The Future of Food and Beverage Forum USA

27th - 28th May 2026

Minneapolis, USA

Trudy Slagle

Sr. Director Environmental Social Governance Administration

Lamb Weston

Trudy Slagle leads strategic planning, program development, implementation and reporting for Lamb Weston’s global sustainability and ESG initiatives. She works with internal and external experts to mitigate risk and ensure these efforts create a better future for people and the planet, while also strengthening business performance and delivering value to our various stakeholder groups – from customers and team members to growers and shareholders.

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato products to restaurants and retailers around the world. For 75 years, Lamb Weston has led the frozen potato industry in innovation, introducing inventive products for its customers. Lamb Weston products can be found in more than 100 countries around the world, selling 80 million pounds of fries every day.

Trudy Slagle 's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Tuesday 26th May 2026

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Session title
Session type
Day 1

Wednesday 27th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
08:30 - 08:55
Plenary
08:55 - 09:25
Plenary
10:55 - 11:45
Opportunity in crisis: How to reframe sustainability as resilience, risk mitigation and commercial advantage 
Sprouts Farmers Market | The Hershey Company | Rabobank | McDonald's | SLR Consulting
Plenary
12:15 - 13:15
13:15 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
16:00 - 16:45
Plenary
17:00 - 18:00
Networking
Day 2

Thursday 28th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:45
The say-do gap: Are young consumers buying more 'sustainable' ? 
Dole Food Company | McCain Foods | The Center for Food Integrity | Fairtrade America
Plenary
09:45 - 10:30
Unlocking the commercial opportunity in innovation: How to align R&D, agriculture and nutrition 
Post Holdings, Inc. | The J.M. Smucker Co. | Plug and Play Tech Center
Plenary
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:45
Investing in resilience: How blended capital, venture funding and partnerships can work together to scale resilience 
Transformational Investing in Food Systems | SVG Ventures | Danone | Sand County Foundation | The Rockefeller Foundation
Plenary
11:45 - 12:30
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:15
Plenary