Put simply, I help the hospitality industry become more confident with wine…Re-defining what staff wine training means for hotels and restaurants, my hospitality-specific wine training uses unique resources and techniques to make staff of all experience levels wine-confident. My training covers all areas of wine in hospitality, ranging from product knowledge, pronunciation, USPs and sales, through to opening, pouring and storing wine.Wine list profitability reviews, wine tender processes and building wine lists for new hospitality openings are also specialties of mine.Whether you have a wine list of 8-10 wines or 80-100 wines, huge additional earnings are achievable through a strategic review of your wine list…you don’t even need to change supplier to achieve this!
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Wine ConsultantOwen Ward ConsultancyUnited Kingdom
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FounderHospovin - Wine Training Mar 2023 - PresentUnited Kingdom -
Wine ConsultantOwen Ward Consultancy Nov 2021 - PresentLondon, England, United Kingdom
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Sales Account ManagerLwc Drinks Aug 2021 - Nov 2021Northampton, England, United Kingdom -
Wine ConsultantSelf-Employed Jun 2009 - Aug 2021BedfordshireSpecialising in wine consultancy for the hospitality industry. I work with pubs, restaurants and hotels in an advisory capacity, structuring my client’s wine offering to earn them maximum profit whilst still delivering quality and value for money for their customers.Using my years of experience and knowledge of wines and wine sales patterns in the UK, I work to deliver better margins and an increased average spend for my clients without increasing their entry level price point
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Sales ManagerVeritaus Wines (El Vino Co. Ltd) May 2008 - Jun 2009London, United KingdomWorking for a wine importer, the wholesale division of the El Vino wine bars, I supplied exclusive wine brands from around the World to restaurants and wine merchants around the UK.
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SommelierThe Plough @Wavendon May 2007 - May 2008Milton Keynes, United KingdomI joined this fine dining restaurant as a Commis Sommelier, in order to gain experience of the On-Trade, and later became Sommelier. As Sommelier I selected and managed a wine list of over 200 bins from all around the globe.
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Off-Licence ManagerSainsbury'S Jun 2006 - May 2007BedfordManaging the stock, department layouts and promotional displays for a wine and spirits department, which took over £100,000 every week. Wine recommendations for customers and staff scheduling were also key parts of this job.
Owen Ward Skills
Owen Ward Education Details
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Bedford CollegeAchieved With Merit
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Owen Ward works for Owen Ward Consultancy
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Owen Ward's current role is Wine Consultant.
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Owen Ward attended Bedford College.
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Owen Ward has interest in Football, Photography, Painting, Golf, Travel, Wine.
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Owen Ward has skills like Fine Dining, Restaurants, Sales, Budgets, Management, Retail, Wset Advanced Certificate In Wines And Spirits, Wset Intermediate Certificate In Wines And Spirits, Hnd National Diploma In Graphic Design And Advertising, Btec Diploma In Foundation Studies Art And Design, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel.
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