Event Timings

10.30am	Guest Arrival
11.00am	Building Back for A Sustainable Future - by Reuben Pullan, Senior Insight Consultant, CGA by NIQ
11.45am	Drinks and Canape Reception
12.45pm	Three-course seated lunch
2.30pm	Keynote Address: Jon Davies, MD, Levy UK & Ireland
2.45pm	Panel Discussion hosted by Mark Chapman, Zero Carbon Forum plus audience Q&A
4.00pm	Guests Depart

The Event

This event brings together a number of foodservice and hospitality industry leaders to discuss how their businesses are making a difference to ESG in foodservice and hospitality and it's supply chain and how they are implementing change and leading the way in sustainable ways of operating to build a better world.

What's on The Agenda

'Building Back for A Sustainable Future' - Insight Presentation by Reuben Pullan, Senior Insight Consultant, CGA by NIQ

Keynote Address by Jon Davies, Managing Director, Levy UK & Ireland

Panel Discussion hosted by Mark Chapman, Founder, Zero Carbon Forum with Jon Dale, Corporate Affairs and ESG Lead, Punch Pubs; Julie Owst, Head of Sustainability, Bidfood and Jon Davies.

Drinks and Canape Reception

Three course seated lunch

Building Back for A Sustainable Future

The challenges faced by the industry over the past few years have been unrelenting: pandemic shutdowns, staff shortages, energy price hikes, product cost inflation, consumer behavioural changes, and a cost-of-living crisis to contend with. While grappling with these immediate threats, taking a longer-term operational view has been somewhat of a luxury. But with operational challenges beginning to ease and closure rates slowing, a leaner and keener hospitality sector has come out the other side. Leaders are looking to invest, and building back for a sustainable future is top of the agenda.  On the morning of this event we are delighted to welcome CGA who will provide an outline of the current shape of the market, explore the drive for sustainability that will influence its future and mediate the - sometimes divergent - sustainability demands of consumers and the industry.

Keynote Address - Jon Davies, Managing Director, Levy UK & Ireland

Following CGA by NIQ's session we are delighted to welcome to the stage Jon Davies, Managing Director, Levy UK & Ireland.  Jon will share Levy UK’s sustainability initiatives and leading the way in sustainable ways of operating to build a better world.

Panel Discussion: Creating A Sustainable Future in Foodservice

After lunch, our sustainability industry experts including Jon Davies, MD, Levy UK & Ireland; Jon Dale, Corporate Affairs and ESG Lead, Punch Pubs and Julie Owst, Head of Sustainability, Bidfood will take part in a panel discussion hosted by Mark Chapman, Founder, Zero Carbon Forum exploring:-

• How businesses are leading the way in sustainable ways of operating
• The key challenges the supply chain is experiencing when it comes to sustainability
• The importance of keeping sustainability on the agenda despite cost pressures
• How can companies achieve transparent and credible progress and how are sustainability initiatives being measured
• How can technology help in running a more sustainable business
• The importance of collaboration between suppliers and operators to improve sustainability agendas and build on the progress already made
• The importance of engaging teams and customers

plus much more.

The event also includes a drinks and canape reception and three-course lunch with plenty of opportunity for networking.

Meet the Speakers

Jon Davies, Managing Director, Levy UK & Ireland

Jon joined the Compass family in 2014 and became Managing Director of Levy UK + Ireland in 2018. His interest in all things culinary and hospitality, coupled with his love of sport and entertainment, makes this the perfect role for him.

Jon’s commitment for the planet and leading the industry into a more sustainable future is steadfast.

He is passionate about collaborating with like-minded suppliers and partnering with clients to join Levy’s quest of minimising environmental footprint and having a positive social impact. Jon says the best part of his job is working with great people in the Levy team, and the variety of working with such prestigious venues throughout the UK and beyond.

 

Jon Dale, Corporate Affairs & ESG Lead, Punch Pubs 

Jon Dale leads the charge as the Corporate Affairs & ESG Lead for Punch Pubs & Co, one of the largest pub companies in the UK. 

He has over 23 years of experience working with C-Suite executives across hospitality, sports, leisure, retail, travel & tourism and education sectors.

Jon has worked for businesses including Leicester City Football Club, TUI Travel Group, Sainsbury’s Argos and up until February 2021 was Director of Communications at Ei Group plc (latterly Stonegate Group), the largest pub company in the UK.

Jon has been with Punch for over three years, and in his role, is responsible for developing, leading and executing the businesses’ corporate communication and ESG strategy, with a clear focus on people, the planet and pubs.

 

Julie Owst, Head of Sustainability, Bidfood UK

Julie has been Head of Sustainability at Bidfood UK for five years; prior to this she worked in change management, and applies this experience to her current role, as a great deal of change is needed!

She oversees the sustainability strategy for Bidfood UK, covering people, planet, communities and customer workstreams, making sure Bidfood supports its customers with their sustainability objectives while providing guidance and expertise to colleagues, customers and in external working groups in the food industry.  

Also studying for a MSc in sustainability at Cranfield University, she’s keen to both share knowledge and learn from others, believing we achieve little by acting in isolation.

Panel Host

Mark Chapman, Founder and CEO, Zero Carbon Forum

Mark Chapman is the founder and CEO of  Zero Carbon Forum, a non-profit organisation which builds on 10 years of carbon reduction collaboration in the UK’s hospitality sector. Zero Carbon Forum enables members to reach their sustainability targets faster, more efficiently and more cost effectively than acting alone.

Zero Carbon Forum’s 60+ members include leading UK/global Brewing and Hospitality organisations representing over 30% of the sectors’ outlets to make a commitment to net zero emissions by 2030 on their own operations and 2040 across their supply chain.  

Prior to founding the forum in 2020, Mark founded Zero Carbon Services, the leading provider of carbon measurement and reduction services in the hospitality sector. It’s proprietary carbon analytics platform helps companies measure, report and reduce carbon emissions to cut carbon and costs.

Mark believes passionately that to solve the climate crises and ensure our survival, industries must collaborate to design and implement plans to reach net zero emissions.  With food and drink representing over a third of global emissions, employing and serving millions of people every day, the Brewing and Hospitality Sector are uniquely placed to lead that transition to net zero, together at pace.

Zero Carbon Forum is supported by experienced practitioners and industry experts, endorsed by UK Government and is backed by trade associations, UKHospitality (UKH), The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII).

CGA Presentation

Reuben Pullan, Senior Insight Consultant, CGA by NIQ

Driven by a passion for the industry he started his career in hospitality, working up to several years of pub and bar management.

Joining CGA by NIQ he has continued to support the industry at a sector level by providing data and insights to leading operators and trade associations.

Reuben’s role is to cut through the multitude of data sources - from consumer behaviour to legislative impacts - and find the consistent narrative in an everchanging market.