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thefoodpeople's 2026/27 Annual Food & Beverage Trend Summit will be taking place virtually on Tuesday 18th November 2025. On the day, more than 2,500 industry leaders, innovators, and Champions of Change come together to be inspired, informed, and ready to shift the future of food & drink by harnessing the power of trends & foresight.

Over the years, the event has pulled in over 16,000 attendees and shown more than 140 speakers – from Henry Dimbleby, Poppy O'Toole and Chief Commercial Officer of Jamie Oliver Group, Megan Van Someren, through to Future Food Movement and Veris Strategies founder, Kate Cawley, along with Strategic Forecaster, Risk Expert and Advisor to the British Government, Dr Chris Parry CBE and Head of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships at Ivy Farm Technologies, Riley Jackson.

Did you know that access to the Online Trends Summit is FREE of charge?

Just some of the confirmed topics and speakers include:

• Charles Banks, thefoodpeople – Bringing the 2026/27 food & beverage trends framework to life and exploring the defining areas of change on the foresight horizon.

• Amelia Boothman - The ‘why’ behind the trends, with an exploration into the deeper social and cultural meaning behind the 2026/27 trends framework

• Ian Wilkison, FarmED – Discussing regenerative farming methods that improve the fertility of our soils.

• Adam Handling MBE – Talking all things British food, sustainability, and fighting food waste.

• Chef Niklas Ekstedt – Chatting about his open fire restaurant, Ekstedt, which showcases his bold, primal and radical return to ancient cooking

• …and more!