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
This is a totally unique and wonderful event with perfect timing in the year. The whole event is organised by an amazing team who understand the industry. Also, the supporting materials are excellent and worth the investment. I would highly recommend participating in this event.
DeliLites Ireland
This week we attended a 'dinner with the buyer' event by TICKEAT. An amazing welcome by a fantastic host, Heerum Fleary, provided a close-up opportunity to connect with industry contacts which is unheard of in any other setting. A genuinely unique way of bringing people and business together. Insightful, productive, enlightening…
Riva Foods
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
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 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
Thank you Heerum, it was a great day. Thank you for organising it. Lots of food for thought!
Virgin Atlantic
TickEat's Meet The Buyer event was a brilliant experience! We work hard to bring healthy, plant-based snacking options to the travel industry, and this event gave us the chance to meet buyers who share that vision. It was inspiring, well run, and full of meaningful conversations that will help us…
Green Fingers Family
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
I was extremely impressed by the matchmaking process; we were set up with buyers that had a genuine interest in buying products like ours.
WestFalia Fruits
A very enjoyable and professional event, great selection of quality suppliers offering products that are actually suitable to our business.
DFDS
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.
