Congress 2026 Supporter Information

The Association for Nutrition (AfN) is the independent UK regulator for Registered Nutritionists and nutrition scientists, operating as a registered charity to protect and benefit the public. AfN holds and governs the United Kingdom Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN), which is the professional register of competent, qualified nutritionists who meet AfN’s rigorously applied standards for scientifically sound, evidence-based nutrition and its use in practice. Those who hold current registration on the UKVRN use the titles Registered Nutritionist (RNutr) or Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr), signalling that they have at least degree-level nutrition science education and have also committed to following the AfN standards of ethics, conduct and performance. The register’s core purpose is to protect the public and assure the credibility of nutrition as a responsible profession, and it is the only register of nutritionist recognised by the UK Health Security Agency and the NHS, as well as by many other employers and professional organisations. The AfN defines and advances standards for evidence-based nutrition practice, accredits scientific nutrition degree programmes, and certifies training for the wider workforce to ensure competence and ethical conduct. Through setting training standards, overseeing fitness-to-practice processes, and engaging with policymakers and the media, AfN aims to improve public health by promoting safe, scientifically sound nutrition practice across the UK.

Cambridge University Press is a not-for-profit publisher that dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. Our mission is to unlock people's potential with the best learning and research solutions by combining state-of-the-art content with the highest standards of scholarship, writing and production. Cambridge publishes the six scientific journals of The Nutrition Society.

At Danone UK & Ireland, we deliver better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities, throughout all stages of their lives. As one of the largest B Corps in the UK & Ireland, we are committed to using our business as a force for good, bringing health through food to as many people as possible.
 

Through our household name brands and lifesaving medical nutrition, we have become a world leader in Dairy and Plant-Based products, specialised nutrition and waters. 

Holland & Barrett is a leading specialist in natural health, with over 150 years of experience in the European market, making us the largest and oldest health retailer in Europe. We boast more than 1,600 stores across 19 countries, positioning us as a global leader in nutritional supplements, natural beauty and health food retail.

Our presence spans Europe, mainly the Netherlands and Greece and extends to other parts of the world, including China and Saudi Arabia to name a few. As the UK’s original health and wellness retailer, Holland & Barrett is evolving into a global destination for effective wellness solutions. Our goal is to become the trusted partner for over 100 million people worldwide.

1st and only UK-licensed Magnesium Citrate.  Kora Healthcare welcomes you to our stand for further information on the latest addition to our high-solubility organic magnesium salt portfolio.  As a further addition to our nutrition range, we now have the first and only UK-licensed selenium supplement.

Metware Biotechnology Inc. ("MetwareBio") is a professional metabolomics research and technology company focusing on developing and applying innovative metabolome technologies to life science and health. With over 350 passionate staff and scientists globally and labs in US and Asia, Metware is committed to provide effective and timely metabolomics services in basic and clinical research world-wide.

The Nutrition Society, formed in 1941, is a diverse community with the independence and courage to challenge, question and progress forward the field of nutrition.

We provide access to the latest thinking on the role nutrition plays in human and animal health. Giving you guidance on how to apply it to your own research and help you connect with other scientists.

Together as a community, we accelerate the development of excellent evidence-based nutritional science, for an informed and healthier society.

For over 25 years, Oatly has focused on developing scientific and technical expertise around oats which has led to the development of a broad and increasing portfolio of oat-based foods and drinks. Nutritional health has been a core value for Oatly ever since it invented the first oat drinks as a nutritious choice for consumers who could not or chose not to consume cow’s milk for health, ethical or other reasons. We exist to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process. Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. We're also recognised as the world’s first Climate Solutions food and beverage company. Oatly’s ambition is to play a major role in driving a food system shift, through its products and operations, but also by championing and advocating for sustainable, plant-centric food systems. 

