Boost Profits With Trend-Led Food & Drink NPD: Stay Ahead Of The Curve & Excite Customers With Profitable NPD & Product Innovations Driven By Insights Into The Latest Health, Packaging, Consumer, Shopper, Sustainability, Ingredient & Retailer Trends To Monetise New Growth Opportunities.
A One-Day, Brand-Led, Conference & Networking Event, 8th October 2019, Oe Great George Street, Central London.
32 Leading NPD Professionals Stay Ahead Of The Curve & Excite Customers With Profitable NPD & Product Innovations Driven By Insights Into The Latest Health, Packaging, Consumer, Shopper, Sustainability, Ingredient & Retailer Trends To Monetise New Growth Opportunities:
- Hot Trends & Innovations - What’s New, What’s Next? Hit the trends jackpot and boost sales with exciting innovations and trend-led NPD
- Unlock The Secrets To Profitable NPD: Leverage investment-worthy trends from concept to launch for the next must-have product and consistently-successful NPD
- Satisfy Demand For Greener Packaging & Sustainable Products: Meet consumer expectations with next-level packaging and sustainability innovations
- Monetise Emerging Health Trends: Tap into the latest health and nutrition trends to deliver nutritious, tasty products and excite consumers
- Customer Insight, Shopper Behaviours & ConsumerCentric Innovation: Future-proof your NPD with the latest insights into consumer motivations, influences and expectations
- Lucrative Plant-Based Products With Mass Appeal: Win over vegans, carnivores and flexitarians alike and broaden your product appeal
- New Ingredients, Cuisines & Flavours To Sky-Rocket Sales: Stand out with trend-driven, tasty and exciting product offerings
- Retailer Insights For Win-Win NPD: Boost NPD profitability by anticipating and adapting to the latest retail channels
- Trends ‘Deep Dive’ Innovator-Led Interactive Discussions: Sugar • Flextarianism • Proteins • Meat Replacements • Clean & Natural Foods • Convenience • Drink Trends • International
Why Attend This NPD Food & Drink Conference?
- 32 Brands, 1 Day
- Five Years Of On-Trend, Market-Beating Insights
- Exciting Taste Demos From Trailblazing Chefs
- Facilitated Hot-Trend Peer Discussions: a) Social Media b) Waste c) Market Disruptors d) Brexit e) Macro Drivers for Better NPD
- Retailer Insights Panel
- Luxury New Venue
- Just 1 Day Out of The Office
- 97% Average Delegate Satisfaction Rating
32 Heads of Food & Drink Product Development Tackle Your Toughest Challenges In 1 Day: Winning NPD • Trends & Innovations • Trends Deep Dive • Packaging & Sustainability Innovations • Health Trends • Consumer Insights, Shopper Behaviours • Plant-Based Opportunities • Ingredients & Flavours • Concept To Launch Showcase • Retailer Insights
Please See Below For The NPD Food & Drink Conference Programme Outline.
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08.30 Registration, Coffee & Informal Networking
09.00 GIC Welcome, Interactive Voting Introduction & Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks
Arun Prahbhu
Global Category & Brand Director
Arla Foods
Ann Dunn
Head of Product Development & Quality
Harrods
WINNING NPD
09.20 Find The Winning Formula: Hit The Jackpot By Turning The Right Trends Into Outstanding NPD
Hannah McKay
Head of Food & Beverage
Caffè Nero
TRENDS & INNOVATIONS
09.40 Optimise Key Trends To Create Commercially-Successful Products & Sky Rocket Sales With Exciting Innovations
Ricardo Brenna
Head of Insights
Ferrero UK & Ireland
Paul Thomas
Head of Insight
Asahi Beer
Marco Zacharia
Director of Food & Beverage Solutions (Mainstream Brands EMEA)
Intercontinental Hotel Group
Dougie Hastings
Head of Proposition
Prezzo
Martyn Clover
Head of Food
Tortilla Mexican Grill
Gráinne Allen
Head of Food & Beverage Development
Whitbread
Joe Benn
Co-Founder & UK Managing Director
Ugly Drinks
DIVE DEEPER
10.10 Interactive NPD Trends Breakout Discussions
A) Flexitarianism
Rachel Chatterton
Food Director
Gousto
B) Proteins
Emma Lewis
Group Head of R&D Veg & Meals and Culinary Lead
Nomad Foods
C) Convenience
Melanie Tucker
Head of Out of Home
graze
D) International
Adam Wilcock
European R&D Director
Papa John’s International
E) Sugar F) Meat-Replacements G) Clean & Natural H) Drink Trends
10.30 Morning Refreshment Break With Informal, Facilitated Networking & Chef Demos
Omkar Mestry
Executive Head Chef Hilton
London Tower Bridge
Shereif Elfahhan
Head Chef
Wagamama
11.00 Discover How To Detect & Action New Category Trends Faster & Apply AI To Social Data In Order To Transform Your Insights Capability & Get To Market First
Richard Maryniak
Global Chief & Innovation Officer
Black Swan Data
PACKAGING & SUSTAINABILITY
11.20 It’s Not Easy Being Green: With Consumers, The Government & Retailers Increasingly Demanding Recyclable Packaging & Sustainable Products, How Can The Industry Deliver?
