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Save the Date: Leatherhead’s renowned Taste Trends conference will take place at Leatherhead Food Research, Leatherhead, Surrey, on 18 October 2012, and will feature an exclusive pre-conference networking dinner the night before.

Join us for an insight into new and unique taste sensations, helping to inspire you in your own product development work. With several practical tasting sessions, Taste Trends is ideal for marketing executives, new product developers, consumer insight analysts and brand managers wanting to try new taste experiences from around the world, as well as learn how to incorporate new taste sensations into NPD.

2011 programme highlights:

• Matt Incles, Market Intelligence Manager, Leatherhead, reviewed some of the exciting taste trends from 2011 and looked forward to what we can expect from 2012 and beyond
• Charles Banks, Editor, thefoodpeople, gave his globe-trotting perspective on taste preferences
• Alex Mead, Editor, Food and Travel Magazine, talked about future foods and the key things that are influencing the choices in what people eat
• Nick Eskins, Director, Taste Connection, took delegates through a culinary exploration of current and future influences on Indian cuisine 
• Jeremy Woods, Managing Director, Mrs Crimble’s, shared how gluten-free products can taste just as good as (and perhaps even better than) mainstream products
• Dr Adam Anderson, R&D Director, EMEA Region, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, explained how to successfully introduce new taste sensations to consumers
• Craig Rose, Executive Director, Seaweed Health Foundation, discussed how seaweed can help reduce salt AND enhance flavour

Book now to take advantage of our 10% early bird discount.

Programme

2012 programme available soon. Follow the link to the 2011 programme.

Who should attend?

• Marketing executives
• New product developers
• Customer insight analysts
• Brand managers

Benefits of attending:

• To get ideas and inspiration for new and unique tastes in NPD
• Learn how to incorporate new taste sensations into NPD
• Learn how to deliver healthy foods with maximum flavour impact
• Excellent networking opportunities