Consultant Directory

This page provides a directory of consultants who offer services in food science and technology. All those on the list are members of IFST, at Member or Fellow level. Consultancy services are offered by the individuals or businesses listed and not by IFST. Consultants have undertaken to comply with our Code of Professional Conduct. All details on the listings are provided by the consultants. To be added to the Consultancy listing, please contact membership@ifst.org
Andrea Cattaruzza
MSc, FIFST

AndCat Ltd
6 Portland Business Centre
Manor House Lane
Datchet
SL3 9EG

+44 (0) 7884 384 237

Facilitating open innovation collaborations and project management. Advising on research programs and strategy. Subject matter expert on food ingredients and processes: oils, fats, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, cocoa, chocolate confectionery, nutrition, and sustainability. Andrea has 30 years experience in the R&D organisation of a FMCG company translating science into applications.

Stephen Kershaw
MSc, FIFST, MRSB, MRSC, MCSFS, FRSPH, FHEA, CBiol, CChem

Stephen Kershaw Technical Consultancy Ltd
10 Speedwell Close
Lowton
Warrington
WA3 2GT

+44 (0) 1612 473 371
+44 (0) 7889 976 161

All types of food, drink, and raw materials. Quality and analysis. Hygiene, shelf-life, labelling. Technical support for litigation including insurance claims, personal injury, and advertising. Technical writer.

Peter Wareing
BSc, PhD, RFoodSM, FIFST

P Wareing Food Safety Ltd
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 1QB

+44 (0) 7766 603 033

Over 30 year's food safety experience, including risk assessments, troubleshooting, audit guidance. Training includes food microbiology, soft drinks, HACCP and internal auditing. Food mycology expertise in acidic and dried foods, confectionery and soft drinks. Expert witness for civil and criminal cases, prosecution and defence.

Robert Harwood
BSc (Hons), MBA, PhD, ARCS, FIFST, FRES

CPL Business Consultants
CPL Scientific Group Limited
Milton Park Innovation Centre
99 Park Drive, Abingdon
OX14 4RY

+44 (0) 1865 257 252

Founded in 1987, CPL Business Consultants provide strategic advice, technological insight and market analysis to support organic and inorganic growth and development of businesses in food, ingredients and related sectors, serving a global client base. Our sister company, CPL Executive Search, finds talented commercial and technical food and ingredients professionals.

Anne Betty
BSc (Hons), MIFST, RNutr

AB Food Nutrition
25 Clayton Way
Blackburn
BB24FZ

+44 (0) 7966 363 767

Anne is a Registered Nutritionist with over 20 years food industry experience in both retail and manufacturing. Specialising in calculating the nutrient composition of products/recipes, Anne can also offer impartial advice on food labelling, applying nutrition claims, specification writing and approval, or to provide an evidence based nutrition resource.

Nic Sharman
CSci, MSc, RFoodSM, FIFST, MSOFHT

Nic Sharman Consultancy Ltd
166 Abingdon Road
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 9BP

07885495881

Food safety consultant with retail (M&S), manufacturing and catering experience. Specialising in developing food safety culture programs, auditing food safety management systems and supporting companies to develop their systems to meet GFSI and Retailer requirements. Experienced trouble shooter Listeria, Foreign body, Process, Hygiene, Complaints. Mentor technical/quality teams. Interim Technical Director.

Navneet Kumar
PhD, BRCGSP, ATP, FIFST, RFoodSM, CSci

BISCE Certification
FZCO DSO-IFZA-18292 IFZA Properties
Building A1 Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai
+971 568151008

BRCGS Approved Training Partner, 20 years’ experience supporting sites to achieve AA-grade. Specialist in implementation of BRCGS systems from scratch; BRCGS-professional training, implementing HACCP, TACCP, VACCP V&V; Process Validation, recall management; complaint-RCA and incident investigations; environmental monitoring, internal audit, and supplier assurance risk assessments. Global G.A.P. and IOIA Organic inspection.

Sarah Howarth
CSci, RFoodSM, FIFST

Maidstone
ME14 5FP

+44 (0) 1622 736 650
+44 (0) 7943 630 743

Practical hands on food safety compliance expertise based on 30+ years experience with Unilever, M&S, PepsiCo, Cott Corporation and Cargill throughout the supply chain. Advice and support in the areas of: food safety certification - BRC - SALSA; food labelling services; RSPH accredited HACCP - food safety and bespoke courses: including internal auditing. Expert witness expertise.

Carol Garle
FIFST

Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
07568679790

Widely experienced food technologist, red meat / chicken / bakery / ice cream /canning / preserves. I have full BRCGS approval – ex auditor to BRCGS Food, Packaging Materials, Storage and Distribution. Specialize in helping customers (especially SME) gain certification, training, mentoring – general technical support. Short or long-term projects considered.

Nicole Hamer
MIFST, Dipl-Ing

Nicole Hamer Food Regulatory Services
Norton Lindsey
Warwick
CV35 8JZ

+44 (0) 7920 053 002

Experienced (15+ years) food regulatory professional providing compliant yet practical labelling solutions. Expert knowledge of the jurisdictions in Germany, Austria, the UK and EU. Bilingual English and German. Available for label creation and checks, German translation, claims reviews, legal product composition advice, and food legislation interpretation. Manufacturing and retail experience.