Shall This be UK Horticulture’s Defining Decade? Promar’s John Giles Speaks Out at The London Produce Show

In thinking about the “Reunion Edition” of The London Produce Show and Conference we needed someone to speak to the challenges facing the UK produce sector. It wasn’t hard to know who to invite! Special Projects Editor, Mira Slott, John Giles, Divisional Director of
Promar International, to find out more.

FutureFoodservice.com’s Simon Stenning Predicts UK’s Foodservice Industry As An Astounding Decade From Now; Highlights Role of Fresh Produce

Simon Stenning describes himself as a jack of all trades and master of them all. It’s an apt description, considering his colleagues call him one of the best crystal ball forecasters in the UK’s foodservice industry. Stenning will speak first at the 2019 London Produce Show’s Foodservice Forum.

Bill’s Founder Bill Collison Talks About Fresh, Farming And His Famous Namesake Restaurant Chain At London’s Foodservice Forum

Collison, a grower by first profession, is the founder of Bill’s, a greengrocer that over the past two decades has evolved into a wildly popular 80-plus-unit casual dining chain. It’s signature, and key to success, is serving cutting-edge British dishes all rooted in fresh seasonal produce.

London Foodservice Forum Panelist, Reynolds Executive Development Chef Diane Camp Provides Insights On The Plant-based Movement And The Opportunities For Distributors To Convey Menu Ideas To Their Customers

Produce shippers are particularly poor at selling to foodservice. They are used to retail, where items are just put out for sale, not foodservice, where the hardest part of the sale is helping a restaurant see that it actually should have dishes that include one’s produce item on the menu. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor Mira Slott to find out how Reynold’s Executive Development Chef, Diane Camp, thought about issues such as this and what her message will be on her panel in London.

Be in the Room Where it Happens… Inaugural Global Grape Summit Co-Located With London Produce Show Gathers The Best and The Brightest Building the Grape Industry of Tomorrow

When we launched PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine back in 1985, we committed to an identity — that our role would be to “Initiate Industry Improvement.” To help the industry wrestle with issues such as these, we are launching a new event, the Global Grape Summit and co-locating it with The London Produce Show and Conference. The idea is to gather the best and the brightest thought- and practice-leaders of the global grape trade to share information, ideas and build a brighter future for the industry.