Straight Into UK Retrai Market Net-Zero-Carbon Foods & Climate Projects Supply

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Day 1-2 (product co-creation partnerships) +( conference and networking)	GBP (£) 900
Day 3 (market and tech tour visit  (and football  match day))	GBP (£) 300
Day 1-3 (Full programme)	GBP (£) 1000
Registration for Conference Dinner	GBP (£) 75

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• A refund of registration fees will be made to any registered participant who cancels on or before 10th February 2024, less a 10% administration fee.
• No refund will be made if cancellation requests are received after 10th February 2024.
• There will be no administration fee for a delegate name substitution.

 

Located at the Thames Gatway

London gateway

DP World London Gateway is a port within the wider Port of London, United Kingdom. Opened in November 2013, the site is a fully integrated logistics facility, consisting of a semi-automated deep-sea container terminal which is on the same site as a land bank for the development of warehousing, distribution facilities, and ancillary logistics services.

The facility is located on the north bank of the River Thames in Thurrock, Essex, 30 miles (48 km) east of central London. The deep-water port is able to handle some of the largest container ships in the world. On a weekly basis, the port is now linked with 51 countries and more than 90 ports all over the world, including Asia, Australia, the US, South America, Africa, India, and Southern Europe. The largest ships anchor off Suffolk to await the pilot vessel from Harwich to escort them to London Gateway through the shifting sands off Essex.

Undertaken by DP World, the new facility significantly increased the capabilities and efficiencies of the Port of London to handle container shipping,[1] to help meet the growing demand for container handling at Britain's ports.[citation needed] Construction began in February 2010,[2] with the port and logistics park being completed in stages. Three berths were initially completed, with the potential for the development of three more; DP World in 2021 announced that it would build a fourth berth.[3] The first phase of the port opened for business on 6 November 2013 with the docking of the 58,000-tonne MOL Caledon, loaded with fruit and wine from South Africa.[4][5].

Development of the Logistics Park followed the initial stages of development of the port. UPS opened a new 32,000-square-metre package-sorting facility on the site in 2018 – one of the American firm's largest-ever infrastructure investments outside of the US.[6] Since March 2017, German grocery retailer Lidl has been operating out of the DP World London Gateway Logistics Centre, the first warehouse to be developed on the site.

Annual capacity of the port is 3.5 million containers (TEU); 2021 throughput was 1.8 million TEU, and continues to increase.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?

Whether you’re an individual, business, innovator, or researcher, if you’re passionate about driving net zero innovation and sustainability within the agri-food sector then this event will provide you with a platform for connection and growth.

For the Innovators :

Innovator with a net zero focused solution that could transform UK’s Food and Drink sectors.  We encourage those from various sectors, both locally and internationally, to join us. Your ideas are crucial in driving sustainable change. Whether you’re an inventive, innovative, business owner, manufacturer, processor, farmer, researcher, or entrepreneur, this event is your platform to share and showcase innovative solutions that benefit the industry, the people and community of consumers and sustainability enthusiasts.

Agri-food businesses, sustainability enthusiast, and anyone aspiring to make a difference in the region’s food industry are encouraged to attend. Join us in exploring the latest opportunities, networking, and discussions with industry leaders, and discovering innovative net zero solutions you could adopt including community impact initiatives such as women in football and sports.

Why should they attend ?

This event will provide valuable knowledge sharing and networking between those with existing net zero challenges and those who have successfully implemented solutions to similar challenges. You will have the opportunity to connect with like-minded peers whilst collaboratively addressing the challenges in adopting clean and sustainable practices. We hope everyone will leave this event with a clear vision on what their next steps are within their net zero journeys.  ( Support Women in Sports )

Agenda :

The event will feature themed speaker session, panels, exhibitions, and knowledge exchange workshops, sports activities, conference. Topics include sustainable food processing and manufacturing, circular economy, supply chain and waste management, sustainable farming practices and future local activity.

Stay tuned for a detailed agenda.

 

What is Net Zero Carbon Food ?...

The food you are eating right now has been gone through a long process until reaching your plate. From the crop, the farm or even the sea all ingredients have been transported to the food manufacturing site, where they have been processed to become the final product suitable for eating. Once packed, they have been delivered to the store for customers to buy them. This process comprises many different activities like growing, harvesting, cleaning, transporting and producing that harm the environment. and manufacturing factories require energy that may come from non-renewable sources which emit CO2e and cause air pollution.

The sum of all these gas emissions produced by growing, rearing, farming, processing, transporting, storing, cooking and disposing of the waste is the carbon footprint of the food. The total amount of carbon equivalent released to the atmosphere is called the embedded CO2e. While transport is one factor, on average it is only 5% of this total embedded CO2e. Most of this CO2e comes from the farm in the form of nitrous oxide, land management systems that reduce soil carbon and deforestation.

