Tuesday 21st November 2023
- 2024/25 Online Trend Summit
- Streamed live on Whova in GMT

Our 10th Annual Food & Beverage Trend Summit was streamed live on 21st November 2023
Catch up on the 2024/25 speaker sessions on trendhub and Whova
Shift the Future of Food & Drink by harnessing the power of trends & foresight.
2024/25 will be years of monumental shift in food and drink - Immerse with thousands of other industry influencers from across the globe to be inspired and 'make sense' of the future food and beverage trends horizon for 2024/25.
Our Speakers
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thefoodpeople
As a team we’ll be sharing with you various elements of our 2024/25 annual trend predictions.
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Charles Banks, Co-Founder, thefoodpeople
Charles will bring to life the 2024/25 trends framework and explore the defining areas of change on the foresight horizon in this era of momentous change in food and drink.
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Amelia Boothman, Strategy Consultant
Amelia will be discussing the 2024/25 ‘Social & Cultural’ forces and drivers in Food and Beverage, both in and out of home.
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Shokofeh Hejazi, Head of Insight, thefoodpeople
Shokofeh brings her expertise in trends together with her experience in retail & hospitality in the UK & overseas, to share the culinary & gastronomic trends for 2024/25, from food philosophies & cooking techniques to cuisines & ingredients.
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Reniera O'Donnell, Food Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Reniera joins us to talk about the exciting Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Food Initiative and by redesigning the way we produce our food, we can regenerate nature.
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Dominie Fearn, Founding Director, The Wild Hare Group
Dominie joins us to talk about how better is possible in food & drink and that by using circular and regenerative production systems we can restore soil health helping biodiversity thrive.
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Kate Hofman, Founder and Chief Brand Officer, GrowUp Farms
Kate joins us to talk about agricultural supply chain resilience, sustainable food systems, the benefits and technological advancements of indoor vertical growing.
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Dr. Kevin Hall, Senior Investigator, NIDDK
*NIDDK - National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Kevin joins us to talk about the findings of his work into the casual effects related to the over consumption of UPF, how not all UPF's are created the same and what this means for the food industry going forward.
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Megan Van Someren, CCO, Jamie Oliver Group
Megan joins us to discuss the Jamie Oliver Group's ambitious social impact agenda, maintaining brand relevance and growth as well as creating a multi-channel experience whilst delivering on the brand’s promise of enabling better and more joyful mealtimes.
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More speakers announced soon!
We'll be adding more exciting speakers to summit line up very soon!
What's included?
- The highlights of thefoodpeople's Annual Trend Foresight Predictions for 2024/25
- Trend Foresight Predictions for 2024/25 Highlights Downloadable Infographic Poster
- Inspirational and thought-provoking key notes & presentations, relevant for all aspects of the food and drink industry, to truly bring trends to life
- Ask questions to thefoodpeople team in the virtual event platform
What's included as a trendhub subscriber?
As a paid for trendhub subscriber, you'll also access the following within trendhub:
- Annual Trend Foresight Digital Book for 2024/25
- Cuisine & Ingredients Predictions for 2024/25
- Trends & Cuisine Videos for 2024/25
- Interactive Trends Map
- Copies of all presentations and video recordings
- Annual Trend Foresight 2024/25 Downloadable Infographic Poster
- Explainer videos for all food and beverage mega trends & social cultural trends
Registrations are now closed for the 2024/25 Virtual Trend Summit
To create the best possible summit attendee experience, we'll be broadcasting live on the Whova virtual event platform. To join the event, you'll first need to select (1) in the drop down above, click to 'register' where you'll be directed to Whova to complete your registration details and then create a Whova account.
You will be sent the event 'joining link' by email once you have registered however we will send these details again prior to the Summit starting.
The Online Trend Summit will be broadcast live in GMT (London) on 21st November 2023 and access to the Online Trends Summit is FREE of charge.
Whilst every effort will be made to ensure the full, advertised agenda goes ahead on the day of the Summit, please note that the line-up is subject to change, without prior notice, if circumstances beyond our control dictate this.
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Date:
21st November 2023 - Broadcast Live in GMT (London) on the Whova virtual event platform, with replays on youtube, trendhub (subscribers) and via email from 22nd November 2023
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Location:
On desktop or mobile App, at work or at home!! Virtual Live Broadcast - Whova virtual event platform
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Timings:
Live 08.00 - 18.00 GMT (London) - Exact timings TBC
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Entry:
A joining link will be shared by email prior to the Summit date. To join you must have completed the 2-step registration process on Whova.
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Contact Us:
For further details, registration or Whova account set up queries, please email us on events@thefoodpeople.co.uk