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London Food Tech Week returns in 2016.....bigger & better!


Interested in igniting food & drink conversations that will push innovation in the food ecosystem forward using tech? I thought you were! Well, you've got to attend yFood Food Tech Week running on 17th - 21st October. It's following a sold-out London Food Tech Week event last year. If you haven't as yet purchased your tickets,click HERE to get tickets and use promo code TGTEAS20 at checkout for a discount!

Passionate food tech advocates Nadia El Hadery and Victoria Albrecht are back this year on another #obsessive mission!
"The food ecosystem is ripe for disruption and we’re fired up about solving global food issues in a commercial, replicable and scalable manner. We do this by creating opportunities for Food Tech startups, investors and big food companies to connect over meaningful partnerships. We’re also vocal champions of Food Tech disruptors who are hungry for change in the food ecosystem."
The tenacity and vision of these two millennials are breathtaking. Who wouldn't want to be in #FoodTech with those two out in front? I simply admire them! Of course, they have lots of other really smart & passionate folks around them helping to make yFood Food Tech Week thought-provoking and productive whether you are
  • a startup (like mine, Tg green teas) looking for route-to-market tech solutions, more sustainable packaging & scaling up support,
  • a seasoned B2B/B2C player in the global #FoodTech industry,
  • global food & drink companies hungry for new business ideas or enablers,
  • an investor looking for the "next best thing",
  • someone studying in the field seeking knowledge and a pre/post qualification apprenticeship, and/or
  • an industry advocate!
The events are happening between Monday 17th October and Friday 21st Octoberwith each day assigned a different theme (which makes it easy to decide which day passes you need to get) -
  1. Sustainability (17th Oct)
  2. The Future of Food (18th Oct)
  3. The Power of Digital and Consumer Engagement (19th Oct)
  4. The Future of Dining (20th Oct)
  5. Collaborative Innovations & Investment (21st Oct)
You can also buy tickets to the specific events you fancy but be warned - seats fill up quickly and day passes apparently gives you priority booking for many events.
yFood Food Tech Week coincide this year with SIAL in Paris which I must also attend so unfortunately I will miss some of the early days' events! On Friday 21st October, I will be speaking about my experiences crowdfunding on a new-to-the-world web platform set up by Tesco called "Backit" to support emerging food & drink brands raise funds to help them scale up. It's sure to be an interesting discussion sitting alongside Jonathan Keeling of Crowdcube, Alex Georgiou from IKAWA Coffee (a successful Kickstarter campaign), Robert Grieg-Gran of Mindful Chef and others. If you can, grab a seat for this SESSION quickly. It's starts at 12pm!
Go to http://yfood.com/london-food-tech-week/ to get more details on the event schedule and to register for tickets, and follow yFood news on Twitter!
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