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IFE Manufacturing Seminar Programme 2026

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Culinary focus (1)Interview (7)Marketing and branding (6)Awards (2)Panel Session (23)New product development (6)Presentation (18)Trends and insights (17)Diversity and inclusion (2)Import/Export (6)Recruitment and retention (1)Technology (9)Health and ingredients (5)Economy and business (2)Processing and packaging (4)Sustainability (4)

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Marketing and branding
Culinary focus
Interview
Awards
Panel Session
New product development
Presentation
Trends and insights
Diversity and inclusion
Import/Export
Technology
Recruitment and retention
Health and ingredients
Economy and business
Processing and packaging
Sustainability

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

10:30 11:15
( Your local time: - )

Sustainable sourcing: Ingredients with purpose

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Nina Spencer, Global Sales Manager - Campden BRI

Speakers

Moira Howie, Independent Scientific Adviser

Nick Brown, ESG Director - Premier Foods

Sarah Blanchard, Freelance consultant - Figure out Food
11:30 12:15
( Your local time: - )

From lab to label: Ingredient innovation for the future

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Craig Leadley, Chief Executive - Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST)

Speakers

Chris Chuck, Chief Technology Officer - Clean Food Group

Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Professor/Director - Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein – Imperial College London
12:30 13:15
( Your local time: - )

Artificial intelligence in action: Ingredient discovery and new product development reimagined

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Mike Adams, Head of Product Innovation and Insights - Campden BRI

Speakers

Anna-Sophie Deetjen, Founder - Nibblr

Lauris Tanche, Food Science Engineer - NFI
13:30 14:15
( Your local time: - )

Product formulation: Ingredients for a healthy diet

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Amy Glass, Head of UK Diet and Health Policy - Food and Drink Federation

Speakers

Adam Collins, Associate Professor of Metabolic Nutrition - University of Surrey

Susan Arkley, Business Development Manager - Legumology
14:30 15:30
( Your local time: - )

IFE Manufacturing Ingredients Awards Ceremony

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Presenter

Federico Dellafiore, Event Manager - IFE & IFE Manufacturing

Robert Edge-Partington, Senior Communications Manager - Institute of Food Science & Technology
16:00 17:00
( Your local time: - )

World Food Innovation Awards 2026

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Presenter

Melissa Bradshaw, Group Editor - FoodBev Media

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

10:45 11:30
( Your local time: - )

FDEA Masterclass. Exporting 101: From first shipment to first success

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Barney Mauleverer, Chairman - FDEA

Katie Birrell, Managing Director - FDEA
11:45 12:30
( Your local time: - )

FDEA Masterclass: Top 10 export mistakes (and how to avoid costly ones)

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Barney Mauleverer, Chairman - FDEA

Katie Birrell, Managing Director - FDEA
12:45 13:30
( Your local time: - )

FDEA Masterclass: What buyers really want. Winning on pitch, price, promos and partnerships

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Barney Mauleverer, Chairman - FDEA

Katie Birrell, Managing Director - FDEA
14:00 14:45
( Your local time: - )

Demystifying food and drink free trade agreements

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Moderator

William Barns-Graham, Executive Editor - Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Speakers

Joseph Goldsworthy, Trade and customs specialist - Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
15:15 16:00
( Your local time: - )

Breaking the UK with sizzling socials and masterful marketing

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Vhari Russell, Founder - The Food Marketing Experts

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

10:45 11:30
( Your local time: - )

How smart supply chains encourage real growth

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Presenter

Marco Salort Pons, Digital Commercial Lead - Brambles
11:45 12:30
( Your local time: - )

Retail 2030: Forecasting the future for UK supermarkets

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Presenter

Bryan Roberts, Retail Futures Senior Partner - IGD
12:45 13:30
( Your local time: - )

EAT-Lancet explained: What does it mean for real-world food businesses?

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Alex Hyde, Directing Food Scientist/Nutritionist - Flourish Food Science

Speakers

Mike Barry, Co-Founder - Planeatry Alliance
13:45 14:30
( Your local time: - )

Future-proof your place in food and drink wholesale, with FWD

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

James Bielby, Chief Executive - Federation of Wholesale Distributors

Speakers

Eleanor Pugh, Buyer - Caterforce Group

Georgina Buckle, National Account Executive - Away from Home, Kraft Heinz

Nic Mynot, Commercial Lead - Lumina Intelligence

Zara Heathcote, Commercial Team Lead - DCS Group
14:45 15:30
( Your local time: - )

Feeding the future: How mood-boosting nutrition is shaping innovation

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Mecca Ibrahim, Co-Founder - Women in The Food Industry

Speakers

Helen Snook, Co-Founder - INDI Supplements

Nicola Moore, Registered Nutritional Therapist - Nicola Moore Nutrition & Wellbeing

