About
About TickEat
After a career in airline catering, the visionary Heerum Fleary founded TickEat in 2015: a strategic business partner for food and beverage brands seeking to place their products in the travel, leisure and hospitality industries.
Experts in delivering superb snacks, meals and drinks to the cabins and rooms of airlines, trains, cruise ships, ferries and hotels, TickEat cultivates rewarding, long-term alliances with both buyers and sellers.
TickEat Ltd is a pioneering procurement and solutions partner dedicated to the travel and leisure sectors. For over a decade, we have connected buyers with innovative suppliers, helping airlines, trains, cruise lines, lounges, and hospitality providers discover products and services that elevate their customer experience.
As the only service provider focused primarily on travel, TickEat goes beyond traditional sourcing, we deliver tailored strategies, masterclasses, curated events, and powerful partnerships that save time, drive innovation, and create lasting industry relationships.
Our Events
Services
Testimonials
Our experience with TickEat at the Travel Show has been overwhelmingly positive. The event is thoughtfully designed and executed, creating a prime opportunity for companies, particularly smaller ones, to build connections within this desirable sector. Working with the TickEat team is seamless, and they bring a high level of organisation,…
Tiffin Sandwiches
As a product made in Africa, TickEat provided me with the opportunity to test trial an external market and get first hand feedback on the mix offering from top buyers in key customers. The team is very decisive in its approach, has a feel for what will and will not…
RRRAW Chocolate
I've known Heerum for a few years now and find her to be resourceful, friendly and positive. She is the go-to person to learn about new products emerging, especially in the travel sector. She has helped me with bespoke requests for specific snack boxes e.g. gluten free or suitable for…
Melissa McMinn, Product Development Manager LNER
It was great to connect with new suppliers, most of which I wouldn't have if not for the event. Similarly great to catch up with industry colleagues. This year, I enjoyed having additional suppliers at the Taster Session during dinner. *It was a nice relaxed environment in which to meet the…
DFMi
I just wanted to say a huge thanks the conference was brilliant. When trying an event for the first time there is always an element of caution, but I thought the buyers that you had lined up were brilliant and more importantly genuinely engaging with the suppliers and products. It…
Nurture Brands
Tickeat have successfully introduced a new dimension to the otherwise tired and traditional world of sales and procurement events. Change is key in this industry, and that is true for not only your onboard menus but right the way down the supply chain to how you source and identify new…
MileOne Group
Superb to meet quickly a broad range of buyers from across the travel sector - people we may never get to properly speak to in a normal year! Meeting face to face is always better than calls and emails, you can find out so much more and present much easier,…
Peter's
My first time attending TickEat and I was really surprised how many suppliers were at the event. *Such an eye opener of a vast array of new products which are readily available and suitable for the travel sector!*
RG - SSP
It was excellently organised and very beneficial to meet relevant suppliers in one place.
IAG
As a new brand entering the travel sector, TickEat meet the buyer event gave us the ideal opportunity to meet and showcase our range to major airlines, train and leisure companies. We were able to meet with a number of brilliant buyers and have weeks' worth of meetings in one…
Luke, Doughboys
Our Partners
Meet the Team
Behind TickEat is a specialist team with deep roots in food and beverage, bringing together 25+ years of industry experience. We've spent our careers immersed in the categories that matter most, which means we understand not just the products, but the people, processes, and pressures that shape them.
Our team also includes two former buyers with specialist backgrounds in rail, airline, and foodservice catering. They've built long-standing relationships across the travel and leisure sector, and we draw on that network every day, both to educate and showcase brands looking to grow their presence and to support buyers navigating their sourcing decisions.
It's this blend of operational expertise and trusted relationships that lets us connect the right brands with the right buyers, time and again.
