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Chris Mack will take part in a special on-stage interview

Registration is open now for the 2017 UK Fruit & Vegetable Congress – FPJ Live – which promises a stellar lineup of leading industry figures discussing the major issues facing the trade.

The UK Fruit & Vegetable Congress, supported by platinum sponsor NFU, is the industry’s number-one fresh produce conference, bringing together over 200 senior figures from across the industry to learn, debate and network. The event takes place at The Belfry Hotel & Resort on 4 May 2017.

The full programme will be unveiled in the coming weeks, with top-level speakers including Asda’s category manager for fresh food Charlie Mills; Adele Balmforth, produce trading manager at the Co-op; Kantar Worldpanel consumer insight director Chris Cowan; and Fresca Group chairman Chris Mack, who will take part in a special one-to-one on-stage interview with FPJ editor Michael Barker.

Further major names from the retail and supply sectors will be announced shortly. Visit www.fpjconferences.com to keep up-to-date with the latest news.

FPJ Live’s much-loved brand of audience participation will be once again on show, and will be taken to a new level during a groundbreaking interactive marketing masterclass featuring 18 year-old award-winning tech entrepreneur Ben Towers and marketing and branding experts Tunde Daczo and Roger Williams.

The event will also feature a major interactive debate, sponsored by MorePeople, where delegates help set the questions for a panel of experts including Berry Gardens managing director Nick Marston and NFU Horticulture Board chair Ali Capper. Topics up for discussion are expected to include Brexit, challenges of supply and new opportunities for the industry.

Your ticket includes complimentary entry to a pre-event burger-and-beer style networking event at The Belfry on 3 May 2017.

Tickets are expected to sell out, so secure your place today at www.fpjconferences.com and be a part of the discussion about the future of the UK fresh produce business.