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  Below are the profiles of our many associates and team members.

 
  Ian Finlayson  
  Professional Experience
16 years with Sainsbury's in various food and non-food technical management positions, latterly managing technical and product development of the grocery and snacking areas >£2b sales, accounting for over 10,000 products, and involving relationship management of 450 suppliers

Sector Specific Expertise
Ambient grocery- canned and dry (rice, pasta, herbs etc), Confectionery, Crisps and Snacks, Soft Drinks, Cut flowers, Garden Centre plants, Prepared produce, Salads, Vegetables, Fruit

Key Skills
Pesticides and residue analysis
BRC and IFS assessments
Mentoring and Coaching

Training
Lead Assessor, BASIS, Campden Canning Course, Cranfield Non-executive directors course, Extensive experience managing serious product incidents, Involved in the inception and launch of Assured Produce and EUREP GAP Member of the DEFRA Pesticide Residue Committee

 
  Nick Bradgate  
  Experience
28 years experience in the food retailing and manufacturing industry. 24 years with Sainsbury's responsible for managing technical and quality issues, supplier conformance, and product safety & legality for a wide range of products and own label suppliers in the UK and overseas 4 years as a microbiologist with a large manufacturer of fresh and frozen meat products.

Sector Specific Experience
Ambient Grocery: Homebaking, preserves, desserts, canned fruit, dried fruit, herbs & spices, pickles, sauces, dressings, vinegar, oils, hot beverages, gravies, pulses, rice, pasta, fresh meat

Key Skills
Pragmatic approach to problem solving. Engaging and coaching style of management used to great effect in developing partnerships with suppliers and developing small specialist suppliers to meet the requirements of major retailers.

Training
IEHO Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate Lead Assessor Trained Campden Canning course
 
  Anne Green  
  Experience
20 years with Sainsbury's Supermarkets in various food technical roles Latterly leading the technical development of small regional suppliers.

Sector Specific Experience
Fresh Produce, Prepared Produce, Ready Meals, Chilled Convenience Foods.

Key Skills
Experienced in food safety audits
Management of new product development
Expertise in factory design and hygiene

 
  Alice Littlewood  
 

Experience
Caledonian Produce Ltd (Geest plc) as Technical Manager, Purchasing Manager, and as a technical Consultant
Technical Manager at Kettle Produce Ltd, Fife
Food Technologist at Sainsbury’s Supermarkets


Sector Specific Experience
Flowers and pot plants
Salads
Vegetables
Prepared products
Chilled ready meals

Key Skills
Experienced site technical manager
Management of new product development
Expertise in factory design and hygiene
A problem solver who thinks creatively around factory processes.

Training
BSc Honours degree in Horticulture
Diploma in Advanced Food Hygiene at Perth College
Training courses in HACCP, Food Microbiology, Hygiene and Food Technology
Lead Assessors Training Course (BS 5750), at Campden Food and Drink Research Association.

 
  Petrina Fridd  
 

Experience
Over 25 years experience within the non-food sector, including both raw material supply and retail. In retail arena, responsible for the quality, safety and performance of developing products and product areas for launch. Developed socially responsible trading codes for retailers, sat on the development committee for the ethical standard SA8000 and was a founder participant within the ETI.

Sector Specific Experience
Skill in the majority of the non food areas with specific skills in cosmetics, toiletries, textiles, household and fabricated products. Extensive knowledge in the development of ethical requirements and standards.

Key Skills
Experienced in the execution of audits to retailer standards including social and BRC audits. Skilled technical product developer successfully supporting the launch of numerous products.

Training
Lead Assessors, IOSH training in risk management competency, trained in basic food hygiene, HACCP trained, BRC Consumer Products auditing skills, auditing skills in social accountability SA8000. Facilitation skills and training.

 
     
 

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