Up until now, there were no carbon neutral foods available in the market but this has changed. Sacoma global foods innovation is among the pioneering food companies and manufacturer, to produce net zero carbon foods. You can buy our net zero foods from our retail stores, or online or visit our food boutique.

The carbon market opened in the UK after Brexit on the 19th of May with a price of approximately £50 for Carbon. We are gathering monthly report gathering the total embedded carbon of the sales of our five products. This is just the first step in our journey. We are planning to extend this new feature to all our range so keep an eye on our website for updates on how much carbon we are offsetting on our road to net-zero. By comparing our embedded CO2e with the average quantity absorbed by each tree, we can offset all carbon emissions we have generated along the manufacturing process.

There is no practical way yet to get food to a factory gate without releasing climate heating gas. To get to net zero a company starts by using renewable energy and then offsets the CO2e in the food they produce. One of the best methods to do this is by planting trees as they capture CO2 and use it to build their trunks, branches, roots, and leaves. By doing this planting, companies can “absorb” from the air the same amount of carbon that has been released to manufacture their products.

As you may know, CO2e includes all climate heating gases like methane and nitrous oxide and expresses this as equivalent to CO2. The sum of all these gas emissions produced by growing, rearing, farming, processing, transporting, storing, cooking and disposing of the waste is the carbon footprint of the food. The total amount of carbon equivalent released to the atmosphere is called the embedded CO2e.

Increased Carbon Dioxide and other Greenhouse gases are contributing to Global Heating. Everything we do has an impact, whether you’re traveling, eating or purchasing goods. By offsetting your own emissions you can play your part and become Carbon neutral. SACOMA plans as benefits which go far beyond a tree-planting carbon offsetting scheme.

 

About The Event Programme :

Over 100 food artisan and climate project, 300 delegates, including business owners, senior decision-makers, partners, regulators, key regional stakeholders, will come together.

The Summit, taking place at the prestigious ceme innovation campus, will feature keynote speakers from the Bank of England and Institute of Sales Professionals, along with a dedicated Meet the Buyer event.

While the Summit is geared towards business generation and providing opportunities for businesses to scale up and mingle with some of the region's leading entrepreneurial minds. It’s great to be working once again with our partners to give our food producers and suppliers, the opportunity to connect directly with climate project financiers/ buyers. The event is an opportunity to source innovative and competitive suppliers and supporting their supply chain sustainability targets.

This is a market-oriented event providing Food Artisans the opportunity for entry into retail market in the UK and a pre-engagement with consumers; putting products on retail shelves, test sales and follow up products co-creation activities with consumer-trend-feedback to improve the product entry into the market. Day 1 is a co-creation programme workshop, where the consumer needs and expectations are heard and input to improve the product), and feedback on product is given to validate potential and forecast for trade or import into the market.

 

Themes : 

· Innovative Food products that are new or highly improved for nutrition.

· Eco & Green-products and technologies.

· Sustainable, Alternative, Diversified proteins.

· Net zero (carbon neutral) foods.

· Up-cycled food wastes.

· Products geared towards zero waste, circularity and minimal environmental footprint.

· Indigenous skills and process technologies and skills (rg fermentation).

· opportunity to build partnerships for carbon-trade offs.

· Women in sports.

The 2nd day will provide opportunity for Food Artisans interested in UK /EU food trade and trade opportunities to venture into the retail’s markets with confidence or raise their profile. We are creating connections right across our supply chain and the food system as well as creating a culture and building a community of consumers, food artisans and food producers that sees the long-term value in the effort we put in healthy food products innovation and development of the supply chain for sustainable foods market; As pressure mounts to improve public health and reduce our climate footprint, the industry is innovating to encourage greater uptake of healthier and more sustainable food and drink products.

 

Agenda : 

The event will attract over 400 participants including domestic and international food artisans, producers, and  participants representing the whole food & drink industry, including consumers, buyers, academia, researchers, import/export regulators, food standards  and major sectors, as well as specific niches. This includes actual food & drink products and transportation logistics solutions.

We have built a unique business model with transformative innovations in the food and drinks sector for food skills, education, entrepreneurship, artisans, research, investment and communications for enabling more consumers to have better choices through access to affordable, healthier products and action for a Net Zero Food System. Our  foods innovation focus areas are delivered in collocation with our supply chain, the artisans/the makers, the farmers, the producers, manufacturers, investors and the industry with commitment to skills  education and research partners to improve environmental and health outcomes for solutions in the most promising food innovation areas; this  include protein diversification, circular food systems, packaging, certification, traceability, sustainability,  commitment to net zero, health for the people and the environment. We are actively supporting food Artisan and entrepreneurs to accelerate food products innovation and entry into UK/EU markets.

