Foodsteps Welcomes Fran Haycock and Sam Coxlee-Gammage as its Newest Impact Advisors
Both Sam and Fran bring deep expertise in food system sustainability and supply chain leadership – and a shared commitment to driving the kind of transformational change the food industry urgently needs.
At Foodsteps, we believe that achieving real environmental impact at scale requires more than great data and technology – it requires people who understand the complexity of food systems from the inside. Sam and Fran bring exactly that.
We are proud to have them as part of the Foodsteps community, and look forward to the expertise, challenge, and insight they will bring as we continue to grow.
Fran Haycock
Fran brings a wealth of change management experience to support our mission: empowering food businesses to achieve ambitious environmental impact reductions at scale.
With deep knowledge of retail and upstream manufacturing sectors – across both Australasia and the UK – Fran has a strong understanding of the interdependent relationships across the food supply chain. Her background spans commercial and sustainability leadership roles, giving her a rare ability to connect operational reality with strategic ambition.
In her three years leading the sustainability function at Greencore PLC, the UK's leading convenience food business, Fran has worked with the Board and Executive Team to build and execute the 'Better Future' Strategic Plan. She is recognised for her focus on governance and incentive structures, industry stakeholder engagement, business capability development, and delivery of results.
Fran is widely recognised for her ability to drive transformational change: helping businesses move beyond compliance to embed sustainability as a genuine source of competitive advantage.
Sam Coxlee-Gammage
Sam brings over a decade of food systems and sustainable supply chain expertise to underpin our work helping food businesses reduce their environmental impact at scale.
Across nearly seven years at the John Lewis Partnership, Sam has led strategy on responsible sourcing of high-risk commodities, deforestation, living income, traceability, and compliance with emerging legislation including EUDR and the UK Environment Act.
His experience includes working directly with suppliers and farmers, representing industry at multi-stakeholder forums, and driving systemic change through coalitions and collective action. Sam chairs responsible feed sourcing supplier groups and holds steering positions on the POTC and UKSM.
Before moving into retail, Sam developed deep expertise in research and policy at Oxford University's Food Climate Research Network, the RSPB, and a US philanthropic foundation focused on sustainable food consumption. He is also a Mentor for the Unreasonable Fellowship.
Sam is widely recognised for his ability to connect science, policy, and commercial reality – helping businesses move from ambition to action on sustainability.
Welcome to the team, Fran and Sam.