Yakult Science for Health is an educational hub that empowers healthcare professionals, researchers and students by offering a range of resources and services to support and expand their knowledge of the gut microbiome, probiotics and more. Science has always been at the heart of the Yakult company, since the microbiologist Dr Shirota selected and cultivated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Shirota in Japan in 1935. The Yakult Company continues to support and fund independent medical and scientific research worldwide. For more information about free access to scientific gut health resources visit https://hcp.yakult.co.uk/ or contact the Science Team at [email protected]. 

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Day Two  - 08:00

Breakfast Satellite Symposium: Fermented Dairy Uncovered: Latest Evidence in Supporting Health Throughout the Life Course

Hosted by: Danone
Room G56

Organisation Information

Danone is a health-focused food and nutrition company with a mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible. Through leading brands including Activia, Alpro, GetPRO, Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Nutricia and evian, Danone supports the nutritional needs of millions of consumers and patients every day across all ages and life stages.

Backed by more than a century of nutrition and health research, and with over 2000 research experts globally, Danone combines scientific expertise with continuous innovation to develop products that support healthy diets and better health outcomes. The company works closely with healthcare professionals, academic institutions and research partners to advance understanding of nutrition, gut health, healthy ageing and sustainable diets.

As the first top 10 branded food and healthcare manufacturer in the UK to achieve B Corp certification, Danone is committed to delivering positive impact for people and the planet through high standards of social, environmental and business performance.

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Day Three - 08:00

Breakfast Satellite Symposium: Dairy’s role in achieving healthy, sustainable European diets: closing nutritional and sensory gaps.

Hosted by: European Milk Forum
Room G56

Organisation Information

EMF is a collection of national and regional dairy organisations from nine European countries - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway and Switzerland.

The organisations work together through EMF to build a clearer understanding of the role of milk and dairy products in healthy, sustainable diets across Europe, and of dairy as part of European sustainable food production systems. 

This includes science-based information initiatives on dairy, health and sustainability, and engaging in a dialogue with nutrition and health professionals.

More information can be found at https://europeanmilkforum.com/

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Day Three - 12:00

Lunchtime Satellite Symposium: From debate to dialogue: how leaders foster constructive conversations in nutrition

Hosted by: ENLP
Room G56

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European Nutrition Leadership Platform (ENLP) is the network of leaders in food and nutrition. Our vision is a world where solving the food and nutrition issues is a matter of leadership and collaboration. Our mission is to develop, inspire and connect leaders in food and nutrition.

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Day One: 13:30

Lunchtime Satellite Symposium: Food Insecurity, Nutrition and Health – A Perspective from the FENS Northern Countries. Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) Task Force Northern Europe Networking

Hosted by: FENS Taskforce
Room G56

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Day Two  - 12:00

Lunchtime Satellite Symposium: Futureproofing the Brain. Nutrition, Bioactives & Lifelong Cognition

Hosted by: Holland & Barrett
Room G56

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Holland & Barrett is the UK's leading wellness retailer, empowering people to take control of their health and wellbeing for over 150 years. Today, science is embedded throughout the business, with our multidisciplinary science team supporting research, evidence-based product innovation and communications across the business. Since 2021, the science team has expanded to more than 20 nutritionists, dietitians and scientists, bringing together over 185 years of combined experience, 16 master's degrees, 6 PhDs and more than 160 published scientific papers.

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Day Four - 08:30

Breakfast Satellite Symposium: Ageing, Nutrition and Health Beyond 85: Reflections from the Newcastle 85+ Study

Hosted by: The Newcastle 85+ Study

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The Newcastle 85+ Study is a flagship Newcastle University cohort study and one of the most developed population-based longitudinal studies of health and ageing in adults aged 85 years and over. Established in 2006 and led by Professor Tom Kirkwood, the study recruited more than 1,000 85-year-olds from Newcastle and North Tyneside. It was designed to assess health in the oldest old, examine health trajectories and outcomes, and identify factors that contribute to the maintenance of health and independence in later life. The study has generated a substantial body of evidence on ageing, multimorbidity, disability, function, nutrition and health in very old adults.

