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The World Food Business Summit

The World Food Business Summit is the event for the leaders of the global food business. Exclusively reserved for CIES members, it provides penetrating insights and knowledge on the key challenges facing our business.

Speakers include thought-leaders who, together, provide a 360° vision for our world. They are personalities from the business, political, economic and social environments that all have impact on the ultimate consumer and the general context in which the food business operates.

Find out more on The CIES Summit’s objectives and benefits.

Next Events

The 2009 CIES World Food Business Summit
17 - 19 June 2009
New York, USA

Rhoda LANE-O’KELLY
Tel: (+33) 1 44 69 84 88
Fax: (+33) 1 44 69 99 39
E-mail: summit@ciesnet.com

The 2010 CIES World Food Business Summit
23 - 25 June 2010
London, United Kingdom

The committee

The Summit Committee is at the heart of the World Food Business Summit. Its 12 members hold a leading position in their company and are appointed on the basis of their professional knowledge of the sector, their experience and active involvement in the development of the retail business. They meet 3 times a year to discuss and anticipate top of mind issues and to bring knowledge and networking to retail leaders from around the globe.
Access the full list.


The New York Summit Taskforce

  • Jerry Brown, UNILEVER, USA
  • Antonio Coto, DIA, Argentina
  • Boyd George, ALEX LEE, USA
  • Lawrence Hutter, DELOITTE, USA
Past Events

The 2008 CIES World Food Business Summit
Growth & Sustainability - Building profit with responsibility
18 - 20 June 2008
Munich, Germany

The 2007 CIES World Food Business Summit
Mapping the New Silk Road
Executive Summary - Chinese version
20 - 22 June 2007
Shanghai, China

The 2006 CIES World Food Business Summit
Flying HIGH in the Face of Competition
21 - 23 June 2006
Paris, France

From The Press 2008
Bloomberg on Dr. Oetker
by Holger Elfers
MorningNewsBeat.com (Day 1)
by Kevin Coupe
Financial Times Deutschland
by Birgit Dengel
Bloomberg on Pick'n Pay
by Holger Elfers
MorningNewsBeat.com (Day 2)
by Kevin Coupe

Les Echos
by Frédéric Thérin

Lebensmittel Praxis
by Eckhard Lenz
MorningNewsBeat.com (Final thoughts)
by Kevin Coupe

LebensmittelZeitung
by Bernd Biehl