Disruptions in the agri-food supply chain, from climate shocks to shipping delays, can lead to major financial and reputational consequences. This session explores how insurance and contractual tools can be used strategically to manage these risks, safeguard ingredient supply, and protect business continuity.

• Understand how insurance and contractual strategies can be used together to manage ingredient supply risks, and what internal visibility is required to make them effective.
• Learn how supply chain resilience is evaluated by insurers, and how to align risk coverage with actual exposure to avoid costly gaps or unnecessary spend.

In today’s volatile sourcing environment, ingredient traceability is no longer just a transparency or compliance tool, it’s a core strategy for reducing risk and ensuring secure, uninterrupted supply. This session will explore how companies can implement practical, scalable traceability systems that improve oversight, supplier accountability, and response to disruption.

Key questions to be addressed:

• Understand how traceability reduces risk by improving visibility in complex ingredient supply chains and learn practical first steps for mapping supply flows and identifying data gaps.
• Explore tools and best practices for implementing traceability systems that support ESG compliance and regulatory needs without overburdening teams, including what supplier data to request and how often.

Ingredient shortages, geopolitical disruptions, and supplier instability are now regular challenges for midsize brands. This session will explore how strategic sourcing, including supplier diversification, geographic risk balancing, and procurement practices, can mitigate disruptions to supply while maintaining product quality and sustainability commitments.

• Identify and assess hidden risks in ingredient sourcing, including over-dependence on single suppliers or geographic regions.
• Learn key criteria for selecting alternative or backup suppliers that balance quality, cost, and sustainability.
• Understand how procurement and sustainability teams can collaborate to build resilient sourcing models that minimise risk without increasing costs.