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Bespoke intelligence that turns noisy external change into clear business decisions

Food businesses are being asked to act faster, but the external environment is fragmented and volatile. Policy shifts, climate risk, health expectations and supply chain pressures are compounding.  

The failure point isn’t lack of information. It’s unclear implications and decisions taken without shared commercial choices. 

We translate complex external signals into clear choices that affect margin, continuity, customer value and claims risk. Often commissioned when teams need to move fast, but the external picture is unclear.

We know where insight typically breaks down

  • External signals are noisy, but teams can’t tell what’s material vs background noise 

  • Insight sits in silos across functions and the value chain, so decisions lack a shared evidence base 

  • Policy, climate/nature, health and supply signals aren’t connected, so risks are underestimated and opportunities missed 

  • Information is reported, but not translated into implications for margin, resilience, sourcing and portfolio choices 

  • Leaders don’t have a crisp narrative they can use in cross-functional, supplier or board conversations 

Ways we work with you

  • When policy shifts create uncertainty, we translate regulatory change into clear strategic implications for commercial, brand and supply chain decisions. 

    Format: Written briefing + exec-level presentation

  • When the landscape feels fragmented, we connect the most credible signals shaping the food system into actionable implications for your role in the value chain. Includes diverse voices across the value chain from farmer to retailer. 

    Format: Written briefing and/or presentation

  • A focused deep-dive on one priority topic to pinpoint where risk is building, where value and opportunity are emerging, and what practical options you have including the key trade-offs to manage. 

    Format: Written briefing + exec deck

  • When teams need rapid orientation, we provide a fast-paced overview or focused deep dive on the overall food system or a deep dive into a specific topic, with clear commercial and brand implications. 

    Format: 60-minute presentation + Q&A with expert topic FFM Coach

  • When leadership needs a sharp external perspective, we translate food system tensions into commercial and strategic implications. 

    Format: 60-minute presentation + Q&A

In a system this complex, signals aren’t enough it’s about what they mean, who they impact and how leaders act. That’s why our insights don’t just inform, they sharpen decisions and give leaders the confidence to move first.

Kate Cawley
Founder & Managing Director, Future Food Movement

What makes this different
Unlike generic horizon scanning or sector briefings, our insight is: 

  • Value chain-wide: from production and sourcing through to manufacturing, retail, and consumer response 

  • Systems-led: showing how policy, climate, nature, health, labour, trade and demand interact, and where pressure points compound 

  • Commercially useful: translated into implications for margin, resilience, reputation, supply continuity and strategic options 

  • Decision-first: built around live trade-offs, not generic reporting cycles 

  • Designed to land: structured to engage different audiences (CSO, commercial, supply chain, brand), easy to digest, and usable in real conversations, not just read once 

Often reused in leadership updates, cross-functional alignment sessions, supplier conversations and board-facing decks. 

This is for you if… 

  • You’re unsure which external changes are material vs just noise 

  • You need to align commercial, brand, supply chain and sustainability teams around a shared view of what’s coming 

  • You’re making decisions now (investment, sourcing, claims, portfolio, supplier asks) without confidence you’ve got the full picture 

Often commissioned when boards, customers or investors demand clearer answers.