29 JUNE 2023

Future of Fat

Fat. Bad, good, ugly, tasty. It’s a nutrient, ingredient, and an insult. It's a building block of flavour and, although we all encounter and interact with fat in our daily lives, it remains widely misunderstood.

Food founders, innovators and chefs from the UK and Europe came together at this full day symposium to explore the latest game-changers in fat-based technologies, learn why fat is a key component of all things delicious, and discuss what fat has been doing to our brains, bodies, body image, and our landscapes.

“Why aren’t we talking about the biggest challenge in food?”

Anthony Warner

Chef, Author and Activist - The Angry Chef

PANEL DISCUSSION

Fats Remade

We met the pioneers who's game-changing innovations promise to save our health and the planet whilst putting flavour and functionality first. From lab-grown to precision fermentation to regenerative agriculture, the future of fat will change drastically.

Ciara Cronin-Albert

HOXTON FARMS
hoxtonfarms.com
Glen Burrows

THE ETHICAL BUTCHER
ethicalbutcher.co.uk
Camila Castiblanco

BETTER DAIRY
betterdairy.com
Simon Burrows

REDEFINE MEAT
redefinemeat.com
Jeroen Hugenholtz

NO PALM INGREDIENTS
nopalm-ingredients.com
Mike Moore

HONESTLY TASTY
honestlytasty.co.uk
Claudia Comini

MWAH!
eatmwah.com

PANEL DISCUSSION

Fat of the Land

Our panel explored how the production of fat impacts people and animals, transforms landscapes and influences flavour, and debated what the future has in store for artisan producers of traditional animal fats.

Sarah Fulton Vachon

CITIZENS OF SOIL
citizensofsoil.com
Grant Harrington

AMPERSAND DAIRY
ampersanddairy.com
Anthony Warner

THE ANGRY CHEF
the-angry-chef.com

“We are transforming olive oil from commodity to community”

Sarah Fulton Vachon

Co-Founder & Olive Oil Sommelier - Citizens of Soil

PANEL DISCUSSION

Body Fat

Eating fat and body fat have been vilified in recent years. We heard from fat experts, body positivity activists, and dieticians about how we really should be eating and how we really should be viewing our body fat.