Former Bill’s MD, Scott Macdonald is another new speaker for 2019. In his lunch! Keynote, he’ll be revealing what’s next for Sourced Market — outlining some of the ‘much needed’ changes the artisan deli, retail and dining brand has already made and what’s yet to come (2.15pm, 20 September in Keynote Theatre 1).
Whether our tribe is #vegan, #fitspo or #coffeelover, increasingly what we eat is becoming tied up in our culture, personal brand and our social media feed. In her Keynote at lunch!, Nicola Morris, MD – Corporate Services at Sodexo, will explore the food trends behind the tribes and explain how they’re using consumer insight to drive innovation and challenge competition from the catering industry, the high street and new disruptors (1.45pm, Friday 20 September).
Hannah McKay, head of food & beverages UK & Ireland at Caffè Nero, highly recommends lunch!, calling it a key ‘date in the diary for the food-to-go and the coffee shop sector’. She’s back at the show for 2019, hosting a must-attend Keynote in the new Coffee Shop Keynotes Theatre at 2.30pm on Friday 20 September.
Coffee shop operators looking for the inside track on what key trends will be shaping the food-to-go market in the years ahead, will find plenty of juicy insights at lunch!. Katherine Prowse, insights manager at MCA Insights and HIM, will be discussing ‘The Rise of Coffee Shops’ and their secrets of success. Providing an in-depth look at how coffee shop operators are looking beyond the coffee cup to maintain competitive advantage (10.30am, Friday 20 September).
Our next Q&A features Adnan Karim, UK managing director at Wayne’s Coffee – one of Scandinavia’s leading eco coffee shop chains. With two stores now established and another six on the way, he’s been busy introducing Wayne’s Coffee and the Swedish Fika concept to the UK market.
In her opening day talk at lunch!, Lucy Chapman, strategic insight director at Kantar WorldPanel, will discuss how recessionary behaviours impact the out of home lunch occasion and how food-to-go destinations can protect against the impact of external forces (12.15pm, 19 September).
Simon Stenning, strategic advisor to the foodservice industry and author of the Future of Foodservice 2025-2030 report, aims to help food-to-go operators/retailers with their ‘longer-term’ strategic planning in his lunch! session this year.
Our first speaker Q&A ahead of lunch! 2019 features James Kidman, head of food at Crussh – Fit Food & Juice Bars. He’ll be making his speaker debut in our Head of Food panel session, with Tortilla’s Martyn Clover and pod food’s Aggie Morrell (4:15pm, 19 September). We caught up with him to find out more.
Our final Q&A for 2018 features Clare Clough, food & coffee director of Pret A Manger. Arrive early on Friday for her exclusive interview at the show, where she’ll share insights from Pret’s journey so far and talk about what’s next for this much-loved high street brand (10.15am, 21 September).
Co-owner and CEO of Boston Tea Party, Sam Roberts has been at the helm of the Bristol-based café chain for the last 12 years. A new speaker for 2018, he’ll be taking part in lunch!’s Coffee Cup Debate (21 Sept) alongside Ollie Rosevear (Costa Coffee), Alan Tomlins (Small Batch Coffee Roasters) and Martin Kersh (Foodservice Packaging Association) discussing their experiences and ideas around reducing and removing single use waste and reusing and recycling take out coffee cups.
Martyn Clover is Head of Food for Tortilla, makers of Californian Burrito’s and Tacos with 36 restaurants across the country. He’ll be appearing in the Head of Food Masterclass, alongside Arnaud Kaziewicz (EAT), Aggie Morrell (Pod) and Aubrey Thomson (Taylor St. Baristas).
Another popular returning speaker is Mark McCulloch, founder & CEO of WE ARE Spectacular. He’s hosting two sessions this year, including the first ever live recording of the hugely popular Spectacular Marketing Podcast at the show (22 Sept); featuring Charlotte Adams (Krispy Kreme), Romy Miller (GAIL’s Bakery’s), and Sophie Barton (SOHO Coffee Co).