Future Food Movement

Expert speakers, inspiring conversations and powerful networking - it’s been an exciting year! Don’t miss out on what’s next 🤝 Join Future Food Movement to unlock exclusive access to our expert events and more! ✨

William believes the only future is a Net Zero future. 🌍 In this crucial decade for climate action, the transition is already happening—don’t get left behind. 🚀 Discover where the industry is headed and the opportunities for food professionals through the Sustainability Accelerator, proving that real growth comes from sustainability by achieving net zero reduction targets each year. 📈🌱 No matter your role in the food value chain, you can learn, share challenges, explore opportunities, and find real-world solutions to the issues the food industry can solve. 💡 Find out Will’s take on Net Zero in the Food Sector – Challenges, Opportunities and Why It Matters Now https://lnkd.in/esfUBEJq  Kate Cawley William Clare (CEnv) Stephanie Gnissios Katie Allen Louise Nicholls Rebecca Hesketh

The food industry needs future leaders who understand critical climate topics as the urgency for action grows 🌱 📈 The Future Food Movement Sustainability Accelerator equips teams with the foundational knowledge, greater confidence and a new network to turn sustainability into a competitive advantage and drive long-term growth.

Join us at Sustainable Foods 2025 🥳🌍🌯 The 4th International Sustainable Foods Conference is back on the 28th-29th January 2025, at The Business Design Centre, London. Next year’s theme is all about ‘building pathways to net zero food and drink systems.’ The conference convenes global policy makers, F&D executives, agribusinesses, innovators, and financiers. Louis Bedwell, Head of Future Food Movement joins an esteemed group of speakers, including Simon Roberts (CEO Sainsbury's), Archana Jagannathan (CSO, PepsiCo), James Mayer (President UK & Eire Danone), Bas Padberg (MD, Arla Foods) and Andrew Selley (CEO, Bidfood UK). For the full speaker line-up, agenda and to register - visit: https://lnkd.in/efZhgMpd Register now and use our exclusive code SFFUTURE10 for a further 10% off!

Huge congrats to Greencore on their FY24 Sustainability Report – Towards a Better Future for Food, People, and the Planet 🌎📃 fresh off the press, crafted with our colleagues in the Veris Strategies team! 📣 The key pillars of Greencore’s Better Future Plan: 🌱 Sourcing with Integrity 🏭 Making with Care 🍽️ Feeding with Pride This report also highlights their commitment to 'People at the Core,' addressing critical themes like human rights, community impact, governance, and transparency. We’ve loved collaborating with FFM Business Member Greencore this year – their involvement and contribution to the FFM network has been incredible! From Fran Haycock and Toby Lancaster attending our Supper Club with The C-suite, to Lee Finney, Chief Operations Officer, speaking on our keynote panel at the Business Leaders Dinner and Forum, Farmer Advisory Board engagement with Andy Read and Ellie Harrison, and upskilling with Rachel Smith, Frances Meese and her team, Katie Harvey and many more. Well worth checking out their comprehensive report, which demonstrates how food businesses can shape a sustainable food system for the future. This is leadership in sustainability ! 💡

Supermarkets ‘putting profits above human rights’? 🍅 The BBC recently reported that Italian tomato purées sold in UK supermarkets may contain tomatoes linked to forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region. ❌ Misleading marketing, labelling or describing products as "Italian,” blindsides consumers who want to make ethical choices. We spoke to Katrina Anderson, Principal Associate at Mills & Reeve, about this 👇 👇 “These kind of exposés serve to illustrate how complex food supply chains are and that the risk of food fraud remains high. They also highlight the importance of consistent programs of supply chain diligence to ensure that food labels are accurate compliant and not misleading. The ongoing risk of modern slavery within the food supply chain needs to factored in to all food business with international supply chain’s compliance with the Modern Slavery Act.” On #HumanRightsDay, this starts with building a more transparent and collaborative supply chain 🔗 That’s why Human Rights with Louise Nicholls is a key Masterclass in our Sustainability Accelerator Programme. 📌 The next programme kicks off on February 3rd—join us in 2025! Reach out to secure your spot.

Ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all is vital but it also unlocks extraordinary opportunities for innovation, investment, and entrepreneurial impact That was the topic of conversation at Blue Earth Forum. I had the pleasure of hosting a brilliant panel and flying the Future Food Movement flag; ➡️ Ben Newton, CIO at Yeo Ventures ➡️ Archie Mason, Partner at Bramble Partners ➡️ Christopher Ramsay, Partner at Pelican Ag We talked on: government policy, consumer trends, investment opportunities, UPF, GLP-1's, regenerative farming, big data and balancing purpose and profit. The big takeaway: The food industry is going through a period of extreme disruption, but with that comes a huge opportunity to redefine the status quo. We're optimistic. Thanks as always to Guy Hayler and Rosie Riley for the invitation (and the picture ft Tim Etherington-Judge's suit!)

Agriculture needs bold leaders - like Ben Williams!  As one of our FFM Farmer Advisory Board members and newly appointed Director of The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) (2026–2028), Ben is set to champion farmer voices at the UK’s leading agri-food conference. Sustainability Manager at Leprino Foods UK and EU, Ben helps over 400 farmers produce sustainable dairy and wants to ensure their voices are heard.  Our Farmer Advisory Board Meeting takes place this afternoon, we’re looking to answer 👇👇 How can policies and regulation support farmers in growing healthy sustainable food, and what role can businesses play in advocating for this transition? Senior leaders are attending from Compass Group, Act4Food, Greencore, Samworth Brothers, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Amazon Fresh, Hilton Foods, Premier Foods, ABP Food Group, Cranswick Country Foods PLC, Mills & Reeve, The Billington Group, Belazu | B Corp™, British Sugar, Mondra and Advertising Standards Authority and more. Do YOU want YOUR organisation to actively participate in bridging the gap between industry and agriculture to build more supportive supply chains?  Every job is a climate job - sign up your organisation now and join mission-driven businesses at Future Food Movement.  Joining info is linked in the comments 💥 and, for members, so is your chance to get to know Ben. #FoodIndustry #FarmingCommunity #Agribusiness #Collaboration 

Welcome to our new Strategic Partner, ShareAction.   Find out what gets Catherine Howarth OBE, CEO of ShareAction out of bed each morning and how her style of leadership is driving change for a just and inclusive food system transition 👇   https://lnkd.in/eEHnjBHH