The Hungry Guest is an award-winning wholesale artisan bakery and production kitchen and a food shop complete with its own butchery and walk-in cheese room. Their current portfolio includes over 150 existing customers, supplying produce to shops, restaurants, hotels, retailers, supermarkets and local farm shops in Sussex, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.Achievements:• Develop customers and build effective relationships across all levels including Waitrose, BaxterStorey, Cotswold… Show more The Hungry Guest is an award-winning wholesale artisan bakery and production kitchen and a food shop complete with its own butchery and walk-in cheese room. Their current portfolio includes over 150 existing customers, supplying produce to shops, restaurants, hotels, retailers, supermarkets and local farm shops in Sussex, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.Achievements:• Develop customers and build effective relationships across all levels including Waitrose, BaxterStorey, Cotswold Fayre, Upham Group, Cirrus Inns, Goodwood Resort.• Oversee and manage the liaison and deliveries on new accounts.• Work with the team to ensure excellent customer service. Show less

Using my experience and extensive client portfolio, I decided to create a start-up company working closely with bakeries, helping them source various products depending on their individual requirements and conversely supporting bakeries in finding specific clients to sell their products to.

Heathrow Bakery Ltd, a wholesale bakery company dedicated to producing high quality products, supplying some of the major airlines, sandwich manufacturers, hotels & restaurants. Their customer base includes suppliers of Blue Chip companies such as BA, Tesco and Sainsbury’s. My position involved increasing sales with the existing customer base, acquiring new customers, as well as presenting new product developments to the market.Achievements: • Increased sales through acquisition… Show more Heathrow Bakery Ltd, a wholesale bakery company dedicated to producing high quality products, supplying some of the major airlines, sandwich manufacturers, hotels & restaurants. Their customer base includes suppliers of Blue Chip companies such as BA, Tesco and Sainsbury’s. My position involved increasing sales with the existing customer base, acquiring new customers, as well as presenting new product developments to the market.Achievements: • Increased sales through acquisition of new customer accounts and developing existing.• Developed and maintained new and existing client relationships including the M.O.D, NHS supply chain, Compass Group, Brakes, Fresh Direct, Green Core, Gate Gourmet, LSG, New Rest.• Meeting ongoing customer service requirements.• Projecting a positive image throughout when representing the company to clients.• Planned and managed all marketing and communication activities, both internally and externally including marketing, PR and events.• Giving product presentations to potential accounts, generating new business opportunities and additional invitations to speak.• Organised and attended various national trade fairs such as IFE & Lunch etc. Show less

Jungs Bakery, established almost a century ago, with its excellent track record in the wholesale baking industry, has a strong presence in the European market and prides itself on offering extensive experience, superb customer service and many traditional recipes using authentic ingredients imported directly from Europe.Achievements:• Presenting to potential accounts, generating new business opportunities – already gained an account with a major British airline.• Introduced… Show more Jungs Bakery, established almost a century ago, with its excellent track record in the wholesale baking industry, has a strong presence in the European market and prides itself on offering extensive experience, superb customer service and many traditional recipes using authentic ingredients imported directly from Europe.Achievements:• Presenting to potential accounts, generating new business opportunities – already gained an account with a major British airline.• Introduced Enterprise to enable Jungs to branch into a wide contract area.• Maintaining client relationships on a daily basis by meeting excellent ongoing customer service requirements – including DBC, Fresh Direct and M & B. • Meeting sales targets through new business acquisition. Show less

Lebensmittel Kraus was a small, independent food store with Bakery in a German village, where I lived for a period of ten years. Achievements:• Helped run the store over four successive years.• Motivated and managed staff as well as stock control.• Dealing with customer requirements/complaints.

A brand new concept of a continental style Bakery supplying Retailers, Airlines, and Wholesale businesses. Achievements:• Developing the wholesale business.• New Product development – included a range of German breads.• Responsible for opening accounts with Waitrose, Harrods, Lufthansa, among others.

Panificio Italiano (Falconis Group) was one of the largest independently owned bakeries in England at the time. There I began my career, starting off as a cash collector and gradually working my way up to a Senior Sales Representative. My responsibility was to acquire business in the West End and City of London.Achievements:• Opened up accounts with major hotels, restaurants, sandwich bars, retail outlets and industrial caterers.