This year's theme is Food Resilience and Food Security
We are delighted to confirm that we are hosting Autumn Conference 2025 at East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham.
IFST Conferences always present a unique opportunity to meet and connect with experienced food sector professionals and grow your network, and we are proud of how inclusive our ecosystem continues to be. This is the perfect opportunity to engage with practical presentations on relevant topics, and we are excited to see how attendees learn from and apply these topics in their own work.
Pre-Conference Dinner and Networking Event: 6 October 2025
We warmly invite you to attend our event launch, in-person on the evening of 6 October 2025 in the East Midlands Conference Centre for the chance to meet and connect with fellow members and colleagues.
Ticket Prices:
| Ticket Type |
Early Bird Rate until 31 July |
Full Rate from 1 August |
| Pre-Conference Dinner | £65 | £65 |
| Conference Ticket: Member | £125 | £145 |
| Conference Ticket: Non-Member | £195 | £225 |
| Conference Ticket: Student Member (use code AC25student) | £55 | £75 |
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, please don't hesitate to contact us via events@ifst.org
If you are an IFST member, please ensure that you are logged into the IFST website before completing your booking so you can access member rates for events. Published events fees will apply to non-members and members can only gain preferential rates by logging in to their IFST account.
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