With a flair for developing addictively indulgent snacks, an experienced team of professionals from the food industry decided that the planet needed better tasting meat-free products, all made from from plants We focus on flexitarians. Our first product was the vegan Doner kebab. We have developed a whole range of plant based products in a short time.Position: Co-founderRole:# Management of the Euopean salesteam# Marketing and communication# New Product Development

With my own company Laponder Food Consultancy I would like to help employers in the food sector with the development of their business. This could be in the following business segments:# Export to European clients# New Business development, from idea to sales# Retail sales and category management

Green Meat Products is a new player in the market of Plant based meat products. Our mission is to let the “Non-meat eating” consumer enjoy a snack moment. We will start our operation by producing a Vegan Doner Kebab skewer and a pre-sliced version for European restaurant customers. Responsibilities:# Commercial management in general# Create and execute a marketing and communication Strategy for our Green Doner Kebab# Key account management for our European customers# Work together with the operational director to bring products from concept to production# Develop new plant based “meat” snacks and introduce them to the market. Position in the organization: Co-founder of Green Meat Products

Food Brothers is a BRC certified food factory in the Souths of Holland. They produced in the past fresh chicken meat products. I am responsible to develop new food concepts for the foodservice industry in North West of Europe.Responsibilities:# Marketing analysis and define market chances# Product development of these new food concepts# Work together with the operation manager to bring products from concept to production in the factory# Translate these concepts in financial numbers and targets# Present and sell these concepts to new customers Position in the organization: Report to the Investor of Food Brothers

The VanDrie group is the largest veal meat producer in the world. From my office in Apeldoorn I develop an new assortment convenience veal meat products. Sample examples are Veal Spareribs, Pulled Veal, Pre- cooked Ossobuco's and Veal burgers. Besides development I am also responsible for the sales to supermarket chains, foodservice operators and industrial food producers in the North West of Europe.Responsibilities:# Develop and sell a range of Convenience veal meatproducts.# Work together with external partners and suppliers to achieve the above.# Acquisition of new customers in Retail, Foodservice or FoodproducersPosition in the organisation: Report to the Commercial director EKRO Achieved results:- Introduction of the new brand JAN, for instance for Pulled Veal- Build relationships with large European customers- Contracted a new Cruiseliner

The objective of Westbridge Foods Europe is to copy the success of Westbridge UK to the mainland of Europe. We want to expand across Europe through product development, technical support, logistics, and purchasing throughout Europe, Asia, South America. We have been a supplier to very successful companies including KFC and Subway for many years, and are still continuing to expand supplying to such companies. Since March 2011 I have been the Group sales Manager Europe and active in Benelux, Germany and the Scandinavian countries.Responsibilities and Objectives:• Build sales from scratch for our new office in Zoeterwoude (Holland)• Key account management for Retail-, Foodservice- and Manufacturing customers• Manage the Business support officer• Develop new products for our customers in corporation with our worldwide supplier base Achieved results:• Grown the business in turn-over and profit • Built relations with large North European food producers and supermarket chains like Albert Heijn, Superunie, Jumbo/C1000 and Edeka Zentrale• Market research of 450 deep frozen products in Benelux, Germany and Scandinavia

BBS (30 employers and 2 production locations) desired to develop a European customer base. I joined them in 2010 and managed the European Reseller network for countries like: Spain, Portugal, France, Ireland and England. Responsibilities and Objectives:- Wrote an European business plan- Managed the Product- and Product development manager- Support on a daily base the European Resellers- Account Management of large European customers, like Bofrost, Aldi and Buffalo GrillAchieved results:- Implemented & executed CRM processes and system in May 2010 - Complete structure & organisation for good NPD (New product development)- Scored two new big customers: a Foodservice company in France and a Spanish retailer - Designed and implemented new marketing concept Steampack® (see www.steampack.eu) - Organise trade shows like PLMA & INTERCOOLMaking meat convenient!