Veris

What Veris does

Veris is a UK-based advisory firm (founded 2000, headquartered in Luton, 11–50 employees) whose stated mission is to fix the future of food and transform the food and drink industry from the inside out. Its flagship initiative, Future Food Movement (FFM), operates as a membership-based leadership platform and advisory partner for organisations navigating climate, health, policy and supply pressures while protecting commercial performance. Underlying technology is not a software platform — FFM is described as an advisory and leadership development firm, with delivery centered on human facilitation, expert teaching and convening rather than proprietary code.

FFM's core products split into three lines: (1) Membership — Corporate, Individual Explorer and Individual Catalyst tiers providing long-term access to insight, connection, capability and influence; (2) Upskilling — structured capability-building programmes including the Food Systems Essentials Accelerator and Thinking Partner Network; and (3) Advisory services — Bespoke Intelligence, Strategy & Implementation, and Communications & Stakeholder Engagement for clients needing focused, project-based support. Revenue therefore mixes recurring subscription-like membership fees with project-based professional services fees.

FFM serves the full UK food value chain — producers, ingredient suppliers, retailers (Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose), manufacturers and brands (Warburtons, Greencore, Quorn, Birds Eye, Premier Foods, Hilton Food Group, Belazu), foodservice (Compass Group), finance and civil society. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct engagement with senior decision-makers; marketing is built on thought-leadership content, events, newsletter and direct outreach. Operations are UK-only with no disclosed geographic expansion.

Name

Veris

Legal name

Future Food Movement

Website

https://veris-strategies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Veris is a UK-based advisory firm whose Future Food Movement initiative is a membership, upskilling and advisory platform serving the UK food value chain — producers, retailers, manufacturers, brands, foodservice, finance and civil society — through corporate and individual memberships, capability-building programmes and bespoke advisory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food industry advisory and sustainability consulting

akta.pro primary industry

Food Systems & Value Chain Development for Nutrition (BPADAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Safety Culture & Change Management Programs (AFALANAH)

Keywords

• Food industry advisory
• Sustainability consulting
• Leadership development
• Membership network
• Strategic advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Luton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The organization generates revenue primarily through membership programs that build long-term organizational readiness including insight, connection, capability and influence. Membership tiers include Corporate membership, Individual Explorer membership, and Individual Catalyst membership.
2. Upskilling Programs: Capability building programs including the Food Systems Essentials Accelerator and Thinking Partner Network delivered by their team of experts to strengthen confidence, judgement and action under pressure.
3. Advisory Services: Bespoke Intelligence, Strategy & Implementation, and Communications & Stakeholder Engagement services for organizations needing focus, clarity and momentum where strategy meets risk and delivery pressure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Veris operates Future Food Movement, a membership-based leadership platform and advisory partner for the UK food value chain. It delivers corporate and individual membership programs, structured upskilling/capability-building programs (Food Systems Essentials Accelerator and Thinking Partner Network), and three bespoke advisory service lines (Bespoke Intelligence, Strategy & Implementation, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement) to help organisations navigate climate, health, policy and supply pressures while protecting commercial performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Future Food Movement Membership Program A membership-based leadership platform for organisations and individuals across the UK food value chain, offering long-term organisational readiness through insight, connection, capability and influence. Available in Corporate membership and Individual (Explorer and Catalyst) tiers for senior food-industry decision-makers.
• Food Systems Essentials Accelerator A structured capability-building program within the Upskilling portfolio, delivered by Future Food Movement's team of experts to strengthen leaders' confidence, judgement and action under food-system pressure across climate, health, policy and supply domains.
• Thinking Partner Network An expert-led capability-building program within the Upskilling portfolio, providing members with structured access to Future Food Movement's team of experts to support decision-making on food-system complexity.
• Bespoke Intelligence An advisory service line delivering tailored research, insight and intelligence on emerging climate, health, policy and supply signals translated into clear business strategy, risk and opportunity implications. For organisations needing focus, clarity and momentum.
• Strategy & Implementation An advisory service line supporting food-system strategy development and implementation where strategic intent meets risk and delivery pressure, helping organisations turn food-system strategy into owned actions.
• Communications & Stakeholder Engagement An advisory service line focused on stakeholder engagement and communications around food-system transformation for organisations navigating commercial and reputational pressure across the UK food value chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• More confident, future-focused decisions helping to future-proof businesses for the next generation (Warburtons testimonial)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MitiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Mitie is a facilities management company hosting the London Climate Action Week 2026 in-person event 'Future-Proofing Food Infrastructure' at The Shard, London. The event brings together senior leaders from across the food and beverage sector for an evening focused on commercially significant and operationally urgent challenges facing the industry. Date: Tuesday 23rd June 2026, 5pm - 7pm at Mitie PLC, The Shard, London.
• Climate XcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026Climate X is a climate risk specialist partnering with Future Food Movement and Mitie for London Climate Action Week 2026 event 'Future-Proofing Food Infrastructure.' The event focuses on one of the most commercially significant and operationally urgent challenges facing the food and beverage sector.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WRAP: UK charity partnering with retailers, brands and governments (including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose) to deliver sustainable food system programmes such as the Courtauld Commitment and Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. Comparable member base and UK regulatory framing.
• EAT: Global non-profit convening science, business and policy around food system transformation, including the EAT-Lancet Commission. Comparable convening-and-insight model applied across the food value chain.
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Global foundation running the Circular Food initiative, partnering with major food manufacturers and retailers to operationalise circular-economy practices. Comparable cross-value-chain convening and thought-leadership model.
• Forum for the Future: UK-based charity running multi-stakeholder programmes to accelerate food-system and sustainability transformation, including the Food Innovation Lab. Highly comparable to Future Food Movement in convening leading food corporates around shared system challenges.
• 3Keel: Specialist consultancy focused on seafood and food-system sustainability, advising retailers, manufacturers and investors. Similar advisory-on-food-system-strategy niche, with comparable expert-led, bespoke engagement model.
• Sustainable Food Trust: UK charity working across the food system on sustainability, with strong convening and advisory programmes for producers, manufacturers and retailers. Overlaps with Future Food Movement's cross-value-chain membership model.
• The Food Foundation: UK think tank focused on food system transformation, producing the UK's flagship food statistics and convening cross-sector stakeholders. Comparable thought-leadership and UK policy-shaping remit to Future Food Movement.

Emerging players

• Food Tank: Global non-profit think tank focused on sustainable food systems, producing reports and convening events. Comparable thought-leadership and convening role, but more policy/awareness-oriented and less commercially focused than Future Food Movement.

Broad incumbents

• Anthesis Group: Large global sustainability consultancy with a dedicated food and beverage practice serving manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators on ESG strategy, supply chain and packaging. Competes with Future Food Movement's advisory stream but at far greater scale.
• Quantis: Global sustainability impact consultancy with deep food-and-agriculture expertise, advising brands and retailers on ESG metrics and supply chain transformation. Comparable strategic advisory capability but broader portfolio and international footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/verisstrat
• Facebookfacebook.com/VerisStrategies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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