The City Food & Drink Lecture is an annual, invitation-only high profile fixture in the City of London and international food and drink industry calendars. The Lecture is delivered every year by a leading figure in the British food business who is invited to speak about the issues they regard as most important in shaping the way food is produced, distributed, marketed, sold and consumed.

Held in the Great Hall at the prestigious Guildhall the hybrid event is attended live by 550 and a further 300 virtual audience from around the world. The City Food & Drink Lecture is organised by the eight  City livery companies whose roots are in the food industry – namely the Worshipful Companies of Bakers, Butchers, Cooks, Distillers, Farmers, Fishmongers, Fruiterers and Poulters.

Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Location: Guildhall, City of London

Timings:
17:30 Doors Open
18:35 Welcome, Lecture, and Panel Session
20:30 Buffet Supper
21:45 Event Concludes

Keynote Speaker: John Shropshire OBE
Chairman of G’s Fresh

Interactive Q&A Panel:
Jack A Bobo – Director of Food Systems Institute,
University of Nottingham
Sarah Bradbury – CEO of Institute of Grocery Distribution
Henry Dimbleby – Co-founder of the Leon restaurant chain.
Panel Chair: Charlotte Smith