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Food & Hospitality Queensland 2026

Foodservice, Hospitality, Retail and Convenience Trade Show in Brisbane

Oct 12 – 13, 2026

Thousands of industry professionals

BCEC, Brisbane, Australia

Food, beverage, equipment and hospitality suppliers

🎫 Event Snapshot

HOURS

Daily: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

VISITORS

Chefs, operators, retail buyers, distributors and hospitality owners

Oct 12 – 13, 2026

DATES

EXHIBITORS

ADULT TICKET

COUNTRIES

Food, beverage, coffee, equipment and technology suppliers

Trade visitor pass required

Australian and international suppliers

Who Should Attend

Restaurants, Cafés & Caterers

Operators can source food, beverages, equipment and technology directly for professional kitchens and service operations.

Chefs & Kitchen Managers

Chefs can evaluate ingredients and equipment in demonstrations and competitions rather than only on static stands.

Hotel & Venue Buyers

Hospitality procurement teams can compare foodservice products, kitchen systems and operating supplies.

Queensland Food Suppliers

Local producers can meet hospitality and foodservice buyers looking for products suited to the regional market.

Top Reasons to Attend

1

Foodservice Focus

Food & Hospitality Queensland is built for foodservice, hospitality, retail and convenience operators, bringing chefs, restaurant and café owners, caterers, buyers, distributors and suppliers into one trade-focused event.

2

Local Buyer Access

For suppliers, the value is concentrated access to Queensland operators who actually buy food, drinks, equipment, technology and hospitality essentials for day-to-day businesses.

3

Kitchen-Level Evaluation

The show is practical for kitchen-level purchasing because operators can taste products, compare equipment, watch demonstrations and discuss service, capacity and operating requirements directly with suppliers.

4

Operational Sourcing

Beyond ingredients, the event covers commercial kitchen equipment, café and coffee products, hospitality technology and operational solutions that affect labor, workflow, consistency and cost.

5

Menu and Margin Decisions

Chef's Table, the Café Success Stage, Business & Tech Stage, Queensland Professional Chef of the Year and Pizza Championships add useful education and benchmarking around menu, skills and business performance.

What You'll See & Do

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Food & Beverage Suppliers

Taste and compare products intended for restaurants, cafés, catering, retail and convenience, paying attention to foodservice pack size, consistency, preparation time, margin and supplier reliability.

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Commercial Kitchen Equipment

Evaluate commercial kitchen equipment by capacity, footprint, cleaning, energy use, maintenance and local service, not only purchase price.

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Coffee & Beverage

The co-located Café & Coffee Experience and Roasters Village are useful for coffee, tea, beverages, café equipment and operators looking to improve or expand their drinks offer.

🍽️

Chef Competitions & Demonstrations

Chef competitions and Chef's Table provide a live view of technique, product application and kitchen trends, useful for chefs and suppliers who want to see products used rather than simply displayed.

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Restaurant Technology

Use the Business & Tech Stage to examine systems that affect reservations, ordering, payments, staffing, customer experience and other operating problems in hospitality businesses.

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Related Services

The Aged Care Catering Summit and other specialist features broaden the show beyond restaurants, giving institutional and specialist catering buyers dedicated content.

🏢 Are you Exhibiting at This Event?

Register your company on AgriLinkage to connect with qualified buyers before, during, and after the event. Over 50,000 buyers search AgriLinkage monthly to find suppliers.

✓ Pre-Event Visibility: Buyers can find your booth before they arrive

✓ Direct Inquiries: Receive qualified leads through our platform

✓ Post-Event Connections: Continue conversations after the show ends

✓ No Commission: We only charge exhibitors, buyers contact you for free

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💼 Attending as a Business Professional?

Register as a business visitor to get exhibitor alerts, networking opportunities, and priority notifications when companies in your sector register. Free for all business attendees.

✓ Exhibitor Alerts: Get notified when suppliers you're interested in register

✓ Pre-Event Connections: Schedule meetings before you arrive at the show

✓ Booth Locations: We'll tell you exactly where your targets are located

✓ Networking Matches: Connect with other buyers in your industry

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Getting to Brisbane

For Food & Hospitality Queensland, plan arrival through Brisbane Airport and onward travel to BCEC, Brisbane, Australia. Choose accommodation based on event-week availability and actual door-to-door travel time, not city-centre distance alone.

