"The future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed" said the science fiction writer William Gibson. In other words, tomorrow’s solutions are already out there; we just need to identify them and spread them more widely.
The food and grocery industry faces a challenging future. We need to find ways to stay profitable in a low growth economy and competitive in the face of global shifts. We need to raise food output rapidly while also reducing our carbon, energy and water footprint.
We need to support the drive for better public health and to apply wisely a dazzling array of emerging technologies. In short, we need to deliver "value for values" for consumers, shareholders and society.
These challenges are already well understood but what about the solutions? If William Gibson is correct, most of these have already been identified by someone, somewhere and many are being tested and proven right now by companies.
IGD’s 2010 Convention will be a place to share our learnings. Leading retailers and manufacturers will reveal some of their latest ideas and experiences as they work to build a new future. The full speaker is listed below, and with a high-quality programme, unparalleled networking opportunities, excellent feedback from last year's delegates and the price held again, we expect another sell out. Book your places today!
The Convention Primer
07.15 Registration
08.15
Breakfast seminar
Shelley Hyytinen, Vice President of Merchandising Process and System Development, Target Corporation
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment A G Barr plc AB World Foods Adelie Food Holdings Ltd Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Alberto-Culver Co (UK) Ltd Allied Bakeries Alpro UK Ltd Anglo Beef Processors Anzco Foods (UK) Ltd. Applied Predictive Technologies Aricia Limited Arla Foods UK plc ASDA Stores Ltd Associated British Foods plc Aunt Bessie's Limited Australian Food & Grocery Council Bacardi-Martini Ltd Bakkavor Group Barfoots of Botley Ltd UK Bayer plc - Consumer Care Division Beiersdorf UK Ltd Bel UK Ltd Bernard Matthews Berryworld Ltd Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd BOCM PAULS LTD Booker Wholesale Foods Boots UK Limited Booz & Company UK Ltd Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) Boxwood Ltd Branston Ltd Bridgethorne Ltd British Pig Executive (BPEX) Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd BT Burton's Foods Limited Cadbury Cargill Meats Europe CAS UK Cereal Partners UK Ceuta Healthcare Ltd Channel Islands Co-operative Society Ltd CHEP UK Ltd CirKle Communications Coca-Cola Company USA Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd Coca-Cola Great Britain & Ireland Commercial Advantage Consulting Ltd Compass Group PLC Cott Beverages Ltd Coty (UK) Ltd CPM United Kingdom Ltd Cranswick Convenience Foods Plc Cuisine de France Dairy Crest Group plc Danone Baby Nutrition Danone France Danone Waters UK & Ireland Ltd Delice De France plc DHL Diageo Great Britain Limited Diamond Consultants Direct Produce Supplies PLC Dole Fresh UK Ltd Eatwell (UK) Ltd Elisabeth the Chef Ltd EMD AG Emmett UK Ltd Emmi UK Ltd Energizer Group Ltd Experian plc Faerch Plast Ltd UK Fareshare Fenmarc Produce Ltd Ferrero (UK) Ltd Fiddes Payne Field Sales Solutions Limited Filippo Berio UK Ltd Finlay Beverages Ltd First Drinks Brands Ltd First Milk Cheese Company Ltd Flamingo Flowers Flamingo UK Food & Drink Federation Food Northwest Freedom Food Ltd Freiberger UK Ltd Freixenet UK Freudenberg Household Products LP Fujifilm UK Ltd Fuller, Smith & Turner plc Gallaher Ltd General Mills UK Ltd Gerber Juice Company Ltd Ginsters GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare UK GlaxoSmithKline plc Google UK Ltd Greencore Group plc Greenvale AP Ltd G's Marketing Ltd GS1 UK Gü Chocolate Puds H J Heinz Co Ltd Halewood International Ltd Hallmark Cards plc Haribo Dunhills (Pontefract) Plc Heineken UK Henkel UK & Ireland Ltd Highland Spring Ltd Hilton Food Group plc Hilton Meats Retail Ltd IBM UK Ltd IGD Indicod-ecr inVentaBrand Ltd Irish Food Processors Ltd Jalco Group Pty Ltd (Australia) John West Foods Ltd Johnson & Johnson Ltd Kellogg Marketing & Sales Co Kepak Kirkham Ltd Kerry Foods Ltd Kerrygold Co Ltd Kettle Foods Ltd Keyline Brands Ltd
Kimberly-Clark Ltd Kraft Foods Landmark Wholesale Limited LDH (La Doria) Ltd Lincolnshire Field Products Ltd Lindt & Sprungli (UK) Ltd LINPAC Allibert Limited Little Dish L'Oreal France L'Oreal Paris L'Oreal UK and Ireland Lovering Foods Ltd Loyalty Management Group MacSween of Edinburgh Ltd Maple Leaf Bakery UK Ltd Marks & Spencer plc Marlow Foods Ltd Mars Chocolate UK Ltd McCain Foods (GB) Ltd McCormick UK Ltd McCurrach UK Ltd Mesh Marketing Ltd Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Morning Foods Ltd Moy Park Ltd MSF Limited Muller Dairy (UK) Ltd Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland National Farmers' Union Natures Way Foods Ltd Nestle UK Ltd News International Ltd Nichols Plc Noon Products Ltd Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK Ltd North Downs Dairy Co Ltd Northern Foods plc Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd Oakland International Ltd Odgers & Berndtson Organix Brands Ltd PA Ross Ltd PAL Perfect Availability Palmer & Harvey McLane Ltd Paragon Software Systems plc Park Cakes Paypoint plc Pedigree Wholesale Ltd PepsiCo UK & Ireland Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Philip