Future food trends are set to be the key focus at London’s exclusive City Food Lecture 2016.
One of the most important, prestigious and exciting dates in the industry calendar, the annual, invitation-only event, which this year takes place on Feburary 16 at London’s prestigious Guildhall, features a keynote address from a leading industry figure on a topic they see as being most important in shaping the way food is produced, distributed, marketed, sold and consumed.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Christophe Jouan, Chief Executive of The Future Foundation, with a lecture entitled: “What, When and How will we be eating in 2025?”
The address promises to provide cutting edge insight into future food trends and, it is hoped, will be a catalyst for significant debate across the industry.
Other speakers include former star of the BBC’s “The Apprentice”, Margaret Mountford, who will chair a panel discussion featuring Judith Batchelar, director of brands at Sainsbury’s, Chris Elliot, a Professor of Food Safety at the University of Belfast and food writer and futurologist, Lyndon Gee.
The Lord Mayor of London is also set to be in attendance and will provide a welcome address.
Keynote speaker, Christophe Jouan, said: “I’m very excited and honoured to be asked to give the keynote address at such a prestigious event for the UK food industry.
“The Future Foundation has looked in depth at the myriad of factors which affect global food trends and some of our findings, I believe, will be an eye opener for even experienced industry insiders.
“I sincerely hope people will enjoy the evening and I look forward to meeting the key figures from the British food industry in person.”
The City Food Lecture is organised by seven City of London livery companies whose roots are in the food industry – namely the Worshipful Companies of Bakers, Butchers, Cooks, Farmers, Fishmongers, Fruiterers and Poulters.
Previous keynote speakers at the City Food Lecture include Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King, Unilever chief executive Paul Polman, former Cadbury Schweppes chairman, John Sunderland, and former Tesco chief executive, Sir Terry Leahy.
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