Allergy and Free From Business Event
Friday 21 June 2024, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London
Your only opportunity to network, learn and benchmark with 250+ thought-leaders, buyers, specifiers and influencers.
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Ticket Pricing
Delegate: £150
Free From Food Awards: £95
AFF Business Event & Free From Food Awards ticket: £230
The Allergy & Free From Business Event is the only B2B event dedicated to bringing together buyers, specifiers and influencers across the Allergy world within retail, hospitality, wholesale, healthcare and manufacturing focusing on the free-from market in the UK.
The free-from sector, and in particular food, has witnessed significant growth in recent years, driven by evolving consumer requirements, dietary restrictions, and a heightened focus on health and wellness. As the rise of consumers with allergies has become apparent, so too has the shift in providing for this emerging market on a much larger and more effective scale than previously.
There has been a sustained and continued rise of allergies and consumers following a free-from diet, and it is showing no signs of slowing. Vitality-Pro reported that it is believed 1/3 of the UK population, equating to around 20 million people now live with an allergy, with 5 million requiring specialist care to the severity of their allergies. Ongoing research suggests that allergies will be prevalent in 50% of Europe’s population by 2025.
If you need knowledge, information and products for your business or you can provide your free from products to this market, to ensure that you are meeting the needs of customers who have allergies and intolerances, then this is the event for you.
Delegates
Join the following delegates at The Allergy and Free From Business Event
Buying Manager and Trading Manager, Ocado
CEO, Anaphylaxis UK
Head of Finance & Operations, Anaphylaxis UK
CEO & Director of Commercial Services, Coeliac UK
Influencer, Author, Presenter, Gluten Free Cuppa Tea
CEO, LiberEat
COO and Campaigns Officer, NARF
Senior Catergory Managers, Senior National Account Managers, Senior Range Manager, Head of Sales UK & Ireland, Schar
Founder, Sonny’s
Sales Manager, Romer Labs UK
Director, Food Allergy Aware
Technical Manager, Sacla’ UK Ltd
Operations Manager & Development Chef, Waltham Forest
Food Accelerator Manager, WaltUniversity of Greenwich At Medwayham Forest
Free From Technical Manager and Free From Product Development Manager, Tesco Free From
Head of Technical/Risk, Wagamama
Technical Assurance Manager, Pizza Express
Managing Partner, Instinctif
Technical Director, Safer Food Scores
CEO, Bump2baby Nutrition
Director of Sales, Kafoodle
Managing Director, Yes You Can (SalDoce Fine Foods)
Director & Author of ‘Take Away the Fear’, ActAllergy
Risk and Compliance Director, The Restaurant Group
Chief Commercial Officer, Reacta Healthcare
Creative producer & brand strategist, Pop of Creativity
Senior Product Development Manager, Holland & Barrett
GB Head of Technical Services, Product Safety & Nutrition, Brakes
Technical Manager, Innocent Smoothies
Founder & CEO, Owen’s Law
Community Partnerships Manager, Made in Hackney
Sector Regulatory Executive, The Gluten Free Industry Association
Founder, Business Owner, Dr Helen Allergy
Country Manager, Revive Active
Gluten-Free Coach, life on a rice cake
Co-founders, Kitt Medical
CEO , Sadie Bristow Foundation
Food Safety Consultants, ISS
Registered Dietitian & Director, First Page Nutrition
Leigh’s Gluten-free Bakery, Artisan Baker
Technical Manager, Product Technologist, Product Assurance Manager, Sainsburys
Regulation and Enforcement Manager, Cooperative Group
Free From Director, Warburtons Gluten Free
Director, The Eczema Academy Ltd
Founder, Fullerton’s Crisps
Head of Clinical Services, Corporate Projects Manager, Allergy UK
Founder, NIHKAN
Sales and Key Account Manager & Principal Advisor, SGS
Pius Vita Superfoods
Clinical Account Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Programme Technical Support, BRCGS
Marketing Controller, Zertus UKI
Product Developer, M&S
Sales Executive, Serve Legal
Satellite-Health Ltd, Director
Allergy Life Coach,
Ash Friendly
marketing co-ordinator, Lazy Day Foods
Managing Director/Co Owner, Freedom Confectionery Limited
Director, LIBERATE FOODS UK LTD
Coo, The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
Gluten Free Glee, Head of Marketing & Social
Chief Technical Officer, Rootiful Limited
Head of Technical Services & Product Safety, Sysco GB
Author Thrive Allergy Free and Founder Tots2teens Allergies, Tots2teens Allergies
Medical Student and Allergy Blogger, University of Edinburgh/ Free From Den
Exhibitors
2TECH
Aryan Herbals
Balmonds
Bay’s Kitchen
Biolife International
H!P Chocolate
I am Kooky
Just Live a Little
Lick Dairy Free Ice Cream
Oddly Good
Playin Choc
PROMISE GLUTEN FREE
Pure
Qwell Collagen
Raynor Foods
Safe Appetite
Sin Gluten Free Goodies
SUPERKEEN
The Healthy Food Development Company
The Plant-It Food Co
White Rabbit Pizza
Yummy Chumz
Zenb
Reasons to attend
Networking
Network with allergy and free from specialists, retail buyers, manufacturers, healthcare professionals and media.
