Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers
2008 FORUM
GROWING A SUSTAINABLE BAKERY INDUSTRY
Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel,
Bolton Abbey, Skipton
6 June 2008
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12:00 – 1:00 |
Buffet Lunch and Networking
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1:00 – 1:15 |
Welcome
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1. 15 pm - 1.45 pm |
Who is the “health conscious UK consumer?”
Ed Garner, TNS Worldwide Panel
How many UK consumers are making conscious health choices and what are we buying? What might the future hold for the bakery industry?
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1:45 – 2:15 |
The reformulation challenge
Alette Addison, Food Standards Agency
What are the current reformulation challenges in the European and UK policy contexts? What can we expect on the horizon? How can the industry respond?
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2:15 – 2:30 |
Break
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2.30 pm – 3.30 pm |
Perspectives on the skills challenge
Derek Williams, Development Director, Improve Ltd
What are the current skills challenges and opportunities for the bakery industry? What can the industry do to address skills gaps?
Matthew May, Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees
What is the perspective of bakery students and trainees? What are the industry’s future needs for education and training?
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3.30 pm - 4.00 pm
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Towards environmental sustainability and innovation
Dr Wayne Martindale, Food Innovation Centre, Sheffield Hallam University
What are the challenges and opportunities for environmentally sustainable and innovative business in the bakery sector? |
How to Register
Cost
There is no charge for attending this event.
Venue
The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel, Bolton Abbey in Skipton is 20 minutes by taxi from Leeds Bradford Airport. If travelling by train, inter city rail services call at Leeds and Harrogate, and local rail services connect with Ilkley. The hotel is located 10 minutes by taxi from Ilkley Train Station.
Ample parking is available at the Hotel for people travelling by car .The Devonshire is 5 miles east of Skipton and 16 miles west of Harrogate and is located on the B6160 road approximately 250 yards north of its roundabout junction with the A59 trunk road.
This is a free event
To register, contact Anne Boyd, Executive Secretary, ABIM, 6 Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JJ. T. 020 7420 7102 F. 020 7836 0508
E. abim@abim.org.uk
Please register by 22 May 2008
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