Inside the blue room: Kate Williams talks sustainability in 2026
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Inside the blue room: Kate Williams talks sustainability in 2026

By Greer McNally 03/02/2026
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Inside the blue room: Kate Williams talks sustainability in 2026

Welcome to the Blue Room, Foods Connected's new insight-led interview series. We'll be talking to our in-house industry experts and other guests about the issues that matter to businesses in the food sector. First up, we sit down with Agriculture and Animal Welfare Specialist, Kate Williams to talk sustainability. 

In our chat we cover:

  • How driving sustainability across the food sector is such a massive ask and look at where businesses should start when developing their sustainability strategies.

  • What are the biggest challenges that industry is facing in the animal welfare space for 2026

  • How sustainability-related regulations are shaping change in the industry

  • And what the agriculture sector needs to do to embrace a sustainable future

 
Greer McNally
Greer McNally

Greer has over 15 years’ experience writing about trends in the food and retail sectors. She lives in a little village by the sea in Northern Ireland and loves creating content that informs how people think about the food industry. A recent career highlight was interviewing the legend that is Dr Temple Grandin.

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