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Day Three - 08.00

Breakfast Satellite Symposium: Improving Public Health in the North of England: An Introduction to Nutrition North

Hosted by: Nutrition North
Room G06

Organisation Information

The Northern Health Science Alliance established the Nutrition North network in 2024. Nutrition North is a rapidly developing coalition of nutrition scientists and practitioners across the North of England. The network involves researching various aspects of nutrition – from basic metabolic science to policy and implementation.

Nutrition North is facilitated by the NHSA and exists to support the health and economic development of the North by:

• Improving nutrition in our region through advocacy and engagement with regional public health leads
• Improving the treatment and prognosis and delivery of clinical nutrition guidance to patients and those living with long term conditions in our region
• Providing coordinated access to local expertise for our region’s food and nutraceutical sectors
• Supporting the North to realise its potential for academic nutrition science
• Providing expertise on-demand to the wider body of NHSA-supported activities

In July 2025, the Network released their first report, which paints a stark picture of the state of nutrition in the North of England, and calls for urgent support and investment to address this reversible trend.

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Day Two - 12:00

Lunchtime Satellite Workshop: How to Get Published

Hosted by: The Nutrition Society Publications
Room G06

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In this session, find out more about the publishing ethics and research integrity landscape and some of the key issues that researchers should be aware of. With interesting real-life case studies and insights into how Editors in Chief and Publishers deal with these situations, you'll gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on the challenges of maintaining research integrity. You'll also learn practical steps to avoid ethical issues in your own work and have the opportunity to put your publishing ethics knowledge to the test.

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Day Two  - 08:00

Breakfast Satellite Symposium: Drink your fibres: taking steps towards addressing the persistent fibre gap in Europe and the UK through oats and oat-drinks.

Hosted by: Oatly
Room G06

Organisation Information

For over 25 years, Oatly has focused on developing scientific and technical expertise around oats which has led to the development of a broad and increasing portfolio of oat-based foods and drinks. Nutritional health has been a core value for Oatly ever since it invented the first oat drinks as a nutritious choice for consumers who could not or chose not to consume cow’s milk for health, ethical or other reasons. We exist to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process. Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. We're also recognised as the world’s first Climate Solutions food and beverage company. Oatly’s ambition is to play a major role in driving a food system shift, through its products and operations, but also by championing and advocating for sustainable, plant-centric food systems. 

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Day Three - 12:00

Lunchtime Satellite Symposium:The more the merrier - how much whole grain is needed and how does this affect diet quality, fibre and nutrient intake?

Hosted by: PepsiCo
Room G06

Organisation Information

PepsiCo is a global leader in convenient foods and beverages with products enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.   For more than 40 years, PepsiCo has been manufacturing and supplying delicious foods and beverages in the UK, and every day reaches millions of consumers. For example, our portfolio of grains encompasses the world-famous brand of Quaker Oats. 

Sustainability is at the heart of our business; from the crops we grow through to our manufacturing operations and the packaging of our products. PepsiCo Positive (pep+) is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth, by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. Across our portfolio, we offer something for every occasion with our range of diverse foods and beverages with great flavours and ingredients, as well as choices which are lower in saturated fat, salt and added sugars.

PepsiCo’s Health and Nutrition Sciences (H&NS) team is part of the PepsiCo Life Sciences function, which explores the relationships between nutrition, diet, health and performance and provides one voice for PepsiCo in the interpretation, communication and translation of science, with a specific focus on nutrition science, to support innovation. 

The team is made up of dedicated professionals who strive to advance nutrition as part of PepsiCo’s Positive Choices agenda across our diverse portfolio.
PepsiCo Health and Nutrition Sciences website is now live! Join our professional network here: www.pepsicohealthandnutritionsciences.co.uk and stay informed on PepsiCo’s H&NS research, infographics and webinars.