Zero carbon foods (Carbon neutral foods) and decarbonising our food chain is in alignment with our food products innovation, imports/exports, distribution and retail expansion impact, we strive to help bring, into the sacoma-UK Retail chains/Shops and mainstream Markets and Supermarkets, food products, goods and services, that are carbon neutral, that are new or highly improved at a nutritional or sustainable level. As part of our company commitment to net zero, we are actively developing a supply chain that will enable our transition to a net zero food system that measures and quantifies the change through reduced CO2 equivalent emissions in our food supply chains.

This event will bring together and collaborate with policy makers and support Food Artisans, with added value or improved nutritional and sustainability profile that fit the requirement for listing on specific sections of the retail category in the UK and EU Markets. Co-creating with consumers in line with trends, tackling harmful processes and system, reducing carbon footprint of proteins through diversification, ancient grains and creating new markets from novel foods or up-cycled food waste. Providing trade opportunities for all food artisans and product creators in collaborations and partnership to create a culture and build a community who sees the long-term value in the food innovation as SACOMA foods business ventures pioneers to create societal and economic impact.

The food system is responsible for almost a third of greenhouse gas emissions, with connected challenges such as food waste, threats posed by food integrity, authenticity and food fraud in the complex supply chain with resource depletion and energy consumption! Our retail expansion focus is on delivering real-world benefit through food innovations, consumer education/engagement and food Artisan Entrepreneurship scale ups. You’ll also need wider customer/citizen/public engagement to show how you’ll deliver economic and/or social value to bothy the consumer and the environments, making available foods that does not cost the earth.

By organising this event, we seek to improve the innovation capacities of our supply chain ecosystem, by supporting our Food Artisans (from all over the world) and SMEs in the agri-foods and related logistics sectors or scale-up, improve their production capacity, technology, ingredients, packaging, nutritional profile and labelling information, innovative features and in compliance with our net zero commitments to retail in the UK and the EU retails and supermarkets. The event is also an and opportunity to meeting with regulators and trade agencies and connecting with key stakeholders, from companies and research organisations responsible for food safety regulations and importation in the regions. We know this is small-scale interventions that can result in large-scale impact.

 

About Sacoma : 

SACOMA Global Foods Innovation is a multifaceted and award winning food innovation private business cutting across the entire supply chain from food farming, production, New product development with focus on sustainability, climate compliance for which we have won several awards, leading the change for consumer education on health and wellbeing , eating and  the fight against food waste and climate change, investing in Climate Projects and social impacts reducing Corporate Carbon Footprints and Emissions reduction in our operations.

 

ABOUT SACOMA RETAIL-LAUNCH PAD SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE

To this end, SACOMA retail Launch pad initiative is planning entry into the market of new or improved food product with a focus on health, wellbeing, impact of diet, obesity and non-communicable diseases. We want to reduce food waste and food waste system related environmental harms and national, sustainability, environment and zero carbon foods.

SACOMA Global Foods innovation is preparing to introduce many new products to the food world with a focus on Healthier Lives through Food for quality of life for consumers and net zero food system for decarbonising food supply chains, connect the sacoma retail launch pad with food artisans, SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups, to bring to mainstream markets and supermarkets food products that are new or highly improved at a nutritional, sustainable level. To reach net zero and mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis, we must scale a systems approach to change that enables the transition to sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices, creates new markets and opportunities for food waste and loss reduction, and empowers all stakeholders to play an active role in the circular food economy.

At this event we will be putting these food products on our retail and consumers and Artisans in direct contact with retailers that can market their new products across mainstream markets. We are planning this event with a focus on giving food Artisan and food production related business in the supply chain to  access to co-creation opportunities with consumers, as well as the commitment to commercialize the new or significantly improved product into our retail and into the mainstream markets combined with a programme of promotion through media.

Participants are expected to test sell and launch in the market at least 1 new food product. In alignment with SACOMA Food innovation product strategy and  Impact framework regarding new foods and products, we strive to help bring food products that are new or highly improved at a nutritional/sustainable level to our retail launch pad and progress to mainstream markets and supermarkets.

This is a strong market-oriented event that will be combined with the engagement with consumers, through test sales and co-creation workshops in which the consumer needs and expectations are heard, and feedback on product is given to validate the added value in terms of nutritional improvement for consumers and/or enhanced environmental sustainability.