Nureen Glaves, CEO & Founder, Public Health Nutritionist and Chef - Feed Me Good

Vanessa Marx, Executive Chef - Riverhouse Restaurant, Bingham Riverhouse, Richmond
15:45 16:30
( Your local time: - )

Closing the loop and turning food waste into value with the power of AI

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Andy Richardson MBE, Chairman of Frive and Partner of European Food & Farming Partnership - European Food and Farming Partnerships

Speakers

Alex Smith, CEO - FuturePlus

Dave Elliman, Chief of Software Engineering - Zühlke

Illtud Dunsford, CEO - Cellular Agriculture

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

10:15 11:00
( Your local time: - )

The big food and drink predictions for 2026, with Mintel

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Presenter

Alice Pilkington, Associate Principal - Mintel
11:15 12:00
( Your local time: - )

Powering progress: Supporting women in food leadership

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Amy Wilkinson, Founder and Podcaster - Fearless Foodies

Speakers

Ross Dennison, Senior Commercial and Technical Food industry leader - Greencore

Tracy Southwell, Managing Director - March Foods
12:15 13:00
( Your local time: - )

What’s driving organic right now? Market insights revealed with the Soil Association

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Alex Cullen, Commercial & Marketing Director - Soil Association
13:30 14:00
( Your local time: - )

Unlock your supply chain's full visibility with BRCGS

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform
14:30 15:15
( Your local time: - )

When insight meets creativity: The rise of food and drink brands

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Rozz Algar, Global Services Director - HRA Global, Agri, Food & Drink Consulting

Speakers

Hamish Renton, CEO - HRA Global, Agri, Food & Drink Consulting

Kelly Mackenzie, Founder & Creative Director - White Bear Studios
15:30 16:15
( Your local time: - )

Inside the FoodTech 500: What are the trends shaping agri-foodtech?

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Presenter

Alessio D'Antino, Founding Partner and CEO - Forward Fooding

Max Leveau, Founding Partner and COO - Forward Fooding

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

11:00 11:45
( Your local time: - )

FDEA Masterclass: Defra's top tips exposed. Eradicate your export issues now!

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Moderator

Paul Abley, Director of Community, Events and Partnerships - FDEA
12:00 12:45
( Your local time: - )

FDEA Masterclass: Navigating nerve-wracking geo-politics

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Moderator

Paul Abley, Director of Community, Events and Partnerships - FDEA

Speakers

David Hill, Managing Director - Cocoda Ltd
13:00 13:45
( Your local time: - )

Getting your goods over the border without the headaches

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Moderator

William Barns-Graham, Executive Editor - Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Speakers

Joseph Goldsworthy, Trade and customs specialist - Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
14:00 14:45
( Your local time: - )

Supermarket sweep: What it takes to win with UK retailers

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Moderator

Rachel O'Brien, Co-Founder and Director - Subrosa Ltd

Speakers

Alberto Volpe, Direttore Generale and Director - Italia del Gusto Consortium and Ciao Gusto Ltd

Amanda Peberdy, Co-Founder and Director - Subrosa Ltd

Natasha Fishwick, Head of Supply and Operations - Subrosa

Shezad Aslam, Founder - Aagrah Foods
15:00 15:45
( Your local time: - )

Winning with tomorrow’s consumer: IGD's top three shifts that can’t be ignored

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Nick Miles, Director of Retail Analysis - IGD

Sneha Haria, Insight Manager - IGD
16:00 16:30
( Your local time: - )

Fueling growth and sustainability through food safety

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Necat Kirkil, Regional Market Representative - Foundation FSSC

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

10:45 11:30
( Your local time: - )

Food forecasting: Top 10 food and beverage trends for 2026/27

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Presenter

Charles Banks, Director & Co-Founder - thefoodpeople
11:45 12:30
( Your local time: - )

How plant-based foods are still transforming the industry

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Mecca Ibrahim, Co-Founder - Women in The Food Industry

Speakers

Carla Casadei, Co-Founder and Executive Chef - Casadei Foods

Claire Ogley, Head of Campaigns, Policy and Research - The Vegan Society

Hannah Carter, Founder and CEO - OGGS

Sarah Bentley, Campaign Manager, Founder & Ambassador, Author - Made In Hackney, NHS's Plant Based Health Professionals
12:45 13:30
( Your local time: - )

Cyber ready: Protecting your business in a high-risk digital world

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

James Bielby, Chief Executive - Federation of Wholesale Distributors
13:45 14:30
( Your local time: - )

What happens when demand shrinks? Rethinking the food system

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Barney Mauleverer, Chairman - FDEA
14:45 15:30
( Your local time: - )

See yourself, buy it! How the power of representation can drive sales

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Rebecca Oliver-Mooney, Founder - Raising the Glass

Speakers

Emma Thackray, Co-Founder - Hip Pop

Lotte Tregear, Category and E-Comm Director - Red Bull

Matt Bowler-Jones, CEO - Hip Pop
15:45 16:30
( Your local time: - )

All aboard... What can we learn from F&B travel buyers?

