Food & Beverage

Food Matters Live – London 2026

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ood Matters Live returns to London on 3–4 June, taking place at Olympia’s redeveloped International Convention Centre. The event will bring together hundreds of the UK and Ireland’s innovators and product developers, technical managers, food innovators, and nutritionists across brands, manufacturers, retailers, QSRs and foodservice, including start-ups and…

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27Voices
36Underwriters
0Exhibitors
14On the bill · sessions
55Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Food, in alphabetical order.
Abbie Owens
Innovation Manager · Yeo Valley
Alexander Mathys
Professor of Sustainable Food Processing and Principal Investigator · Singapore-ETH Centre and Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein
Alie Coppolella
Marketing Manager · Azelis
Anand Mirchandani
Senior Application Technologist · Symrise
Andy Griffiths
Technical Field Support · Ulrick & Short
Chantel Kennaugh
Head of Public Sector and Nutrition · Worldpanel by Numerator
Chris Hitchcock
Commercial Director - Tastepoint · IFF
Christine Von Brunn
PM Manager - BU Health
Clarisse Geraci
Product Manager · Gnosis by Lesaffre
Diane Camp
Executive Development Chef · Sodexo
Estelle Gautier
Flavourist · PROVA
Gabriele Quarantelli
Sales Representative, Sugar Reduction & Fiber Fortification, Central and Eastern Europe · Ingredion
Gareth Payne
Chief Product Officer · Adamo Foods
Hogne Vik
Professor of Medicine · University of Bergen
Joe Sanderson
Product Director · Upp Freya
Joe Yeates
Business Manager Food and Nutrition · Azelis
Kate Harrington
Senior Diet and Health Executive · Food and Drink Federation
Leila Lawrence
Market Development Manager · Raps
Martyn Hamilton
Sales Manager · PROVA
Michael Adams
Head of Product Innovation · Campden BRI
Muserref Karadayi
Healthful Solutions Business Manager EMEA · Ingredion
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
Professor in Engineering and Director · Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein & Microbial Food Hub, Imperial College London

— and 5 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
77 FoodsPartner
AAKPartner
AccenturePartner
Action Against HungerPartner
Action on SaltPartner
Action on SugarPartner
Advocate GroupPartner
AgrazonPartner
AgriloopsPartner
Agro Innovation LabPartner
Agt FoodsPartner
AgUnityPartner
AIT IngredientsPartner
AlalungaPartner
Alfred'sPartner
Allergen Free MexicoPartner
AltaBiosciencePartner
Amai ProteinsPartner
Anglo AmericanPartner
Anina Culinary ArtPartner
Artisan Bread OrganicPartner
AsantePartner
Association for NutritionPartner
Avena Foods LimitedPartner
AvGoPartner
AZTIPartner
CorbionPartner
DaabonPartner
ENOUGHPartner
Gnosis by LesaffrePartner
Raps UKPartner
StartLifePartner
The Danish-UK AssociationPartner
The Economic and Trade MissionPartner
The Food AgencyPartner
UPP FreyaPartner
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The Programme

Selected from 14 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:10

    Chairs opening remarks and opening keynote - The pathway to resilient food and nutrition: taking a collaborative approach to translating research into sustainable proteins

  • 09:30

    Partner welcome panel - Ingredient innovation shaping the future of food and positive nutrition

  • 09:45

    Panel discussion - From insight to action: what do tomorrow's biggest trends mean for ingredient innovation and product development?

  • 11:00

    Bite into Better: A Clean Label Picnic

    Consumers aren’t just concerned about what’s in their food – they now want to know why it’s in there. Ingredient lists are under more scrutiny than ever, and brands are expected to…

  • 11:00

    Elevating Fibre Content Through Effective Hybridisation

    Hosts: Joe Sanderson, Product Director.

  • 11:00

    PROTEC®: natural functional flavour solutions to rebalance sweetness

    For over 7 years, PROVA has been developing PROTEC®, a range of functional flavours that combine technical expertise and sensory performance. Join us to explore how these innovatio…

  • 11:00

    Shaping the Future of Healthy Aging

    Discover how science-backed nutrients like Quatrefolic® and MenaQ7® are redefining the future of healthy aging. This roundtable will explore innovative approaches to support vitali…

  • 11:00

    Snack your way to a happy gut - From science to nourishing applications

    Discover how scientific insights into gut health can transform snacks into nourishing solutions for a happier digestive system.

  • 14:00

    Balancing Cost & Taste When Reducing Sugar: Reformulating for a Natural, Low-Sugar Future​

    With evolving consumer expectations and growing interest in natural sweeteners, brands are rethinking how to deliver great taste without compromise. This roundtable shifts focus to…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 55 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

55 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
2All threespeak · spons · exh
34Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
19Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Gnosis by Lesaffre·UPP Freya

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

26% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite14%
  • VP-level14%
  • Director / Head of519%
  • Manager / Lead726%
  • Product311%
  • Research / Science14%
  • Marketing / Brand14%
  • Other roles830%

Of 27 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Gnosis by LesaffreSp·P2V
  2. 02UPP FreyaSp·P1V
  3. 0377 FoodsSp·P
  4. 04AAKSp·P
  5. 05AccentureSp·P
  6. 06Action Against HungerSp·P
  7. 07Action on SaltSp·P
  8. 08Action on SugarSp·P
  9. 09Advocate GroupSp·P
  10. 10AgrazonSp·P
  11. 11AgriloopsSp·P
  12. 12Agro Innovation LabSp·P
  13. 13Agt FoodsSp·P
  14. 14AgUnitySp·P
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
partner36
100% of 36
06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters

Sister convocations

Same brand, other regions