Speeches and Presentations

Key speeches and presentations are listed in this section from events throughout the year.

Speeches are also available from 2009, 2008 , 2007 and 2006.

Event photos are published on Flickr at Food and Drink and our photos pages.

Latest Speeches and Presentations

07 September 2011

SFDF Parliamentary Reception – A Celebration of Innovation

The spectacular Garden Lobby at the Scottish Parliament was the venue for SFDF's annual Parliamentary reception, where we played host to over 150 MSPs, senior industry figures and influential stakeholders. The aim of the event was to highlight the crucial role food and drink manufacturing plays in driving growth by adding value through innovation.

View speech: Yvonne Adam, Marketing Director, Baxters Food Group, who spoke on behalf of industry - pdf | 30kb

12 July 2011

FDF Parliamentry reception

This event is being held jointly with the All-Party Parliamentary Food and Drink Manufacturing Group and was chaired by John Stevenson MP.

View speech: FDF President, Jim Moseley's speech to the FDF parliamentary reception 12th July 2011 - pdf | 38kb

23 June 2011

Appetite for Engineering & Food Processing Awards

FDF's Director General Melanie Leech gace a presentation at the Appetite for Engineering & Food Processing Awards entitled "Opportunities and Challenges for the UK Food Industry"

View presentation slides: Opportunities and Challenges for the UK Food Industry - pdf | 780kb

17 May 2011

FDF President's Dinner

Speaking at annual President's Dinner, at which Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable was guest of honour, FDF President Jim Moseley outlined how food and drink manufacturing has remained resilient throughout the recession, and continued to invest in innovation to meet changing consumer demands at home and abroad.

View Jim Moseley's speech: An industry we can all be proud of - pdf | 96kb

View photos from FDF President's dinner

6 -7 April 2011

BCCC 2011 Annual Conference: Working Together for a Healthy Future

This event has been a regular feature in the industry's calendar for almost 60 years, primarily as a technology conference.

The 2011 confernece, was more inclusive than ever, with sessions on Nutrition & Health, Labelling, Food Choices & Obesity in the Young and The State of the Industry.

Speakers included some of the most respected figures in their fields.

View BCCC conference presentations.

31 Mar 2011

Andrew Kuyk, Director of Sustainability & Competitiveness: Five-fold Environmental Ambition & sustainability aim

Presentation at the Westminster Food and Nutritions Forum: Following the Foresight project on Global Food and Farming Futures - next steps for policy

Download presentation: Five-fold Environmental Ambition & Sustainability Aim - pdf | 268kb

8 December 2010

FDF Precident's Reception 2010: Taking our ambition to the next level

Speech by Ross Warburton, FDF President at the FDF President's Reception.

Download Ross Warburton's speech: Taking our ambition to the next level - pdf | 64kb

10 September 2010

What's the future for UK food & drink manufacturing?

Speech by Nick Bunker, Kraft UK & Ireland at the Big Debate. Read the full speech.

Download Nick Bunker's speech: What's the future for UK food & drink manufacturing? - pdf | 60kb

8 September 2010

Scottish Food and Drink Federation Parliamentary Reception - SFDF showcases its School Programme

Speech by Flora McLean, SFDF Director at the SFDF Parliamentary Reception

Download speech: SFDF showcases its School Programme - pdf | 52kb

10 June 2010

Campden Day Lecture: Food in the Future

Speech by Ross Warburton, President of the Food and Drink Federation at the Campden Day Lecture 2010. Read the full speech.

Download Ross Warburton's speech: Food in the Future - pdf | 81kb

29 April 2010

Guideline Daily Amounts Adopters Forum 2010: Bringing GDAs to Life in Your Business

The Forum is a yearly event organised by the Food and Drink Federation to review where we are in terms of discussions around nutrition labelling and a timely opportunity to consider how the debate might further develop both at EU and UK level.

Speaker Presentations

Melanie Leech, Director General, Food and Drink Federation: Where are we now? - Policy Developments in the UK - pdf | 75kb
Lisa McCooey, Director of Communications, CIAA: The CIAA GDA Scheme: successes and key challenges ahead - pdf | 661kb
Tanya Footman, Head of Nutrition, Unilever UK and Ireland: Bringing GDAs to Life: a manufacturer's perspective - pdf | 1.4Mb
Karen Tonks, Nutritionist, Tesco: Bringing GDAs to Life: a retailer's perspective - pdf | 3.5Mb

22 April 2010

SFDF / IFST / REHIS Symposium 2010 – The Future of Food: understanding the importance of technology options

Over 95 representatives from the food and drink industry, government, regulators and other key stakeholders attended the SFDF 8th Annual Symposium on 22 April 2010 in Edinburgh.

Hosted in conjunction with the Institute of Food Science and Technology and The Royal

Environmental Health Institute of Scotland, it lived up to expectations by setting the scene in helping to identify solutions to the pressures facing the future of the industry

View symposium presentations.

21 April 2010

FDF President's Dinner

The President's dinner was attended by key stakeholders, opinion formers, politicians and senior figures from across the food and drink business. This year's guest speaker was Dennis Turner, Chief Economist for HSBC.

View Ross Warburton's speech: Time to stop taking us for granted - pdf | 96kb

18-19 March 2010

BCCC Technology Conference 2010: Looking forward to sweet success

For over 55 years the BCCC Annual Conference has brought together food scientists and technologists, new product development experts, engineers, production and marketing executives.

The 57th Annual Conference was entitled Looking Forward to Sweet Success, with sessions covering Food Chain Issues, Waste & Sustainability, Ethical Sourcing, Ingredients & Nutrients and Legal & Consumer Pressures.

View BCCC conference speeches and presentations.