Food artisans and INNOVATIVE with food ideas, Solutions and an international food products & processing technologies will also exhibit. The role as retailers will be focused, but not limited to giving the food artisans, start-ups access to co-creation opportunities with consumers, as well as the commitment to commercialize the new or significantly improved product in mainstream markets and its promotion through local/national media.

The food system is responsible for almost a third of greenhouse gas emissions, with connected challenges such as food waste, resource depletion and energy consumption. To reach net zero and mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis, we must scale a systems approach to change that enables the transition to sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices, creates new markets and opportunities for food waste and loss reduction, and empowers all stakeholders to play an active role in the circular food economy.

It’s not enough to change the narrative on women in trade. It’s not enough to recognize the different ways trade affects women and men. We must move from recognition to action. And that is why at SACOMA Global Foods Innovation, we are putting more efforts and creating platforms and innovative disruptive ideas and more efforts such as the SACOMA  Retail Launch Pad to provide opportunities for women in food business from all over the world to place their products in the Retail shops and markets  in the UK.

 

London

Londoners have strong opinions on visitors to the capital, but what do they make of us and our city?

Tourists have a bit of a bad rep in this city. But for all the (selfie) stick we give them, they’re a huge part of London life. Want to know why Covent Garden’s so damn busy? Because 19.88 million people from overseas came to London in 2016, making it the second most visited city in the world. (Bangkok scooped the top spot, but it does have tropical beaches nearby.)

People have long flocked to London for its hedonism, shopping and culture. (In 1900, the Charing Cross Turkish Baths – complete with a chiropodist – was a hotspot for visitors.) Tourists are as much a part of the city as locals.

We weary Londoners take so much of our brilliant city for granted. We try desperately to avoid ‘tourist traps’ and barely bat an eyelid at the views as we rush along the South Bank. But tourists see things with fresh eyes, appreciating all the stuff we forget to. They celebrate the things that give London its identity – from Beefeaters and double-decker buses to amazing parks and free museums. Plus, they bring a huge amount of cash into the capital (£11.9 billion last year, to be exact).

So forget the stereotypes about escalator etiquette and giant rucksacks on the tube – we’ve spent years having our say about tourists. Now it’s time to turn the tables. We headed to London’s biggest landmarks to find out what tourists had to say about us and our city.

Perhaps most surprisingly, none of them seemed to think that Londoners were rude, although maybe they were just being polite. Either way, speaking to visitors highlighted how lucky we are to live in such a vibrant city. Tourists clearly have a lot of love for London – so it’s time we started showing them some back. Even when they’re standing on the wrong side of the escalator…

Themes gateway

Thames Gateway is a term applied to an area around the Thames Estuary in the context of discourse around regeneration and further urbanisation. The term was first coined by the UK government and applies to an area of land stretching 70 kilometres (43 mi) east from inner east and south-east London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. It stretches from Westferry in Tower Hamlets to the Isle of Sheppey/Southend-on-Sea and extends across three ceremonial counties.

The area was designated during the early years of the Blair ministry as a national priority for urban regeneration because it contained large amounts of brownfield land and to take advantage of rail capacity improvements created at Stratford and in parts of Kent, by the High Speed 1 railway (officially known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link). The term was first coined by the UK government, with the government and others also use the term Thames Estuary to apply to the area.[1][2] Much of the brownfield land has now been redeveloped.

 

London Gateway

DP World London Gateway is a port within the wider Port of London, United Kingdom. Opened in November 2013, the site is a fully integrated logistics facility, consisting of a semi-automated deep-sea container terminal which is on the same site as a land bank for the development of warehousing, distribution facilities, and ancillary logistics services.

The facility is located on the north bank of the River Thames in Thurrock, Essex, 30 miles (48 km) east of central London. The deep-water port is able to handle some of the largest container ships in the world. On a weekly basis, the port is now linked with 51 countries and more than 90 ports all over the world, including Asia, Australia, the US, South America, Africa, India, and Southern Europe. The largest ships anchor off Suffolk to await the pilot vessel from Harwich to escort them to London Gateway through the shifting sands off Essex.

Undertaken by DP World, the new facility significantly increased the capabilities and efficiencies of the Port of London to handle container shipping,[1] to help meet the growing demand for container handling at Britain's ports.[citation needed] Construction began in February 2010,[2] with the port and logistics park being completed in stages. Three berths were initially completed, with the potential for the development of three more; DP World in 2021 announced that it would build a fourth berth.[3] The first phase of the port opened for business on 6 November 2013 with the docking of the 58,000-tonne MOL Caledon, loaded with fruit and wine from South Africa.[4][5].

