Get a unique insight into how the Co-operative Group, Heinz and GlaxoSmithKline are adapting their product development strategies in a recession at The Future of NPD. Creating tomorrow’s products
Held on March 5 at the Ardencote Manor Hotel and Country Club in Warwick, this is a must-attend event for everyone involved in the product development process. That includes everyone from NPD managers and food technologists to marketing managers, R&D managers, nutritionists and regulatory experts.
Chaired by Jeya Henry, professor of human nutrition at Oxford Brookes University, The Future of NPD will address all aspects of the product development process. Topics range from which functional ingredients are still in vogue to how to work with third parties to get winning products from concept to launch more quickly.
The line-up includes:Steve Scott, research & development director, Heinz UK & Ireland;Debbie Robinson, director, food retail marketing, The Co-operative Group;Paul Isherwood, director, innovation and external networks, GSK Nutritional Healthcare;Jonathan Banks, business insight director, The Nielsen Group;Michael Taylor, operations director, Foster’s Bakery;Simon Ranger, md, Seagreens;Richard Wood, chief executive, Coressence;Dr Paul Clayton, visiting fellow at Oxford Brookes University and technical director of the Szent Gyorgyi Institute of Clinical PharmacoNutrition, in Budapest;Fiona Angus, head of nutrition, Leatherhead Food International.
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