Speaker To Be Confirmed, Please Check The Website for Updates.
HEALTH
11.40 Capitalise On The Latest Health & Nutrition Trends: Insights Into How To Satisfy Consumers’ Evolving Definitions Of Healthy With On-Trend NPD
Kyrsten Halley
Head of Brand
Ryvita
Daniela Busseni
Head of Category Development – Sweet Treats
Premier Foods
Frankie Fox
Co-Founder & Head of Innovation
The Foraging Fox
James Kidman
Head of Food
Crussh Fit Foods & Juice Bars
12.10 From Novel To Mainstream: Navigating The Journey Of A New Ingredient Into Consumer Acceptance
Emma Gubisch
Head of Consumer & Sensory Insight
Leatherhead Food Research
12.25 Lunch Break With Informal, Facilitated Networking
PEER-TO-PEER DISCUSSION
12.55 Facilitated, Interactive Peer-To-Peer Discussions
A) Macro Drivers for Better NPD
Andrew Wardlaw
Insight Director
MMR Research Worldwide Ltd
B) Social Media C) Waste D) Market Disruptors E) Brexit
13.25 Co-Chair’s Afternoon Remarks
Gail Paddy
Own Brand Director
Morrisons PLC
Naomi Gardner
Innovation Director
Dairy Crest Limited
CONSUMER INSIGHTS & SHOPPER BEHAVIOURS
13.35 Unlocking The Latest Consumer Influences & Shopper Motivations Be Their ‘Go To’ Product
Jeremy Pang
Founder
School of Wok
Ian Hepburn
Transformation Director
Mars Wrigley UK
13.55 Bonus Session Reserved for Exclusive Conference Partner
PLANT-BASED INNOVATION
14.30 Overcoming Technical Hurdles & NPD Challenges To Create Profitable Plant-Based Foods With Mass Appeal
Gail Paddy
Own Brand Director
Morrisons PLC
INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS
14.30 Successfully Translating Emerging Ingredients & Flavours Into Your Product Portfolio With Up-To-The Minute Trends For Hot-Off-The-Press Products
Paul Dickinson
Director of Food
Fuller’s
Ian Craddock
Senior Research Chef
McCormick & Company
Steve Kearns
Managing Director
Cawston Press
Rusty Warren
NPD & Consumer Research Manager
Subway – UK & Ireland
15.20 Afternoon Refreshment Break & Informal Networking
CONCEPT TO LAUNCH
15.50 Exploring Different NPD Processes, Technologies & Trend Adoption To Maximise The Success Of Launches, Minimise False Starts & Consistently Produce Lucrative Products
16.10) Paul Thomas, Head of Insight, Asahi Beer
16.30) Joe Spence, Innovation Lead, innocent drinks
CASE STUDY
16.30 Implementing NPD with A Retailer
Daniela Busseni
Head of Category Development – Sweet Treats
Premier Foods
16.50 Conference Round-Up, Quick-Wins Advice & Co-Chairs’ Closing Remarks
17.00 Official Close Of Conference