How we drive change for members
The food system is changing faster than your competitors are adapting. That's your opportunity.
The industry is entering its most disruptive period in a generation. Markets are volatile, supply chains are strained, and expectations from consumers, investors and government are rising fast. The businesses that will thrive are those treating this moment not as a threat, but as a competitive advantage.
Future Food Movement exists to help them lead.
We work with over 70% of the UK food industry - from Warburtons and Sainsbury's to sixth-generation family farms - supporting leaders and their teams to take action today while building the capability and partnerships that secure tomorrow.
This is commercial resilience in action. Stronger supply security. Better talent and leadership. Deeper trust with suppliers and customers. Clearer ROI on transformation.
What sets the leaders apart
The businesses pulling ahead are building confident teams who can deliver change. They're strengthening relationships across their supply chains so risk is shared. They're opening new partnerships, moving faster on insight and making decisions that protect both margin and reputation.
They're not doing this alone. They're doing it here.
When Warburtons wanted to build internal capability to lead on responsible business, they used our advisory, strategy and leadership programmes to develop their own team. When suppliers needed to understand upcoming regulatory changes, our insights reports gave them six months' warning - time to adapt, not react.
Why join now
The next wave of winners in food won't be defined by price, product or positioning alone. They'll win because they understand the full industry, move faster than their competitors and have the partnerships and intelligence others don't.
Most members tell us they use us in three ways:
To stay ahead of regulatory and market changes that could impact margin
To build capability in their teams
To unlock partnerships and collaborations that would take years to build alone.
What you get as a member
Be in the room CONVENE: Our expert events, business leaders' forums and roundtables create the spaces where honest, off-record conversations happen. Farmers sit with CEOs. Retailers talk with NGOs. The partnerships that drive real innovation emerge from unlikely connections - and they happen here first.
See what's coming SYNTHESIZE: Our insights reports, future readiness scans and live sessions cut through the noise, turning information overload into clear signals you can act on. Know what's coming. Respond faster. Stay ahead while others are still working out what just happened.
Build the right partnerships COLLABORATE: Our farmer-led working groups, future CEO network and collaborative change projects give you the structure and partners to make things happen. Co-fund solutions. Test innovations. Scale what works. Share the risk and the reward.
Strengthen your teams EMBED: Our thinking partner networks, leadership days and capability building programmes ensure your team can operationalise what they've learned. Build internal capability. Create confident leaders. Embed change that lasts - not another strategy deck gathering dust.
Shape the agenda AMPLIFY: Through our public affairs network, we carry the insights and needs of the industry into policy discussions, media conversations and boardrooms. Your challenges become our collective agenda. Your voice carries further when it's part of a movement.
You'll be in good company
Our network includes leadership from across retail, manufacturing, farming, finance and policy:
Warburtons | Shore Capital | The Food & Farming Countryside Commission | Harper Adams | Hilton Foods | Sainsbury's | Tesco | The Compleat Food Group | Greencore | The Billington Group
With senior innovators, investors, technical directors, sixth-generation family businesses and the farmers feeding the country.
Ready to lead?
Membership starts from £2,000 and scales with your business size and needs. You'll get access to our full calendar of 30+ events per year, quarterly insights, leadership programmes and a network of 700+ food industry leaders.
Not sure where to start?
Book a 30-minute conversation with our team - no pitch, just an honest discussion about whether we're right for your business and which membership tier makes sense for where you are now.
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