As 2025 draws to a close, it’s a natural time to pause and reflect – on everything achieved, everything learned, and everything still to come. At C&D Foods and its affiliates, we’re proud of the dedication and energy our teams have shown this year – working closely with our customers, adapting to market shifts, and always staying focused on quality, insight, and innovation.
This December, our commercial and category teams came together in Manchester for an end-of-year meeting and festive gathering. While it was a chance to reconnect and celebrate, it was also an opportunity to acknowledge the scale and impact of the work this team delivers throughout the year.
Across 2025, our teams travelled to over 15 countries, supporting customers with trend analysis, in-market research, and face-to-face meetings. With colleagues based across France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Germany and the UK, the Manchester event was a lovely chance to bring this international team together in one place.
In keeping with the theme of reflection, the group took time to look back on key milestones and insights from the year. One highlight was a category quiz – a fun and fast-paced recap of some of the trends, reports and information shared throughout the year by our category team, peppered with a few team trivia questions about our colleagues. It was a great way to celebrate just how much knowledge, data and collaboration has gone into supporting our customers in 2025 – and perhaps a bit of healthy competition too.
After exchanging PowerPoints for party hats (metaphorically, at least), the team rounded off the day with a Christmas celebration. With festive jumpers already in full force, and Secret Santa gifts in hand, colleagues from across Europe gathered to toast the end of another busy year.
There was laughter, thoughtful presents, and plenty of stories shared – a fitting end to a season shaped by hard work and collaboration.
As C&D Foods colleagues across Europe take a break for the holidays, we’re already looking ahead to 2026 – motivated by the progress we’ve made this year, and energised by the partnerships, projects and possibilities to come.
From all of us at C&D Foods: Happy Holidays!
