Field of Expertise
Product and process development, technical, regulatory, sustainability, carbon life-cycle analysis, health & wellness 'soft' and 'hard' claims all within commercial environments.
Expertise
Explore ways to ‘cross-pollinate’ ideas from different industries and applications to obtain novel patentable ideas and concepts to harness the power of plants.Entered into consultancy a 20 year career working for Unilever (Tea Science -Colworth), Finlays and AV Thomas working in the instant tea, decaffeinated tea, leaf tea and South African herbals new process and product development from lab to factory to brand. Undertaken commercial trails on manufacture sites across China, India, Kenya, Chile, Paraguay assessing installed technology, raw materials and outcomes across price, performance and quality parameters. Ensured regulatory compliance in area of sales through undertanding compliamce and strict selections of raw materials, source locations and processingOnboarded / undertook approval of multiple supply locations and products to global FMCG company systems and liaised with all parties through traditional coms as well as on-line systems such as COUPA, Tracegains etc. Founding member of Tea Advisory Panel – health advocacy, copy development and track record of academic publications.Current knowledge of complianace and regulatory issues through being an active member of: UK Tea and Infusions Association (UKTIA) [Chair: Health and Nutrition sub-committee], Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe (THIE), US Tea Association (USTA), Tea and Herbal Association of Canada (THAC), Chair of British Standards Institute (BSI) Tea committee , contributing member of International Standards Organisation (ISO) Tea Committee