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From 9.00am – Arrivals & registration
10.00am – Conference starts
Featuring the below speakers
NEWLY ANNOUNCED:
Chris Dee, director of food, Harrods
Chris will take part in a Q&A to discuss how the refined retailer is focusing on food to go to feed the 42,000 customers that visit the store every day.
Gijs Dutry van Haeften, co-founder, Slaw
Slaw, the vegan restaurant, and Instagram darling, has shut its doors to focus on food to go, opening a new QSR site in Soho. What are the pros and cons involved when switching from one to the other?
Sustainable Restaurant Association
The SRA will host a panel of operators who will explore eco-issues challenging food to go in 2019, including ways of reducing plastic, food waste and meat.
NEWLY ANNOUNCED:
Chris Dee, director of food, Harrods
Chris will take part in a Q&A to discuss how the refined retailer is focusing on food to go to feed the 42,000 customers that visit the store every day.
Gijs Dutry van Haeften, co-founder, Slaw
Slaw, the vegan restaurant, and Instagram darling, has shut its doors to focus on food to go, opening a new QSR site in Soho. What are the pros and cons involved when switching from one to the other?
Sustainable Restaurant Association
The SRA will host a panel of operators who will explore eco-issues challenging food to go in 2019, including ways of reducing plastic, food waste and meat.
Rohan Pradhan, chief operating officer, Deliveroo
Rohan will discuss Deliveroo’s Pickup, the click and collect service, and how it is positioned to be a game changer for the future.
Robin Rowland, operating partner, TriSpan
Industry veteran Robin Rowland will take part in a Q&A to discuss what makes emerging start-ups attractive to private equity investors.
Clare Clough, UK managing director, Pret
Pret’s new UK MD Clare Clough will discuss what Pret has planned for the Veggie Pret fascia and how the integration of the Eat estate is progressing.
Jemima Ferguson, group brand & marketing director, Itsu
Jemima will identify and share a host of trends in food to go, including tech, digital, sustainability, flavours and ingredients.
Darren Henaghan, MD, Borough Market
Darren will address the decline of ‘quick food to go’ and the move Borough is making towards communal dining with a focus on provenance.
John Eckbert, CEO, Five Guys
Five Guys opened in the UK in 2013 and already has 113 sites. CEO John Eckbert will take us through the journey in the UK so far, what it has planned for the future, and some of the differences between food to go in the UK and the US.
Blonnie Walsh, senior insights manager, MCA Insight
The key findings, insight, facts and stats from MCA’s Food To Go Report for 2020 will be presented by MCA’s senior insight manager Blonnie Walsh.
Founders, Neat Burger
Fronted by F1 legend Lewis Hamilton, emerging plant-based burger chain Neat Burger launched in London in 2019. The founders of Neat Burger will discuss the future for plant-based alternatives in food to go.
Mike Kelly, master franchisee, Salad Box
Founded in Romania in 2012, Salad Box now has over 70 outlets across 12 countries including New York, Paris and London. Master franchisee Mike Kelly will explain its rapid progression and how to run a successful franchise food to go operation.
From approx. 4.00pm – Close & networking drinks
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The 2019 edition of the “UK Food-to-go market report” from MCA gives quality market intelligence to operators and suppliers seeking to advance their position in the food to go market. It dives deep into consumer behaviour changes, product trends, the competitive landscape and market growth drivers. For pricing information or to order a copy, please call 020 7611 0405 or email insight.enquiries@mca-insight.com.
