< PreviousFood and Drink diaryOnce more Food & Drink International provides your ultimate guide to the industry –making sure you’re informed on what’s going on and looking closer at what’s happening.Don’t forget to keep up to date via www.fdiforum.net!ONLINE THIS MONTHwww.fdiforum.net is the best place to go for up-to-date food and drink industry news.Here’s a sneak peak of a story that took place recently. The gin boom saw a multi-record breaking year in 2015 with 49 new distilleries openingacross the UK and consumers spending more on gin than ever before. Gin sold in the UK’s supermarkets and off licences hit the £400 million mark for the firsttime and sales topped half a billion pounds worth in our pubs, restaurants and bars.The Wine and Spirit Trade Association forecasts show that UK gin sales, on and off tradecombined, are set to break £1 billion next year for the first time. The gin boom shows noindications of slowing with the latest data from the HMRC showing that the number ofdistilleries opening in the UK last year alone increased by 50%.Shoppers are now prepared to spend more on a bottle of the Great British spirit as Nielsenresearch reveals that gin value sales are outstretching volume. Stay in touch with Food & Drink InternationalFor more up to the minute information from the food and drink industry, visit Food & Drink International online at www.fdiforum.net. Keep up to date with Food & Drink International, and let us know what you think, by following us on Twitter at @fdiforum, atwww.facebook.com/FoodandDrink International or by searching for fdiforum on LinkedIn.50 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netDIARYFoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforumcompany/fdiforumApril6-8, Health Ingredients South East Asia,Indonesia 12-17, IBATECH 2016, Istanbul Fair Centre12-18, Natural Food Show, ExCeL London18-20, Foodex, NEC Birmingham 26-28, Seafood Expo, Brussels, Belgium May3-5, London Wine Fair, KensingtonOlympia 5-7, SIAL China, Shanghai NewInternational Expo Centre7-12, IFFA Frankfurt, Messe Frankfurt 10-12, Vitafoods Europe & FinishedProducts, Palexpo, Geneva12, UK Soft Drink Industry Conference,Congress Centre, London 25-29, Thaifex, Bangkok, Thailand June15-16, Bevexpo, Manchester CentralConvention Centre21-23, Safety & Health Expo, ExCeLLondon July6 – 7, UK ADBA, NEC Birmingham 26 – 27, International Cheese Awards,NantwichPick up a copy of Food & DrinkInternational at this event50_Layout 1 23/03/2016 13:58 Page 117-18 April 2016ExCeL |LondonIt’s a great way to discover innovative new suppliers andcatch up with existing ones all in one place. I’d recommendit to anyone in the sector - it’s not to be missed!”DOMINIC JEFFERY, BUYER, INFINITY FOODS‘‘Book your FREEtrade ticket at www.naturalfoodshow.co.ukEnter priority code NPEF66when promptedPART OFExCeL,LONDONShare the passion...mixingis our businessInlineHighShearMixerBottomEntryHighShearMixerTopEntryHighShearImmersionMixerDispersionMixerSealedBearingMixermixerdesignand technologyAdProFluidMixers3StageHighShearMixerAdvancedEngineeringMIDDLETON LTDUnit 5D Transpennine Trading Estate,Gorrells Way, Rochdale, Lancashire OL11 2PXtel: 01706 759003 fax: 01706 759004email: info@aemixers.comweb: www.aemixers.com51_Layout 1 23/03/2016 13:59 Page 152_Layout 1 23/03/2016 13:59 Page 1Next >