Development of the Logistics Park followed the initial stages of development of the port. UPS opened a new 32,000-square-metre package-sorting facility on the site in 2018 – one of the American firm's largest-ever infrastructure investments outside of the US.[6] Since March 2017, German grocery retailer Lidl has been operating out of the DP World London Gateway Logistics Centre, the first warehouse to be developed on the site.

Annual capacity of the port is 3.5 million containers (TEU); 2021 throughput was 1.8 million TEU, and continues to increase.

The port

Technology and equipment

DP World London Gateway Port is a semi-automated facility. It uses robotic, automated stacking cranes to assist with managing containers as they are moved from ship-to-shore cranes and onto and off of trucks and trains.

12 quay cranes (also known as ship-to-shore cranes), among the largest in the world and built by ZPMC, are installed along 1200m of developed quayside that has a water depth of 17m alongside. This enables the port to efficiently handle the world's largest container ships, which are now up to 400m long, 60m wide and able to carry up to 24,000 TEUs (or 20-foot equivalent units). In the last three years, DP World London Gateway has handled dozens of these "Ultra-Large" container ships.

The port's quay cranes – which are manual but can be driven remotely from the port's control room – have multi-lift capability, meaning they are able to lift up to four TEUs in one go (or two 40 foot containers). The cranes are able to lift cargo weighing up to 80 tonnes and sit on 49m deep quay walls.[citation needed]

DP World London Gateway Port currently comprises three deep-water berths, with the ability to expand to six.

The facility uses 60 automated stacking cranes, 30 dedicated to land-side operations and 30 dedicated to ship-side operations. These cranes were also built by ZPMC, with software provided by Kalmar[7] and Cargotec. There are 180 bays available at any one time for hauliers collecting or dropping off containers.

The port also uses straddle carriers (also known as shuttle carriers), which move containers between the automated container stacking area and the quay cranes. Terminal tractors and trans lifter trailers – which move cassettes, onto which containers are loaded – are used on the port's land side to move containers between the automated stacking area and the port's rail terminal and inspection facilities.

An automated gate enables hauliers to access the site seamlessly, by booking a slot through the port's vehicle booking system. In 2016, DP World London Gateway delivered an average truck-turnaround time of 35 minutes and an average container turnaround time of 20 minutes. The vehicle booking system is provided by Community Network Services Ltd. This electronic data interchange system ensures a swift flow of import and export information between shipping lines, ports, freight forwarders, customs and other inspection agencies, hauliers and rail operators. CNS is a wholly owned subsidiary of DP World London Gateway's sister terminal, DP World Southampton.

University of east London centre for global sustainability

The Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability (RDCS) is the regional hatchery for innovation, skills and enterprise supporting a more sustainable and resilient future for businesses, students and residents in the Royal Docks area. The Centre embeds a culture of sustainability in everything we do with a commitment to support underrepresented groups and drive engagement between the University, east London and the world.

The Centre provides local people, businesses and UEL students and graduates access to:

• Affordable workspace and specialist facilities
• Relevant academic/research expertise and a diverse talent pipeline
• Impactful programmes to launch and grow businesses, and develop the skills of East Londoners

Dagenham Film Studios: A New Hub for the UK Entertainment Industry

Dagenham Film Studios is a new project that aims to transform Dagenham, East London, into a world-class film and television production destination. Hackman Capital Partners, a US-based real estate investment firm that owns and operates several studios in Hollywood and other locations, led the project.

Ceme centre for excellence of hydrogen

The CEME Hydrogen Summit 2022 brought together a community of like-minded people and organisations, all of whom share our commitment to creating a fully functioning hydrogen ecosystem for the whole of the UK.

 

Region	Project	Description	Status
London, East, South East	High Speed 1	High speed rail line linking Stratford and Ebbs fleet stations in the Gateway area to central London and continental Europe.	Fully operational.
London	Thames Gateway Bridge	Road bridge between Beckton and Thamesmead near to the existing Woolwich Ferry. Designed to provide segregated bus, tram or DLR carriage.	Cancelled[7]
London	Stratford City	73 hectares (180 acres) mixed use site of 200 shops, three large department stores, cafés, schools, hotels, parks and health centres. 11,000 residents and 30,000 workers. Part of the site was used for the London 2012 Olympics.[citation needed]	Completed.
London	East London Transit	The East London Transit is an intermodal transport scheme to connect housing developments to rail and tube.	Phase I opened Feb 2010.
East	London Gateway	Port with logistics and a business park. The port was developed at Shell Haven, a 607 hectares (1,500 acres) site in Thurrock.[4] The two schemes were originally expected to create up to 16,500 new jobs.[8]	Completed