyers and transformers. This serves to ensure that the exhibitors at the Speciality Chocolate Fair 2010 secure new customers and orders, increasing their business income.

This event is one of the best chocolate shows in the world and is attended by chocolatiers, retailers, chocolate manufactures, bakers, caterers and representatives from the hotel industry. Ever since its launch in the year 2008, this event has grown in popularity and repute and is now considered a strong platform for anyone connected to the UK's chocolate industry to improve business relations and market their products to trade buyers.

The 2010 event is expected to be a great success and will feature visitors from Harrods, Selfridges, Fortnum and Mason, Davenports Chocolates and other enterprises. The event has been known to attract over 7000 buyers and distributors from restaurants, delis, boutiques and hotels and allows for the makers of artisan chocolates and chocolate related dishes and beverages to promote and launch their offerings. In addition to exhibition stalls, the Speciality Chocolate Fair 2010 will feature forums and discussions on gourmet food and provide marketing tips to small businesses dealing with fine chocolate.

If you are also interested on other chocolate fairs and exhibitions including ones which are also open to the general public, some other excellent options include:
- Salon du Chocolat in Madrid (a show which takes place every November and which is one location in a show which takes place in 6 countries over the course of the year).
- Dolce (in Torino, Italy). Dolce (which translates into English as 'sweet') is a bi-annual event which focuses on the educational side of Confectionary art and chocolate.

For those of you attending the Olympia based Speciality Fair, the venue is based right in the heart of central London and areas such as Earls Court and Kensington can be excellent choices for accommodation if staying for several days.

Catherine is involved with Student Fair stands and banner stands for businesses and loves in her spare time to travel worldwide.