Food and Drink Sector Council Members
The Food and Drink Sector Council is a partnership between the UK Government and
the food and drink industry, from field to fork.
Members of the council are senior industry leaders with wide experience from
across the entire food chain, covering farming, manufacturing, retail,
hospitality
and logistics, as well as senior civil servants from the sponsor government
department, DEFRA.
Council meetings are co-chaired by industry and government.
The council's members are listed below.
Terry Jones
Industry Co-Chair
Director General
National Farmers' Union
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Ian Wright
Industry Co-Chair
Director General
Food and Drink Federation
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David Kennedy
Government Co-Chair
Director General
DEFRA
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Stefano Agostini
CEO
Nestlé UK & Ireland
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Judith Batchelar
Director of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Public Affairs
Sainsbury's
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Minette Batters
President
National Farmers' Union
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James Bielby
Chief Executive
Federation of Wholesale
Distributors
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Andrew Clappen
Group Corporate Services
Director
Morrisons Plc
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Joe Clarke
National Officer
Unite
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Gavin Darby
Chairman
The Felix Project
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Lord Deben
Chairman
Sancroft
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John Farrand
Managing Director
Guild of Fine Foods
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Graham Hutcheon
Managing Director
Edrington
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Kate Nicholls
CEO
UKHospitality
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Andrew Opie
Food and Sustainability Policy Director
British Retail Consortium
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Andy Richardson
Chair
Food and Drink Wales Industry
Board
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Nicholas Saphir
Chairman
Agriculture and Horticulture Development
Board
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Cassandra Stavrou
Founder
Propercorn
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George Weston
CEO
Associated British Food
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Nick Whelan
Group Chief Executive
Dale Farm
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Last reviewed: 18 Feb 2021