Nutrition
in Foodservice
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Bridget Benelam
Nutrition Communications manager
British Nutrition Foundation
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Sarah Greenidge
Founder
WellSpoken Mark and Register of Health and Wellness Influencers (ROWHI)
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James Kidman
Head of Food
CRUSSH FIT FOOD & JUICE BARS
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Calodagh McCumiskey
CEO
Spiritual Earth
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Elaine Druhan
Marketing Manager – Foodservice Chains
Kerry Taste & Nutrition
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John Grant
Business Development Lead for Beverage
Kerry Taste & Nutrition Europe & Russia
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John Gelley
Business Development Lead for Bakery
Kerry Taste & Nutrition Europe & Russia
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Darren O'Sullivan
Director of Plant Protein
Kerry Taste & Nutrition Europe & Russia
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Louise Hickmott
Head of QA & Nutrition
McDonald’s UK
Rebecca Fitzgerald
Nutrition and Regulatory Manager
Starbucks EMEA
Wan Mak
Head of Nutrition and Dietetics
Sodexo UK and Ireland
Tony Cragg
Group Technical Manager
Greggs
Karl Buiks
Vice President for Foodservice, Marketing Strategic Planning
Kerry Taste & Nutrition Europe & Russia
Caoimhe McQuaid
Foodservice Nutrition & Clean Label Manager
Kerry Taste & Nutrition
Bridget Benelam
Nutrition Communications manager, British Nutrition Foundation
Bridget’s role as Nutrition Communication Manger is focussed on communication of nutrition science to a range of stakeholders, including helping to coordinate BNF’s media communications. BNF’s press office provides information and comment for journalists and also proactively engages with the media on key events and publications with the aim to get evidence-based information on nutrition and health out to a wide audience.
Sarah Greenidge
Founder, WellSpoken Mark and Register of Health and Wellness Influencers (ROWHI)
Communications director and health literacy advocate, Sarah started her career in healthcare regulation and communications and now works with wellness brands and influencers on credible communications strategy to maximise engagement and develop impactful content.
Helen Harrison
Brand Director, CRUSSH FIT FOOD & JUICE BARS
Helen is Brand Director at Crussh, responsible for overseeing all branding, marketing, store design, food development & CSR strategies. Having previously held roles at EAT and Sainsbury’s, she’s a true foodie and has a passion for good food & nutrition.
James Kidman
Head of Food, CRUSSH FIT FOOD & JUICE BARS
James is Head of Food at Crussh, responsible for NPD, innovation & seasonal launches, as well as brand guardian of product quality and nutrition standards. With a degree in Food Science & Nutrition and previous roles at Greencore, James is the driving force for improving wellbeing through delicious, nutritious food.
Calodagh McCumiskey
CEO of Spiritual Earth
Calodagh uses practices and knowledge derived from ancient wisdom and validated by modern science, their programmes help people effectively manage stress, enhance performance, boost overall wellbeing and leadership and achieve inner balance. The Spiritual Earth programmes address the many pillars of wellbeing – physical, intellectual, emotional, social, creative and spiritual.
Louise Hickmott
Head of QA & Nutrition, McDonald’s UK
Louise joined McDonald’s in 2007 and in the last 12 years has been has played a vital role in promoting and executing nutritional initiatives, revising and implementing the UK nutritional strategy. In 2018 her commitment to brand protection and public health was acknowledged when she was awarded the prestigious ‘President Circle of Influence Award’, the highest accolade given by McDonald’s globally.
Rebecca Fitzgerald
Nutrition and Regulatory Manager, Starbucks EMEA
Rebecca worked in the NHS as a community-based nutritionist for several years before specialising in children’s weight management. In 2012 Rebecca started her career in the food industry for McDonald’s UK before joining Starbucks in 2018 as the lead nutritionist for Europe, Middle East & Africa. Throughout her career she has been instrumental in driving the nutrition agenda within the out of home sector paying particular focus on reformulation, promoting balanced choice and changing consumers behaviour.
Wan Mak
Head of Nutrition and Dietetics, Sodexo UK and Ireland
Wan is a registered dietitian, with 30 years of experience in the field of nutrition and dietetics, is responsible for driving all aspects of nutrition, health and wellbeing for Sodexo’s clients, consumers and employees. She currently sits on a number of government advisory groups relating to Public Health. Wan is the current Chairman of the Nutrition Expert group for the UK Hospitality and a former chair of British Hospitality Association’s nutrition.
Tony Cragg
Group Technical Manager
Tony has worked in numerous roles within Greggs during his 30 years’ service with the company. Currently the primary aspects of the role is the provision of nutritional and allergen data in store / online, supporting the nutritional reduction plans with the development teams against a backdrop of the obesity crisis and leading the process controls in the ever changing world of dietary changes.
Karl Buiks
Kerry Taste & Nutrition Europe & Russia, Vice President for Foodservice, Marketing Strategic Planning
Karl joined our Europe Taste & Nutrition Team in September 2018 as Vice President for Foodservice, Marketing & Strategic Planning. He has extensive experience in the industry most recently at FrieslandCampina where he worked for 6 years and was Managing Director Foodservice with overall responsibility for Sales, Marketing, Finance and HR. Prior to this Karl held the role of Managing Director, Friesland Campina Russia and as Business Unit Director for FrieslandCampina Riedel B.V.
Elaine Druhan
Marketing Manager, Foodservice Chains, Kerry Taste & Nutrition
Elaine is responsible for leading the development of our Foodservice marketing insights for Europe and Russia. Elaine works cross-functionally to lead the engagement and strategic proposition development across the priority foodservice channels. She has joined Kerry with a diverse Commercial background holding a number of positions in B2B Marketing, Sales and Finance both nationally and internationally.
John Grant
Business Development Lead for Beverage, Kerry Taste & Nutrition
John has been in Kerry for 6 years and is currently responsible for the growth and investment of our beverage business in Tea, Coffee & Cocoa, Nutritional Beverage and Alcoholic Beverage Markets in Europe.
Darren O’Sullivan
Director of Plant Protein, Kerry Taste & Nutrition
Darren joined Kerry Group working in various roles within the organisation across Quality & Production, Process Technology, RD&A and Commercial. In 2019, Darren was appointed the role of Director Plant Protein, Europe & Russia. Darren’s ambition is for Kerry Taste & Nutrition to lead the Plant Protein category by leveraging Kerry’s Taste, Nutrition, Performance and Sustainable Protein solutions to inspire food & nourish life.
John Gelley
Business Development Lead for Bakery, Kerry Taste & Nutrition
John has been in the baking industry since 1976. He has worked in bakeries around the world including Mexico, Canada, USA, China, Japan, Korea, Iceland, Turkey and about 95% of Europe. John joined Kerry in November 2018 bringing a wealth of experience in this area.
Caoimhe McQuaid
Foodservice Nutrition & Clean Label Manager, Kerry Taste & Nutrition
Caoimhe joined Kerry's Nutrition RD&A team in November 2014 and has progressed to her current role which specializes in Foodservice sector providing nutritional insight and technical expertise in reformulation without compromising on taste.