WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? As an organisation we bring together those who make wonderful food and those selling wonderful food. We do that through the pages of our magazine, Fine Food Digest, through Great Taste and the World Cheese Awards, through our retail training programmes and through exhibitions and... View Article
BRIEFLY OUTLINE YOUR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY It is a little bit varied; I left school at 16 and had already started working in restaurants at 14. I went to Scotland and worked for three months in a hotel, then came back and worked in a beautiful jeweller’s for eight years, still... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I am currently the butcher at Ballylagan Organic Farm Shop. I also own and operate Ke Nako Biltong with my wife Alanagh. BRIEFLY OUTLINE YOUR HISTORY Started working in the food industry as a waiter while I was a student. My first job as... View Article
BRIEFLY OUTLINE YOUR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY While studying Marketing at Ulster University, Jordanstown, I worked with Dale Farm as a placement student where I supported the marketing team across a variety of projects and day-to-day tasks. It was a fantastic learning experience and introduction to the industry. After graduating with honours... View Article
BRIEFLY OUTLINE YOUR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY TO DATE My career started in 2004 when I joined Virgin Megastore, eventually progressing to store manager. I first entered the grocery trade in 2009 with Unilever as a national account manager and, following a couple of promotions, led a team of national account managers... View Article
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I’ve just launched a new small drinks company so I’m pretty much every role going in the company at the moment. The company is called The Bucha’s Dog, Craft Tonic Brews, and makes a fermented tea drink, known as kombucha. BRIEFLY OUTLINE YOUR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY... View Article