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
Hanneke Schepens
BSc, FIFST

Food Safety Advice
Middeldijk 32
Rockanje
Zuid-Holland
3235 XD

+31 (0) 6129 778 24

15+ years experience in various parts of the food supply chain, ranging from (packaging) producers to retail companies. Specialist in implementing food safety systems (i.e. BRC and retail requirements), quality, continual improvement internal and supplier auditing (IRCA Registered). Speaks Dutch fluently.

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.

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.

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.

Ian Meek
BSc (Hons) Food Technology, FIFST

Food Technical Services
15 Broom Drive
Inverness
IV2 4EG

+44 (0) 1463 229 593
+44 (0) 7780 965 049

Food Technologist (ex Technical Director) more than 30 years experience, good networks, with client base of 200+ businesses. Confidential advice/support: factory and process design and development, food safety/legality, certification preparation, HACCP training and guidance. Expertise in high-care fish processing. See website for broader skills, example projects, case studies.

Louise Roberts
BSc, PGCE, FIFST, RPFAM, CSci, RFoodSM

Alimenti Food Sciences Ltd
The Kiln
2 Copenhagen Street
Worcester
WR1 2HB

+44 (0) 7904 384 833

Food safety and quality management consultancy specialising in working with food and drink producers who feel documentation is overwhelming them. Experienced microbiologist. Start-up and established business support. SALSA & BRCGS experience. HACCP and supply chain risk assessment specialist. Food safety Mentor. Food safety training. Online manuals. Need help? Call Me!!

Bruce Lambourne
BSc Food Technology, BSc (Hon) Quality Management, MBA, FIFST, CMgr MCMI

Food Technology & Integrity Consulting
Plaza 9 Kd Tower
Cotterells
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP1 1FW

+44 (0)783 438 3048

Wide ranging skills and experience, including technical strategy development, team building and leadership, validation of allergen plans, regulatory support, hygiene auditing and listeria management plans, product innovation and launch, customer relationship management, customer and third party audit preparation and action plans, and project and change management.

Julie Worthington
BSc (Hons) in Food Science, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer, Level 4 Health and Safety CIEH, BTEC Environmental Health Studies 1998, RSci.

JW Food Safety Consultancy Ltd
Norwich
+44 (0) 7973 366074

Food Safety Consultant with over 30 years’ experience, specialising in developing and maintaining quality management systems for companies based on relevant food safety standards i.e. BRC, SALSA, ISO, Organic, FEMAS or SFBB. This includes HACCP, allergen risk assessments, internal audits and supplier audits.

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.

Angela White
BSc (Hons), RFoodSM, FIFST, PCQI

Food Safety & Quality Ltd
2 Eastlands Grove
Stafford
ST17 9BE

+44 (0) 7951 366 213

BRCGS Food Safety Consultant; 30 years’ experience supporting sites achieve and maintain certification. Specialist in implementation of BRCGS systems from scratch; training and implementing HACCP, TACCP & VACCP; recall management; complaint, NCP and incident investigations; process and hygiene troubleshooting, environmental monitoring, internal audit and supplier assurance risk assessments and programs