City Food Lecture
The City Food Lecture
An annual, invitation only fixture in the City of London and food industry calendars. Held at the prestigious Guildhall, it is organised by the seven City Livery Companies whose roots are in the food industry – namely the Worshipful Companies of Bakers, Butchers, Cooks, Farmers, Fishmongers, Fruiterers and Poulters.
Six hundred guests from the food industry were at London's Guildhall on February 15th 2012 to hear Justin King, CEO of Sainsbury’s deliver the annual City Food Lecture: UK Grocery Retailing - back to the future?
Read Justin King's biography.
Download the full transcript of the lecture.
The lecture and the panel discussion which followed were filmed - click here to view.
All media enquiries should be directed to Sputnik Communications. Please contact Penny Furniss or Katherine Clarke on 020 7439 2780 or email penny.furniss@sputnikcomms.co.uk or katherine.clarke@sputnikcomms.co.uk
For further information contact your relevant Livery Company
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Worshipful Company of Bakers
The Company's raison d’etre is in its links and support of the baking industry, particulary at the education level. -
Worshipful Company of Butchers
Almost all the Company's members are involved in the meat industry and thus share a common value in good fellowship. -
Worshipful Company of Cooks
The Company helps fund, support, and develop many aspects of food associated with cooking across society. -
Worshipful Company of Farmers
The Company stimulates the development of agriculture practice, education through apprenticeships and residential courses. -
Worshipful Company of Fishmongers
The Company is an example of a Guild that has retained an intimate connection with the trade that gave it birth. -
Worshipful Company of Fruiterers
The Company promotes excellence across all sectors of the fruit industry, as well as supporting education and research. -
Worshipful Company of Poulters
The Company promotes research and education through its charitable trusts with a nucleus of industry members.
The organising committee of the City Food lecture would like to thank Sputnik Communications and Glasgows for their invaluable assistance.
Sputnik Communications was responsible for public and media relations for the lecture.
Glasgows was responsible for the staging and Audio Visual element of the event.
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