Cutting edge
Get up to date with the latest developments in legislation, best practice and future trends.
Collaborate
Join the debate on the near miss reporting, do’s and don’t for labelling and packaging and the constantly changing landscape of allergens
Learn
Hear from the leading medical experts, associations (e.g. Allergy UK, Coeliac UK and Food & Drink Federation) and brands (e.g. Virgin Atlantic, Westlab and Naturally Tribal Skincare).
Try
Sample the latest innovative products from a select number of carefully handpicked suppliers.
Meet
Get access to a dedicated app to network with delegates, speakers and exhibitors.
Speakers
Amena Warner
Head of Clinical Services, Allergy UK
Angela O’Donovan
Head of Standards, BRCGS
Audrey Hart
Global onboard food, beverage and ancillaries proposition, Virgin Atlantic
Caroline Benjamin
Founder, Food Allergy Aware
Dr Paul Turner
Reader/Clinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant, Imperial College London
Erik Smyth
CEO, Ecoanolytes
Jayden Poole
Participant in the NATASHA trial
John Constantinou
Tesco
Julianne Ponan MBE
Founder, Creative Nature
Host
Nathalie Newman
Founder, Intolerant Gourmand
Olayemi Fashesin-Souza
Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Paul Carey
Head of Campaign for Owen’s Law
Penny Hamilton
Head of Product, Westlab
Professor Adam Fox
Founding Director, KCL Allergy Academy
Rob Brice
Founder, CRAVE
Ruth Holroyd
Blogger, What Allergy
Sara Allbright
Co-Founder and Director, Retail 100 Consulting
Shalom Lloyd MBE
Founder, Naturally Tiwa Skincare
Tanya Ednan-Laperouse
Co-Founder, Natasha’s Foundation
Tristan Humphreys
Head of Advocacy, Coeliac UK
Agenda
Morning
10:00 – 10:05
Opening Remarks: Welcome & Introduction, Overview of the Day’s Agenda
Speakers
Founder, Intolerant Gourmand
10:05 – 10:45
Changing the landscape for food allergy in the UK
Speakers
Reader/Clinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant, Imperial College London
Co-Founder, Natasha’s Foundation
Participant in the NATASHA trial
10:45 – 11:00
HASUK: Near Miss Reporting Campaign
Speakers
Founder, Food Allergy Aware
11:30 – 12:30
What are the challenges facing the food industry when managing consumers requesting free from food options
Speakers
Founding Director, KCL Allergy Academy
Global onboard food, beverage and ancillaries proposition, Virgin Atlantic
Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Founder, Creative Nature
Afternoon
12:30 – 13:00
Owen’s Law Update: the provision of allergen information in writing, and gaining the trust of the consumer
Speakers
Head of Campaign for Owen’s Law
13:00 – 14:15
Lunch break, networking and product sampling (lunch provided by White Rabbit)
Speakers
14:15 – 14:35
Counting the cost of gluten free
Speakers
Head of Advocacy, Coeliac UK
14:35 – 15:15
Navigating Allergen Labelling and Packaging
Speakers
Reader/Clinician Scientist and Honorary Consultant, Imperial College London
Head of Clinical Services, Allergy UK
CEO, Ecoanolytes
Head of Standards, BRCGS
15:45 – 16:30
Getting under the skin of allergies….
Speakers
Blogger, What Allergy
Founder, Naturally Tiwa Skincare
Head of Product, Westlab
16:30 – 17:10
How to get your product noticed. Top tips and insights from buyers
Speakers
Tesco
Founder, CRAVE
Co-Founder and Director, Retail 100 Consulting
Themes
The content will cover key trends within the Allergy & Free From industry across the following themes: Food & Drink, Skin, Medical, Asthma & Respiratory, Pet & Animal, Textile & Clothing.
This includes:
Consumer insights
Retail buying practices
Medical best practices
Current & future trends
Format
Engaging keynote sessions from leading industry experts
Targeted speaking sessions, focused on specific topics
Panel discussions from industry experts providing diverse perspectives and insights with Q&A
Workshops to provide insight and education
Food tastings and skin care samplings
Breaks for networking opportunities
Free From Food Awards to end the day
250
Buyers, specifiers and leading professionals in the room
25+
Brands sampling the latest allergy and free from products
1
Incredible event over the course of a day.