Dr. David Hughes is Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing at Imperial College London. As “Dr. Food”, he is a much sought-after speaker at international conferences and seminars on global food industry issues, particularly consumer and retail trends. David has lived and worked in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa and South East Asia. He was co-owner of a hydroponic fresh herb business in Florida with the Publix grocery chain his principal customer, an agri-food management consulting business in Canada and has extensive experience as an international advisory board member with banks, agri-food companies and industry associations. For 20 years, he was a Non-Executive Director of Berry Gardens, a major player in the UK fresh berry sector and, for 10 years, he was Sainsbury Professor of Food Business at The University of London. David was born and eventually returned home to live in Wales.