- Identifying consumers who are willing to pay more for high-quality beverages
- Tapping into high-disposable income groups who remain immune to inflation
- Understanding the budget-conscious consumer – winning the price-sensitive buyer through value and essential health benefits
Archives: Agenda
Source-To-Shelf Innovation in Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- Leveraging networked data to identify functional ingredients and streamline formulation
- Ensuring clean-label compliance
- Building resilient supply chains with real-time supplier monitoring
Senior representative,Tracegains (to be Introduce to speaker)
Keynote: Circularity & The Sustainable Supply Chain
- Moving past recyclable labels to carbon-neutral logistics and verified green origins
- Upcycling ingredients and flavours
- Working with the UK Deposit Return Schemes (DRS)
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Registration and Refreshments
End of Day One
Make Scientifically Stable Infused Beverages, Good, and Topicals
- Navigating, developing, and launching new infused products
- Navigate a changing regulatory environment through competitor testing and product reformulation
- Ensuring product’s legal compliance through in-house testing
Senior representative, Sourcetech (to be Introduce to speaker)
Panel discussion: Where Is the Focus of Innovation in the Beverage Industry in 2026?
- What defines trailblazing innovation in the beverage sector today?
- Which categories are leading the way in functional beverage development?
- How can we monitor flavour and functionality trends to drive a successful NPD strategy?
- Understand the drinking occasion: What does the consumer really want from the drinking experience?
Afternoon Refreshments and Networking
Innovative Malt-Based Solutions for The Non-Alcoholic Beverage Sector
- Understanding why malt is a versatile ingredient
- Using malt-based bases and concentrates to create new beverages
- Introducing nutritious malt syrups that serve as a natural source of sugars, acidity, and colour for sports and health drinks
Senior representative, Soufflet Malt (to be Introduce to speaker)