Individual membership

Catalyst

by Future Food Movement

Catalyst is a senior leadership community within Future Food Movement for people shaping the future of food through periods of volatility, transition and change.

Curated leadership roundtables in partnership with Redgrave are exclusive to Catalysts, and are built around candid discussion, shared experience and cross-system perspective. Helps leaders strengthen judgement, confidence and decision-making in a rapidly shifting environment. 

Join the founding cohort

If you are already making decisions in this environment, and want a stronger room around you while you do it, apply to join.  

Make better decisions earlier, reduce blind spots and lead with confidence under scrutiny.

Includes:

Vetted peer network

Curated leadership roundtables in partnership with Redgrave

✔ Monthly online expert sessions with live Q&A

✔ Weekly Food Industry Edit

✔ Signals Intelligence Briefings

✔ Thought Leadership Opportunities

✔ 10% discount on capability programmes

£1,500

Per person, per year
Monthly payment options available
(12-month minimum)

Why Catalyst exists

The most important decisions in food are now being made in the tension between commercial pressure, sustainability, resilience, health and organisational change. 

When you are carrying responsibility, the gap is rarely information. It is access to high-quality perspective and a trusted peer room to think clearly before choices lock in. 

Catalyst is built to provide that.

The room you are joining

Catalyst brings together leaders across retail, manufacturing, farming, finance, foodservice, technology and advisory who are already holding decision responsibility, not observing from the sidelines. 

Our next roundtable, in partnership with Redgrave, takes place in September as the starting point for this founding cohort. 

Participation is personal, in your own name. This allows for more candid discussion, stronger challenge and better judgement than is often possible inside organisational settings.

Catalyst does not replace corporate membership. It strengthens it by equipping the people responsible for decisions with sharper insight, perspective and confidence before those decisions carry commercial consequence.

Who Catalyst is for

Catalyst is for senior individuals who: 

  • Carry decision responsibility and accountability 

  • Are operating ahead of, or without, formal organisational backing 

  • Navigate trade-offs where timing, judgement and credibility matter 

  • Want access to a high-trust room that improves how they lead. 

Typical members include:

  • Heads or directors of commercial, strategy, innovation, sustainability and category 

  • Policy, supply‑chain and public affairs leaders 

  • Founders, challengers and entrepreneurs 

  • C-Suite - next generation directors

  • Finance and operations

  • Chefs, culinary leaders and operators shaping demand, culture and consumption 

  • Agri‑food and primary production leaders influencing resilience, supply security and land‑use decisions. 

This network builds my capability to make high‑stakes decisions in a food system that no longer behaves predictably.

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Tier One Supplier

Membership gives you access to:

  • A confidential peer group of senior leaders navigating complexity, change and decision-making across the food system 

  • Trusted relationships that strengthen your judgement, influence and long-term leadership trajectory 

  • Closed-door leadership roundtables in partnership with Redgrave, designed for candid, high-quality discussion 

    Leadership themes may include:

    • Attracting talent from other industries into food

    • What is the cadence and language of a board room

    • How to influence a CFO

    • Health, AI and the rewiring of demand 

    • Navigating commercial pressure vs long‑term resilience.

  • Early signals and cross-system insight from across the food value chain, helping you stay ahead of emerging risks and opportunities 

  • Exposure to perspectives, leaders and approaches outside your immediate organisational environment 

  • A trusted network you can draw on over time for challenge, perspective, collaboration and opportunity 

  • Priority access to Future Food Movement leadership briefings, senior convenings and curated discussions. 

Catalyst membership benefits

Leadership Roundtables

Exclusive to Catalyst Members
3 per year

Candid, high-quality discussions to help navigate complexity, change and decision-making in partnership with Redgrave

Delivered: In person

Signals Intelligence Briefing

3 per year

Interactive sessions to test ideas and unlock practical solutions.

Delivered: Online

Thought Leadership Opportunities

Ad hoc

Platforms to share expertise and shape industry debate.

Delivered: Online & In person

Monthly Expert Events

Live sessions with food system leaders translating big issues into your next moves.

Delivered: Online

Weekly Food Industry newsletter

Curated email to signal market shifts and risks to guide confident decisions.

Delivered: In your mailbox

Capability Building Programmes

10% discount on capability programmes to build cross-functional skills and leadership strength.​  

Delivered: Online

Individual membership at a glance

The future of food will be by leaders who can interpret complexity, build trust, influence systems and act with confidence under pressure.

Catalyst is designed for that level of leadership.

Your application helps us assess whether you are operating at the scale and responsibility required for the group. Places are limited. We review every application and respond within 24 hours.

If approved, you will receive a payment link and be onboarded to Catalyst. Monthly payment options are available.

View our Catalyst membership terms and conditions