City Food and Drink Lecture

An annual, invitation-only lecture on the future of the food and drink industry, organised by the UK's City of London livery companies #CFDL2024

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Thank you to everyone who was involved with and attended the 23rd City Food & Drink Lecture. It was a fantastic evening filled with critical discussion and insights on how we can take the UK food system from good to great.

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The #CFDL2024 panel discussion has commenced! Hosted by @charlottebsmith and joined by @NFUtweets President, Tom Bradshaw, Group CEO at New England Seafood International Group, Dan Aherne, and Executive Director at The Food Foundation, Anna Taylor.

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Keynote speaker and CEO of @sainsburys Simon Roberts shares his key skills and advice on how we can take the UK food system from good to great #CFDL2024

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The 2024 City Food & Drink Lecture has officially commenced! Looking forward to hearing the keynote speech from Simon Roberts, CEO of @sainsburys #CFDL2024

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Time to welcome our #FGF2024 panel, sharing their personal journey’s and expert insights with the future generation of food industry leaders

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The #FGF2024 Soapbox session has begun! We’re all set to hear from a diverse range of students who have interesting stories to tell about the ways they’ve forged a career in the industry

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Kate Taylor, @AbpFoods UK Apprenticeships and Early Careers Manager highlights how important it is to encourage young people to join the food industry and outlines the different pathways available to securing a entry-level role

#FGF2024

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Lucy Edwards, @AbpFoods UK Customer Sustainability Controller tells #FGF2024 “not to be unafraid of being entrepreneurial and putting forward your ideas” when you start out on your career in food

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@AbpFoods C&D Management Trainee Sam Wheeler encourages fellow FGF attendees to “take any opportunities, step out of your comfort zone and have fun along the way” as they navigate their careers.

#FGF2024

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Second speaker, Elizabeth Clarke, discusses how she embarked on a journey in food without a degree in the sector and instead going through @AbpFoods graduate scheme

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First speaker for the afternoon, James Simpson shares his career journey in Engineering with @AbpFoods, highlighting the diverse range of opportunities within the business to work on different projects and learn new skills

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The @AbpFoods 2024 Future Generation Forum has officially kicked off! Looking forward to hearing from students and experts alike this afternoon as we tackle challenges and opportunities in food.

#CFDL2024 #FGF2024

[Prof. Jude Capper 🐄🐂🐑 @Bovidiva]

So excited for the @AbpFoods Future Generation of Food Forum just before the @CityFoodLecture on Monday. Will be great to hear such inspirational speakers presenting to students and people early in their food careers. https://t.co/fz7ZWsNKQ2 @HarperAdamsUni

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CFDL chair John Giles says of the Future Generation Forum (FGF), Sponsored by @AbpFoods :

“It's a very important part of Lecture day, addressing the most important contemporary issues of the day - and for tomorrow - facing the UK & international agri food and drink supply chain”

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We'd like to give a special thank you to @AbpFoods, for sponsoring the Future Generation Forum. The ABP team spoke of the abundance of opportunities in pursuing any career in the journey from farm to fork, ending with an engaging Q&A session with the 80+ students attending.

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Thank you to this year's panel of industry experts; @charlottebsmith, Sophie Lawrence, @theblackfarmer and Sue Davies for coming together to discuss the future of food and drink sustainability.

#FoodSector #DrinkSector #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CFDL2023

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We'd like to thank Sir Charles Godfray for delivering his impactful lecture as keynote speaker to a packed Guildhall.

Sir Charles gave a compelling speech on 'The shifting challenges in building a just, healthy and sustainable food and drink system'.

#CFDL2023

[John Giles @JohnGiles1871]

Last pic from last night... panel session in full flow @CityFoodLecture supported by @FarmersCompany @FruitLivery @TWCDLondon @PoultersCompany @cooks_livery @WCOBakers @WCBLivery @FishmongersCo and sponsors including @RathbonesGroup @HSBC_UK @agri_epi @roythornes @compassgroupuk

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Monday saw our editor @bethgrylls at the Guildhall in London for the 22nd @CityFoodLecture as 600+ industry guests gathered to hear Sir Charles Godfray discuss the biggest challenges of our time. Read our coverage here https://t.co/2QPT1qL9G3
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Thank you to everyone who attended the City Food and Drink Lecture 2023 on Monday, for what was a highly engaging evening.

We had around 650 prominent food & drink industry guests in attendance at The Guildhall, with even more attending online.
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