FUEL LIVE Food & Drink Brand Growth Event Launches in Manchester

The half-day growth event, designed specifically for ambitious food and drink brands, will take place on 24th June at Colony King Street, bringing together founders, marketers and commercial leaders from across the sector.

Now in its third year, FUEL LIVE was created by specialist agency KW Marketing to help brands move away from reactive marketing and focus on building sustainable, profitable growth strategies.

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The Manchester event follows strong momentum from FUEL LIVE Exeter 2026, which attracted more than 50 food and drink brands from across the South West and beyond.

FUEL LIVE Manchester is expected to welcome over 50 brands for a morning of keynote sessions, practical workshops and structured networking focused on the realities of scaling in today’s food and drink market.

The programme will feature founder stories, keynote talks and commercial insights from brands including Spice Kitchen, ManiLife and The Biskery, alongside workshops led by the KW Marketing team covering email marketing, profitability, customer retention and performance strategy.

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Kate Williams, founder of KW Marketing, said: “Following the response to FUEL LIVE Exeter, it became clear there was a real appetite for practical, commercially focused conversations within the food and drink industry. Expanding into Manchester felt like the natural next step.

FUEL LIVE was created to give founders and marketers a space where they can step back from reactive marketing and focus on what genuinely drives sustainable growth. We want people to leave with clarity, confidence and strategies they can actually implement.”

Unlike traditional marketing conferences, FUEL LIVE is positioned as a focused industry event centred on actionable growth strategies rather than trend-led discussions.

Topics throughout the Manchester event will include improving profitability, building owned marketing channels, understanding growth metrics, and creating scalable customer retention systems.

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The event is aimed at food and drink founders, senior marketers and commercial teams looking to scale direct-to-consumer brands more effectively in 2026 and beyond.

Attendees will also receive access to networking sessions, practical growth frameworks and a curated goody bag.

Tickets for FUEL LIVE Manchester 2026 are available via KW Marketing website

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About KW Marketing
KW Marketing is a UK-based digital marketing agency specialising in food, drink and feel-good brands. Founded in 2017 by Kate Williams, the agency partners with ambitious brands to turn marketing into measurable revenue through email, paid media, content, and strategy.

FUEL LIVE is KW Marketing’s flagship event, designed to bring the food & drink industry together to share what’s actually working and help brands scale with clarity and confidence.

Media Contact
Kate Williams
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