17 - 19 March 2025
ExceL London

2025 Seminar Programme

From state of the nation to customer perspective, keeping up with socials to AI revolution, the 2025 seminar programme has been curated to present you with the insights to grow your business, and keep up-to-date with the latest trends to stay ahead of your competitors.

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Future Food Stage
Future Food
    Future Food Stage
    NOTE: This event takes place on THE VISION STAGE at HRC! Join us as we launch this year's event!
    Future Food Stage
    The drinks industry is evolving at breakneck speed as sustainability, health consciousness and innovation become non-negotiable for consumers. This session will delve into the future of beverages expl …
    Future Food Stage
    As the food and drink industry evolves, many marketing strategies still overlook key consumer groups that wield significant purchasing power. This session dives into the untapped potential of such sho …
    Future Food Stage
    Following Brexit, the landscape of the UK’s borders is evolving. This debate explores how policy changes are shaping the movement of fresh food, the challenges faced by international and UK business, …
    Future Food Stage
    Co-Founder of Sorted Food, an online food community and popular YouTube channel, Ben will explore how to captivate modern, digital audiences and inspire trust in today’s fast-evolving food and drink i …
Trends & Innovation Platform
Trends & Innovation Platform
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    Artificial Intelligence is transforming the manufacturing sector, revolutionising how businesses optimise operations, enhance productivity, and respond to disruptions. This session explores the practi …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    This session will explore the challenges and opportunities in the food sector’s transition to a more sustainable, low-carbon future. Experts will discuss the latest efforts to reduce emissions, improv …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    In an era of global disruptions, from climate change to geopolitical instability and supply chain shocks, resilience has never been more critical for the food and drink industry. This panel will bring …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    Join FoodBev Media as they unveil the best products from the international food and beverage industry. Every year, the World Food Innovation Awards bring together the creative minds and the most innov …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    The IFE Manufacturing Ingredients Awards in association with IFST recognises excellence across the food and drink ingredients industry. Winners of the five categories will be announced plus an overall …
Future Food Stage
Future Food
    Future Food Stage
    As the global conversation around nutrition intensifies, the classification of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) continues to spark debate among health experts, policymakers, and food industry professional …
    Future Food Stage
    Join leading experts and advocates to explore how regenerative farming practices can restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and contribute to sustainable food systems. Learn about the role of rege …
    Future Food Stage
    Discover how supermarket and wholesaler accelerators and incubators are driving innovation in retail. From helping startups refine products to enabling supermarkets to stay ahead of trends and diversi …
    Future Food Stage
    In the presentation Kate will delve into some shifts in consumer behaviour that are shaping the market landscape. Kate will start by examining the key priorities of consumers in 2025, highlighting how …
    Future Food Stage
    As the food and drink industry increasingly embraces digital transformation, it becomes a prime target for cyberattacks. From supply chain vulnerabilities to ransomware threats, the stakes are higher …
    Future Food Stage
    In this panel, experts from the food and drink sector will explore how online shopping behaviours are increasingly shaping product trends and consumer preferences. With e-commerce platforms offering r …
Trends & Innovation Platform
Trends & Innovation Platform
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    As the link between diet, gut health, and overall well-being becomes clearer, food is emerging as a powerful tool not just for nourishment but for prevention and treatment. This session will explore t …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    FGS Ingredients, a family-owned business with over 50 years of expertise in importing, processing and distributing natural ingredients, faced an unexpected challenge last year when a voluntary recall …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    Join Charles Banks, co-founder of thefoodpeople, as he unveils the key food and beverage trends shaping 2025 and 2026, with a focus on how these trends are already influencing products at IFE and IFE …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    In today’s competitive landscape, innovation alone isn’t enough to guarantee success. To truly stand out, businesses need to leverage the power of branding to amplify and empower their innovations. In …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    As the food industry evolves to meet growing consumer demands for healthier, sustainable, and transparent products, reformulation strategies play a crucial role. This session will explore the dynamic …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    As global supply chains face rising costs, evolving consumer expectations, and increasing legislative pressures, the role of contract packing and manufacturing has become more critical than ever. This …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    Curious why an increasing number of F&B brands are targeting the airline sector? Discover the secrets to their success at the Buyer's Panel hosted by TickEat. This event brings you face-to-face with k …
Future Food Stage
Future Food
    Future Food Stage
    Join us for an inspiring fireside chat with Renée Elliott, visionary founder of Planet Organic, and Holly Shackleton, Editor of Speciality Food Magazine. Together, they will explore Renée’s journey fr …
    Future Food Stage
    This session will delve into how AI-driven technologies are reshaping procurement, logistics, pricing strategies, and inventory management across food and beverage supply chains. From AI’s role in dem …
    Future Food Stage
    Leveraging their FoodTech Data Navigator database of 10,500+ FoodTech startup and scaleup companies and 10+ years of investment transaction history, Forward Fooding will share their insights on how Fo …
    Future Food Stage
    Discover how veganism and plant-based products are shaping the future of food and drink in this compelling panel discussion. With insights into retail strategies, consumer behaviours, and the evolutio …
    Future Food Stage
    As the global demand for fresh, sustainable, and locally grown produce continues to rise, vertical farming is emerging as a game-changer in the future of food production. This session will explore how …
Trends & Innovation Platform
Trends & Innovation Platform
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    Modern slavery remains a pressing issue in global supply chains, particularly in industries such as manufacturing, food, and beverage. This panel will examine the challenges companies face in identify …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    The UK’s 35,000 convenience stores each sell an average of 4,500 different products in a year. Cutting through the noise retailers are faced with to make your brand one they might choose to stock is d …
  1. Trends & Innovation Platform
    With continued pressure on brands and retailers to provide food and drink products on time, at the right price and to take account of regulatory requirements, the BCMPA, the association for contract m …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    Audits for the updated BRCGS Global Standard Packaging Materials Issue 7 begin this April, and businesses across the packaging industry are gearing up to meet the new requirements. This expert-led ses …
    Trends & Innovation Platform
    Upcycling is gaining traction in the food and drink industry, with companies finding innovative ways to transform by-products into valuable ingredients. As sustainability and nutrition take centre sta …

 

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