The Kate's Vine

Brisbane's hospitality calendar has a new date circled for 12–13 October, when the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre hosts one of Queensland's biggest food trade shows . For two days, South Bank effectively becomes the meeting room for everyone who keeps the state fed, from chefs and café owners to catering businesses and retail buyers. This isn't a public festival. It's a trade-only event built for people running the industry, and that focus shows in the scale of it. More than 170 exhibiting brands and over 1,200 products span food, beverage, equipment and hospitality tech across the show floor. Two areas are worth planning around specifically: the Producers Hub, where artisan food startups get real space in front of buyers, and the Roasters Village, a smaller corner reserved for micro-roasters chasing the perfect batch. Co-located alongside the main show is the Café & Coffee Experience Brisbane, built around the state's café, coffee and bakery crowd...