The food industry is under growing pressure to reduce its environmental and social impacts, however what practical methods are successful and what role do eco-labels play? How can sustainable ingredients contribute to the ecological / social footprint? What are the gamut of sustainable packaging options available to food and beverage companies? What are the best-practices in the industry? The next edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit aims to address such issues in a high-level forum.
The fifth edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit will take place in San Francisco on 17-18th January 2012. Major topics on the summit agenda include sustainable ingredients, mobile technology, emerging eco-labels, sourcing local, raw foodism, ethical finance, ecological packaging, sustainability metrics, marketing best-practices and consumer insights. To receive the summit programme, please contact us
Like previous events organized by Organic Monitor, the summit will bring together key stake-holders in the food industry to debate and discuss key industry issues. The Sustainable Foods Summit is a series of international summits that focuses on the leading issues the food industry faces concerning sustainability and eco-labels, such as Organic, Fair trade, Rainforest Alliance, etc. More details
The previous North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit took place in San Francisco on 18-19th January 2011, bringing together about 200 executives from across the food industry. Summit participants called for greater traceability and accountability from food manufacturers & ingredient firms. View the summit pics here
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