Morris (UK) Limited PinguinLutosa Foods UK Ltd PLB Group Limited Premier Foods Group Plc Princes Ltd Pritchitts & Lakeland Dairies Company Procter & Gamble UK Produce World Ltd Pullman Fleet Services Q V Foods Ltd R & R Ice Cream Ltd Ramsden International Reach Contact Limited Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Ltd Retail Marketing International Ltd Ricola AG Robert McBride Ltd Robert Wiseman & Sons Ltd Roland Berger Strategy Consultants S & A Foods Ltd Saatchi X Sacla UK Ltd Sainsbury's Sara Lee Coffee & Tea UK Ltd Sara Lee Household & Body Care International SC Johnson Ltd SCA Hygiene Products UK Ltd Schwarzkopf & Henkel Seabrook Potato Crisps Limited Sentinel Management Consultants Ltd SHS Sales & Marketing Ltd Southern Co-operatives Ltd - Retail Division Speedibake Ltd St Ives Direct Stateside Foods Ltd Storck UK Ltd Sydney Hart Ltd Symingtons Limited SymphonyIRI Group T S Foods Ltd Tactical Solutions UK Ltd Tate & Lyle Sugars TC Contractors Tesco Stores Ltd Tetra Pak Ltd Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions The Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment The British Land Company plc The Co-operative Group The Daniels Group The Fairtrade Foundation The Jordans & Ryvita Company The Marketing Store Worldwide The Nielsen Company The Silver Spoon Company The Wrigley Company Ltd Tilda Ltd TSC Foods Limited Tulip Ltd TWA Communications Tyrrells Potato Chips Unilever Europe Unilever UK Veetee Rice Ltd Vimto Soft Drinks VION Food Group Ltd VION Food UK Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Warburtons Ltd Weetabix Ltd Welch’s Juices William Reed Business Media Ltd Wincanton Plc Wipro Retail UK Ltd Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc Yoplait UK Ltd Zorba Delicacies
Some key facts on the changing landscape...
35% of 18-34 year olds in developed countries only ever watch TV online (source: comScore)
68% of waste diverted from landfill by UK retailers in 2008 (source: BRC)
25% of UK marketing spend is on digital media (source: Google)
19% reduction in carbon emissions by UK food manufacturers between 1990 and 2008 (source: FDF)
185,000 Apps available for Apple iphones by April 2010 (source: Distimo)
22% reduction energy consumed by UK farmers between 1999 and 2009 (source: Defra)
76% of UK internet users visit Facebook (source: comScore)
124m HGV miles taken off UK roads by the food and grocery industry between 2007 and 2009 (source: BRC)
1bn Facebook users expected in early 2011(source: comScore)
Great to see and hear business leaders' vision and strategy first hand, packed into an interesting agenda. My first Convention and an excellent experience. David Walter, Managing Director, Ernest Jackson & Co Ltd
An excellent array of speakers and a great overview of the challenges the industry faces with the perfect storm of volatile prices, climate change, shopper ethics and changing consumption patterns. Mark Barthel, Special Advisor, WRAP
Stellar line-up of speakers, each giving their own honest take on the current situation they find themselves in and their action plans to make their respective businesses win in the market place. Paul Heritage, Managing Director, Aunt Bessie's Ltd
Deep insights on the current retail environment delivered from practical, thought-provoking presentations by the very best speakers in the industry. Paul Price, Sales Director, Nivea
To hear first-hand the views of the UK's retail business leaders on the issues that impact our industry: Priceless. Gary Lynch, Chief Executive, GS1 UK
The IGD Convention has always been a must attend event and did not disappoint again this year. Tony O'Connor, Group SalesDirector, Veetee Rice Ltd
Frank and honest views from food industry leaders tackling challenging themes but at the same time inspirational words to help take the sector forward in a changing environment. One of the best Conventions to date - congratulations to the IGD team. Pat Foreman, Chief Executive, Food Northwest
DemandTec (NASDAQ: DMAN) enables retailers and consumer products companies to optimize merchandising and marketing decisions, individually or collaboratively, to achieve their sales volume, revenue, shopper loyalty, and profitability objectives. DemandTec software services utilize DemandTec's science-based software platform to model and understand consumer behavior.
DemandTec customers include more than 230 leading retailers and consumer products manufacturers such as Ahold USA, Best Buy, ConAgra Foods, Delhaize America, General Mills, H-E-B Grocery Co., The Home Depot, Hormel Foods, Monoprix, PETCO, Safeway, Sara Lee, Target, Walmart, and WH Smith. Connected via the DemandTec TradePoint Network™, DemandTec customers have collaborated on more than 3.25 million trade deals.
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£ 695
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€ 835
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Additional Information:
Prices displayed ex-VAT. Fee includes briefing papers (subject to availability) refreshments & sandwich lunch. Fee also includes delegate pack and electronic version of all slides. This session is promoted by IGD as agent for IGD Services Ltd. Cheques need to be made payable to 'IGD Services Ltd.' IGD reserves the right to alter any element of the programme, such as speakers, times and venue, should the need arise.
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