Business matchmaking
Your meeting schedule, booked before you arrive
A free, curated service that pairs franchisors with the investors who match their profile — capital range, target sector and territory — and puts them in a 20-minute meeting at the show.
How it works
Four steps to a full diary
1
Register and profile
Submit the request form with your sector, capital range and target territory.
2
We match
The team cross-references exhibitor profiles against your criteria by hand.
3
Confirm your slots
You receive a draft schedule of 20-minute meetings to approve or swap.
4
Meet at the lounge
Numbered tables in the matchmaking lounge, hosted and time-kept.
For franchisors
Stop waiting for the right person to walk past
Meetings with investors screened for capital and sector fit.
Territory-level interest flagged before the meeting starts.
A hosted table so your stand team stays free for walk-ups.
A post-show contact sheet for every meeting you attended.
For investors
See only the brands that fit your budget
A shortlist built around your budget, not the biggest stands.
Direct time with development directors and founders.
Franchise disclosure material sent ahead of the meeting.
Advisors on hand to review terms the same day.
1,200+
meetings hosted last edition
68%
of meetings led to a follow-up within a month
20 min
per slot, hosted and time-kept
Request the service
Tell us who you want to meet
The matchmaking team reviews every request by hand. Submit at least three weeks before the edition you are attending for the best schedule.
Free of charge
Included for all exhibitors and registered trade visitors. Slots are limited and allocated in order of request.
The lounge
Where the meetings happen
Hosted tables, time-kept slots and a diary built before you arrive.
