Avid Foodie. Passionate about health and wellbeing. Quality, taste, versatility. Launching and growing the Foodservice/OOH department for Heura Foods in the UK. Finding new business across leisure, coffee, travel, QSR, entertainment and fitness channels in the UK.
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Head Of Product SourcingTrading Solutions May 2023 - PresentWork with Key retailers in Europe & South Africa to launch products across categories. Product scoping and trend management -
FounderBespokesfood Apr 2023 - Jan 2024 -
Head Of Sales Uk FoodserviceHeura Foods Oct 2021 - May 2023Barcelona, Barcelona, Es- Launch Heura into the UK Foodservice market. - Develop and execute a sales strategy to target different channels- Successfully listed Mindful Chef and Leon within 6 months of entering the market. -
National Account Manager OohRude Health Dec 2020 - Oct 2021London, GbManaging key accounts, bringing on new business across OOH channels. -
Foodservice Account ExecutiveRude Health Dec 2019 - Jan 2021London, GbOn boarding new business in the foodservice industry - QSR, travel, e-commerce, leisure. Management of distributors across the UK combined with detailed sales analysis for each account. New business development in SW England, the North and Scotland. End user engagement with household name restaurants and cafe chains. -
Sales ExecutiveRude Health Jul 2019 - Dec 2019London, GbRude Health are a healthy food and drinks manufacturer who have a strong emphasis on using natural “kitchen only”, sustainably sourced ingredients. They are a well-established brand within the retail environment and have a growing presence within the OOH category. -
Business DevelopmentSk Textiles Oct 2018 - Sep 2019SK Textiles is one of South Africa’s largest fabric wholesalers. Led and sourced a new business development team to find clients locally and internationally. Organised sales meetings on a regular basis with individual designers to large wholesalers such as Pick n Pay, Foschini group. Grew the social media platforms by marketing new fabrics to existing and new clientele. -
Marketing & Sales AssistantPeppersmith Mar 2019 - Jul 2019Horam, East Sussex, GbOwnership of social media platforms, Website Customer Service, Organisation and Management of Trade Shows, Field sales. -
Catering Event ManagerH&S Catering Jul 2018 - Mar 2019Initiated my own catering Company which i do part time in evenings - H+S Catering with my business partner. We cater from small to medium sized events. I tailor the dinner parties to my clients requests and take great enjoyment in creating a special evening for the guests to remember. From budgeting, cost control, quality sourcing and time management; these are a few of the key skills employed in my venture.
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International Business DevelopmentSotravic Limited Jul 2018 - Oct 2018I chose to embark on this temporary contract with Sotravic (Engineering Firm) whereby:• I was part of the international team whereby I did feasibility studies on new waste to energy investments in Botswana. • The majority of my time was devoted to financial planning, research and engaging with local authorities in Botswana to asses viability of the respective projects. Alongside this I was involved in Mauritian Sea Water Air Conditioning developments
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Property Development And MarketingBuild Consultants Ltd Sep 2017 - May 2018Exeter, Devon, Gb- constructing the Build Consultants portfolio of projects (marketing purposes). - site visits and meeting new prospective clients. - constructing cash flows, projected cash flows and viability studies. - intense research on potential properties for acquisition. -
Marketing And Sales TeamSwish Property Group Aug 2017 - Sep 2017Extremely Involved in preparation for the Cityscapes Global expo in Dubai that took part September 2017. Worked closely alongside Associated Media to design brochures, websites, CI concepts and property specific content. Attended meetings with the CEO on a regular basis and reported to the Sales Director on a daily basis as we worked together during this time. Drafted budgets, involved in strategy concepts and contingency planning. Represented SWISH at the expo in Dubai alongside the Sales Director where the days spent setting up the stand, interacting with foreign clients (mainly from UAE), attending networking events.
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Personal TutorPrivate Feb 2015 - Sep 2017• Tutored Mathematics and Science to High School students- in 2017 i have been a personal tutor for a matric student for geography and biology. His results have increased by 30% during the 2 months i have tutored him on a weekly basis
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School Prefect, Year 9 HeadHerschel Girls School Sep 2013 - Nov 2014Part of the Herschel Prefect team for my final year at school
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Lauren Spokes Education Details
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University Of ExeterGeneral -
Herschel Girls School
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