A Fresh Food Supply Chain Specialist who helps suppliers achieve the standards of their supermarket customers in the areas of Food Safety, Quality and Sustainability

The Director of the UK operation of Food Experts S.L. concentrating mainly on the Business Development of the Food Experts services in the UK, These services range from the Food Securitas model which supports all actors in the produce supply chain in monitoring, effectively managing and mitigating pesticide residues in their products. Other solutions that Food Experts provide cover supply chain management, quality management and water footprints.

Selvador is an environmental start up, whose purpose is to revolutionise the protection and regeneration of the rainforests and their biodiversity by using innovative tech to provide a direct and transparent funding model. It is born out of 3 core beliefs:1. The Global North is not facing into its responsibilities on climate change and the Global South is paying for it.2. The only way to stop tropical forests from being cut down and their wildlife decimated is to provide a financial… Show more Selvador is an environmental start up, whose purpose is to revolutionise the protection and regeneration of the rainforests and their biodiversity by using innovative tech to provide a direct and transparent funding model. It is born out of 3 core beliefs:1. The Global North is not facing into its responsibilities on climate change and the Global South is paying for it.2. The only way to stop tropical forests from being cut down and their wildlife decimated is to provide a financial incentive not to do so.3. Funding for the rainforest should be so much more effective and transparent. Tech can make it so.The objective is to transfer more than 60% of donated funds to the rainforest projects and to connect the donors to the area of rainforest that they are supporting. The vision is then to progress into re-wilding projects with famers to not only restore the rainforest habitat but also to give the farmer a higher return than from cattle farming. Show less

Jim Jefcoate brings a wealth of industry-specific expertise to MurexCo’s board of directors. A senior director, meat and produce technologist with a 35-year career in global retailing and fresh food supply and value chains, he has a track record of implementing and upholding the strictest food safety and quality management systems. From 2005–2019, Mr. Jefcoate held directorships within the Asda/Walmart group, most recently as Senior Director – Fresh Food Manufacturing (2015–2019) for… Show more Jim Jefcoate brings a wealth of industry-specific expertise to MurexCo’s board of directors. A senior director, meat and produce technologist with a 35-year career in global retailing and fresh food supply and value chains, he has a track record of implementing and upholding the strictest food safety and quality management systems. From 2005–2019, Mr. Jefcoate held directorships within the Asda/Walmart group, most recently as Senior Director – Fresh Food Manufacturing (2015–2019) for Walmart International, where he was responsible for reviewing the 58 manufacturing sites worldwide and generating CAPEX business cases for further investment in either refurbishment or new sites. Throughout his career, Mr. Jefcoate has successfully developed and executed business strategies, led large teams pursuing challenging goals, delivered technical management and product development in various complex FMCG food sectors, improved quality and safety standards across hundreds of sites, and used ERPs, SQL Server programming and data mining to improve processes and decision making. He has dealt with global retailers and suppliers with diverse cultures, with a specialism in supply chain sustainability and aggregating smallholders. MurexCo is a dynamic, buy-side M&A company that specialises in consolidating fragmented industries and market sectors in which its highly distinguished team, with over 520 transactions closed collectively, has both direct operating experience and complementary expertise in M&A, financing and business development. The company’s investment focus is on established small-to-mid-sized private and family-owned European food manufacturers, with a particular interest in ethnic foods including processed meat. MurexCo adopts a seller-friendly approach to deliver fair valuations, clear transaction structures and bespoke development strategies that ensure successful outcomes for all stakeholders. For more information please visit our website at www.murexco.com. Show less

Responsible for standardising the manufacturing practices and procurement processes in Walmart's 58 global fresh food manufacturing sites.

Setting up supply chain models in other markets. Responsible for Sustainability

Responsible for the Technical Governance and Strategy of IPL's 4 Food Divisions and the Group's Sustainability Program.

Secondment covering maternity leave.

Heading up the IPL Technical Team which includes the Technical Managers, Asda Country Office Teams (10 Countries), International Produce Site QA Teams, Asda Store Liaison Team. A team of 114 colleagues

Heading up the technical team covering fresh and prepared (fresh cut) fruit and vegetables.Supplied all of the major UK Supermarkets

Heading up the technical team for a fruit and vegetable importer who supplied most of the major UK supermarkets.

Responsible for the Food Safety, Legality and Quality in Asda's range of Fresh Produce