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About

Professional Consultancy Services to the Food Industry across a spectrum of disciplines including: Technical, Quality Management, Food Safety, Auditing & Mentoring, Operations, Packaging, Procurement, Factory & Process Design.

Rob Nugent BSc (Hons), ARCS, FIFST

Director

A well-respected food industry professional with a 35+ year career working extensively in many categories of the food manufacturing and retail industry in Food Safety, operational and quality roles, the last 20 of which have been at Senior Management/Director level. A prominent member of industry trade organisations to board and chair level and a well-established profile with NGOs and government agencies.

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Qualifications & Experience

  • BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Management Science, Imperial College of Science & Technology

  • ARCS – Associate of the Royal College of Science

  • FIFST – Fellow of the Institute of Science & Technology  

  • IFST -  Registered Food Auditor & Mentor, registration no. IFST 211

  • IFST -  Registered Food Safety Manager, registration no. RFSP 125349

  • BMPA – Council member and Chairman of the Legislation & Technical Advisory Committee 2013-219

  • BMPA – Member of the Pigmeat Technical Advisory Committee 2003-2019 

  • BMPA – Honorary Life Member 2019

  • BMPA – Chair of the Nitrite in processed meats industry working group 2020 to date

  • Provision Trade Federation – Director 2012-2019, Chairman 2015-2017

  • BRC Global Food Standards – Member of Technical Advisory Committee 2003-2020

  • The Food Club International Ltd – Chairman 2003 to date

  • Dairy Industry – QA laboratory and Research & Development Experience 1982 to 1986 (during further education studies)

  • Sainsbury & Marks and Spencer – Food Technologist / Technical Management – 1987 to 2001, Chilled Foods, Poultry, Cooked Meats, Canned, UHT and Aseptic filled heat processed foods, Pet food, Ambient Bakery products – bread, cakes, biscuits, Snackfoods, Jams & Preserves, Breakfast Cereals, Fresh, Frozen and Processed Meat Products.

  • Direct Table Foods Ltd – Bacon and processed meat products to UK retail and food service industry,  Technical Director, Operations Director, Group Technical Director 2001 to 2020 

  • Pilgrims UK ltd (Formerly Tulip UK ) – Pork and Processed Meat products, Group Operations role focused on factory profit and quality improvement. 2020 – 2021

  • Belenora Ltd – Professional Consultancy Services to the Food Industry , established March 2020.

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