✈️ Flights to Brisbane — Skyscanner

Brisbane Airport is the primary flight gateway used for this Brisbane trip. The flight link opens a destination-specific Skyscanner page; compare schedules as well as fare so arrival and departure work with Food & Hospitality Queensland's programme.

🚖 Airport to venue directions

Food & Hospitality Queensland takes place at BCEC, Brisbane, Australia. The directions link maps the journey from Brisbane Airport to the venue so visitors can compare road and public-transport options before arrival.

​Where to Stay

Accommodation options for Food & Hospitality Queensland in Brisbane. Compare event-week availability, cancellation terms and transport time to BCEC, Brisbane, Australia.

Rydges South Bank Brisbane

Rydges South Bank Brisbane is listed as an accommodation option for Food & Hospitality Queensland. Compare its event-week rate and door-to-door travel time to BCEC, Brisbane, Australia before booking.

Emporium Hotel South Bank

Emporium Hotel South Bank can be compared with the other Brisbane options for Food & Hospitality Queensland, especially on venue access, event-week availability and total stay cost.

Novotel Brisbane South Bank

Novotel Brisbane South Bank is another option for visitors to Food & Hospitality Queensland in Brisbane. Check the current route to BCEC, Brisbane, Australia and cancellation terms for the event dates.

Courtyard by Marriott Brisbane South Bank

Courtyard by Marriott Brisbane South Bank is the fourth listed stay option for Food & Hospitality Queensland. Verify current travel time to BCEC, Brisbane, Australia and the rate for your exact event dates.

Tools & Services for Attendees

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

🛂 Australia Visa & Entry Requirements

Entry requirements for Australia depend on passport and travel purpose. Check the rules for a business trip to Food & Hospitality Queensland before buying non-refundable travel; the linked page is specific to Australia.

🏥 Travel Medical Insurance — SafetyWing

For travel to Australia for Food & Hospitality Queensland, review medical limits, trip-interruption terms and exclusions that could matter to a business traveller carrying work equipment or samples.

📶 Australia eSIM — Airalo

The linked Australia eSIM page can be used for maps, transport, exhibitor directories, messaging and meeting coordination during Food & Hospitality Queensland in Brisbane.

Post-Event CRM & Lead Management

🏗️ Food & Hospitality Queensland — Official Exhibitor Services

If you are exhibiting at Food & Hospitality Queensland, use the organiser's official site for stand rules, approved contractors, technical deadlines, freight access and exhibitor-service instructions. This avoids relying on an unrelated generic stand-builder recommendation.

📦 DHL Global Forwarding — Samples & Freight

For Food & Hospitality Queensland, DHL Global Forwarding can be relevant when samples, ingredients, packaged products or temperature-sensitive commercial materials need international freight handling. Check customs, food or plant-health requirements before shipping anything to the show.

🗣️ Fiverr Pro — Translation & Event Materials

Find vetted professionals for translation, localization, brochures, product sheets, presentations and multilingual trade-show materials.

🗂️ monday.com — Trade Show Project Management

Coordinate booth deadlines, travel, logistics, meetings, content and follow-up in one project workspace.

POST-EVENT CRM & LEAD MANAGEMENT

☕ Cropster — Coffee Operations Software

Cropster is relevant to coffee businesses attending Food & Hospitality Queensland for roast profiling, quality control, inventory and production workflows. Use it if your meetings at the show involve scaling a roastery, improving consistency or connecting green-coffee purchasing with production.

📈 Pipedrive — Trade Show Lead Follow-Up

Use Pipedrive after Food & Hospitality Queensland to assign owners to serious contacts, record the opportunity discussed at the show, schedule next actions and separate active commercial leads from casual booth conversations.

BUSINESS CARDS

📇 Blinq — Digital Business Card

Blinq can be useful at Food & Hospitality Queensland for sharing contact details by QR code or phone without relying only on printed cards. Add your company, role and relevant product or sourcing focus so new contacts immediately know why they met you.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. When is Food & Hospitality Queensland 2026?


October 12 and 13, 2026 at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.


2. Who is it for?


Chefs, restaurant and café operators, hospitality owners, caterers, foodservice buyers, retailers, distributors and suppliers.


3. What is on the show floor?


Food, beverages, coffee, bakery, equipment, restaurant technology, retail solutions, chef competitions and business education.

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