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Heerum Fleary, MD and Founder - TickEat and Navigate TTF

Speakers

Gaelle Vernet, Head of Food and Beverage - Momentum Services

Hari Ghotra, Senior Manager – Inflight Food and Beverage Development - Virgin Atlantic Airways

Sara Jenson, Hospitality Manager - LNER

Zoe Farmer, Interim Category Lead Retail - International Airlines Group

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

10:15 11:00
( Your local time: - )

Serving up wellness for 2026, with FMCG Gurus

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Presenter

Benjamin Campaniello, Content and Data Analyst - FMCG Gurus
11:15 12:00
( Your local time: - )

Consumer research built for the product, not the PowerPoint

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Clare Otridge, Founder & Director - Grounded Research

Speakers

Joshua Beth, Head of Product - Holy Moly Ltd.
12:15 12:45
( Your local time: - )

Growing with purpose: The Frive story

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Andy Richardson MBE, Chairman of Frive and Partner of European Food & Farming Partnership - European Food and Farming Partnerships

Speakers

George Taylor, Founder & CEO - Frive
13:00 13:45
( Your local time: - )

Smart factories, smarter people: The skills powering the future of food

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Melissa Bradshaw, Group Editor - FoodBev Media

Speakers

Andrew Martin, Head of Food, Drink and Agri-tech - Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

Richard Werran, Global Director Retail, Consumer & Food - BSI
14:00 14:45
( Your local time: - )

Fantastic food failures: The mistakes no one talks about

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Stephen Minall, Founder - FDReviews

Speakers

Bruce Isaacs, Co-founder - Smart-Training Ai

Daniel Barron, Director & Founder - Dan Barron Consulting Limited

Georgie Barulis, Founder - WomaWoma

Laura Strapp, Freelance Food and Drink Buyer
15:00 15:45
( Your local time: - )

Letting go to grow: How brands are rethinking supply chains

IFE Manufacturing - Trends & Innovation Platform

Moderator

Ton Knipscheer, Executive Director - European Co-Packers Association

Speakers

Annie Berni, Founder - SauceSi

Matt Boyle, Sales Director Food Packaging - Metsä Board

Paul Jenkins, Managing Director - ThePackHub

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

10:30 11:15
( Your local time: - )

Judged and trusted: How recognition accelerates growth in the UK

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Moderator

Simon Wright, Chair of Judges - UK Quality Food & Drink Awards

Speakers

Lars Fey, Export Director - Insula Danmark

Michelle Charrington, Business Development Director - Invest Northern Ireland
12:30 12:50
( Your local time: - )

Keeping forests out of our food supply chains

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Maggie Fitzherbert, Senior Responsible Resourcing Manager - Soil Association
13:15 14:00
( Your local time: - )

Top 10 tasty trends powering food and drink growth

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Presenter

Bob Bayman, Managing Director - Elephants Can't Jump

Danielle Horsley, Senior Brand Builder - Elephants Can't Jump
14:15 15:00
( Your local time: - )

Breaking into Britain: How do global food brands win in the UK?

IFE Manufacturing - Business Growth Stage

Moderator

Rozz Algar, Global Services Director - HRA Global, Agri, Food & Drink Consulting

Speakers

Hamish Renton, CEO - HRA Global, Agri, Food & Drink Consulting

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

10:45 11:30
( Your local time: - )

Forget ads, let your brand story do the talking!

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Ben Ebbrell, Co-founder - Sorted Food
11:45 12:30
( Your local time: - )

From soil to shelf, the sustainable way

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Karen Green, Speaker, Author and Consultant - Buyerology Ltd

Speakers

Harriet Trewin, Food System Transformation Lead - WRAP

Marcela Flores, CEO - TierraSphere

Mark Machin, Food Development Manager - Soil Association
12:45 13:30
( Your local time: - )

From invisible to unmissable: How AI search can find your brand

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Presenter

Sam Chance, Founder - Scrumptious Marketing
13:45 14:30
( Your local time: - )

Frozen food reimagined: How do UK consumers see it now?

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Presenter

Louise Collier, Category Director - Birds Eye UK

Rupert Ashby, Chief Executive - BFFF
14:45 15:30
( Your local time: - )

Why 'Banging in Some Beans' makes good business sense...

IFE - Future Food Stage sponsored by Brambles Digital

Moderator

Rebecca Tobi, Head of Business Transformation - Food Foundation

Speakers

Beth Latham, Head of Category - Bold Bean Co

Sarah Healey, Senior Company Nutritionist - Mitchells & Butlers

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