Insight & Innovation

Enhance your range offer through product development

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Workshop structure

What is New Product Development? How it effects your companies profits? How to use Point of Sale to your advantage, these are just some of the areas we will cover and more in this exciting feature.

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Who should attend?

Food and drink producers who want to create appealing products that are profitable at the same time as considering health and environmental impact.

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Why should I attend?

Do you have an idea for a food or drink business but don’t know where to start? Or are you looking to elevate your current production lines, then this could be the event for you!

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What will I takeaway?

Feel confidant that your idea has legs and could potentially make you a profit, understand the mechanics of how to get your product from just concept to launch and everything in between.

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Zoe Plant, Food Works SW

Experienced NPD Manager with a proven ability of delivering products from concept to launch in areas such as party food, desserts, soups, sauces, ready meals, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), dairy and plant based to B2B and D2C. With a demonstrated history of working in the food production industry. Skilled in Catering, Food & Beverage, Food Science, Cooking, and Frozen Food. Strengths include NPD/EPD, process development and scaling up production. With a Bachelor of Science (BSc) focused in Food & Nutrition from London South Bank University.