17 - 19 March 2025
ExCeL London

2023 SEMINAR PROGRAMME

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Future Food Stage
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  1. Future Food Stage
    Join us on the Sustainability Stage as we launch this years' event with a bang!
  2. Future Food Stage
    Elopak, an innovator in the world of sustainable plastic alternatives, kick off our 2023 Sustainability Stage seminar programme. Elopak Director Martin Shaw will take to the stage to look to the year …
  3. Future Food Stage
    Join the British Frozen Food Federation as they talk to their sustainability champions about the innovation taking place within the frozen food industry and the plans underway to help develop a more s …
  4. Future Food Stage
    Companies feel they know what to do to progress their sustainability initiatives, but ultimately, what do consumers want to see? WRAP's Jen Emerton chairs this panel of food and drink professionals as …
  5. Future Food Stage
    From the moment you begin to innovate, ESG and regulatory compliance are vital components of your strategy. They influence everything from ingredient sourcing to future-proofing your brand. In this se …
  6. Future Food Stage
    The wholesale market is making great strides within the world of ESG: examining supply chains, reassessing company values and adapting business plans in order to adhere to the multifaceted values of s …
Trends & Innovation Platform
  1. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Join FMCG Gurus as they present the latest results in their Price Sensitivity Survey series, examining consumers’ personal finances, changing shopping habits and new consumption trends. How affordable …
  2. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Food & drink brands and hospitality are working together like never before. Retailers and operators have seen the huge possibilities that expanding brands and collaboration can bring, but what does th …
  3. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Join the British Frozen Food Federation and insight partners to discover the potential of the frozen food market in 2023 and beyond, and the innovations happening in this rapidly evolving sector.
  4. Trends & Innovation Platform
    How do you ensure your product and complete supply chain are managing allergens respectfully and truthfully? What exactly do brands and manufacturers have to do to meet legal standards? Join our aller …
  5. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Permacrisis' was the Collin's English Dictionary word of 2022, defined as 'an extended period of insecurity and instability'. It is sadly no surprise then that businesses have had to figure out how to …
  6. Trends & Innovation Platform
    The World Food Innovation Awards return to IFE for their ninth edition, recognising and celebrating the trailblazing innovators operating in food & drink. Join IFE and FoodBev as we celebrate these tr …
Future Food Stage
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  1. Future Food Stage
    A sustainable food system is one that delivers food security and nutrition without compromising economic, social and environmental standards for future generations. Karen Betts OBE, CEO of the Food an …
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    Tuesdays Sustainability Stage content curated by

    FDF

  2. Future Food Stage
    Decarbonising the food and drink sector requires action from across the supply chain. For us to reduce businesses emissions and overall carbon footprint, it is essential to engage with stakeholders fr …
    Sponsored by:

    Tuesdays Sustainability Stage content curated by

    FDF

  3. Future Food Stage
    Growing consumer awareness of climate change and sustainability issues has brought sustainability to the top of the agenda. Join our panellists as they explore how consumer behaviours and attitudes ha …
    Sponsored by:

    Tuesdays Sustainability Stage content curated by

    FDF

  4. Future Food Stage
    The circular economy aims to preserve the value of materials for as long as possible, far beyond their initial use. It creates a system with material efficiency at its heart: where waste is eliminated …
    Sponsored by:

    Tuesdays Sustainability Stage content curated by

    FDF

  5. Future Food Stage
    The food and drink industry has a huge role to play in building sustainable and resilient food systems. Businesses across the sector are striving to address the climate crisis without compromising the …
    Sponsored by:

    Tuesdays Sustainability Stage content curated by

    FDF

Trends & Innovation Platform
  1. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Over the last 20 years discount retailers in Britain have risen from relative obscurity to challenge and even overtake some of the biggest names in grocery retail. How people view discounters and more …
  2. Trends & Innovation Platform
    From health to environmental impact and cost of living to fair distribution, our food system is under increasing pressure. In this presentation, thefoodpeople's Charles Banks will explore some of the …
  3. Trends & Innovation Platform
    The launch of a product in unknown territories can seem daunting and laced with potential pitfalls, and no one knows these better than those who have been there, done that and been tripped up along th …
  4. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Transportation, and in particular trucking, is one of the biggest hindrances to sustainability in the food & drink industry. But what if there was another way to approach our freight system? Hydrogen …
  5. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Succession planning is key to creating and maintaining successful and engaged teams. Employees have to feel valued, appreciated and, above all, worthy of investment. Guy Moreton, Founder of MorePeople …
  6. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Consumers are investing in health and wellness brands more than ever before. With heart health, strength, immunity boosts and mental wellbeing now at the forefront of buyers' minds, the opportunity is …
Future Food Stage
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  1. Future Food Stage
    Join Luke Murphy from Leatherhead Food Research as he guides you through the current recycling logo systems in the UK, compares and contrasts these to approaches across the continent, and discusses pl …
  2. Future Food Stage
    Not sure if, or even how, to make the packaging switch from plastics to cartons? Join Elopak as they speak to a cross section of industry individuals about what is involved in this journey, discussing …
  3. Future Food Stage
    Shayne Tyler is a leading industry commentator on the ethical space around people trafficking and antislavery laws within the supply chain. Join Shayne as he uses real life examples to educate the ind …
  4. Future Food Stage
    Mission Ventures, in conjunction with Urban Health, are on a crusade to ensure people across the nation have the right to a healthy lifestyle. Join our esteemed panellists as they discuss the governme …
  5. Future Food Stage
    A company's sustainability strategy is set by those at the top, and senior staff should be leading the way when it comes to living and breathing a greener lifestyle. Our hosts, The Future Food Movemen …
Trends & Innovation Platform
  1. Trends & Innovation Platform
    The barriers facing new businesses trying to get their products onto the shelves of retailers are plentiful but they are often even more difficult to navigate for black-owned brands. In response to th …
  2. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Ever wondered what the true power of social media marketing is for challenger scale-up food & drink brands? Join Seed Group and England Marketing as they reveal what consumers really care about in the …
  3. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Join Paul Jenkins, founder of ThePackHub, as he leads a panel of experts to discuss how the latest trends are influencing innovation in food & drink packaging. Our speakers will take a look at the fut …
  4. Trends & Innovation Platform

    The industry is facing numerous hardships in the shape of rising costs, low staff levels and supply chain faults, and being short on time too we are looking for quick and easy solutions to our everyday battles. Join Ruth at Food Science Fusion as she guides an insightful discussion around how to re-imagine current processes whilst managing company expectations.

  5. Trends & Innovation Platform
    Stylus peels open progressive new ideas around taste, flavour, and ingredients to provide brands with a sensorially stimulating and commercially attuned roadmap for future product development. Across …

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