Food and Drink Sector Council
The Food and Drink Sector Council is a formal industry partnership with Government to create a more productive and sustainable food and drink sector.
Role of the group
The Food and Drink Sector Council is an industry-led board composed of businesses from every part of the food chain. Among the Council’s priorities are agricultural productivity, nutrition, exports, workforce and skills, innovation, logistics and packaging.
Membership
The members of the Food and Drink Sector Council are senior industry individuals with wide experience from across the sector. The Council will be a mechanism for the industry to engage with Government in order to increase the sector’s productivity. The membership includes representatives from across the entire food chain, covering farming, manufacturing, retail, hospitality and logistics.
The Council members are:
Judith Batchelar
Director, Sainsbury’s
Gavin Darby
Iain Ferguson
Chairman, Stobart Group Ltd.
Leendert den Hollander
Vice President and GM Great Britain, Coca-Cola
Sir Peter Kendall
Chairman, AHDB
Dame Fiona Kendrick
Nick Varney
CEO, Merlin Entertainments
Jo Whitfield
CEO, Co-op Food
Ian Wright
Director-General, Food and Drink Federation
Graham Hutcheon
Managing Director Edrington; Chairman, CBI Scotland
Lord Deben
Chairman, Sancroft
Ursula Lidbetter
Chair, Greater Lincolnshire LEP
George Weston
CEO ABF
Andy Richardson
Head of Corporate Affairs, Volac; Chair of the Welsh Food and Drink Board
Cassandra Stavrou
Founder, Propercorn
Nick Whelan
Group Chief Executive, Dale Farm
