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This list showcases the top London based Manager operating in the Food and Beverage space. If you think a Manager is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ash Tapia
Data and Tools Manager of Unilever
In his 10+ year Digital Advertising and Analytics career, Ash has worked in India and the UK. He has extensive experience in digital advertising, social media marketing and digital analytics. He leads the Data & Tools team at Unilever’s People Data Centre. His team is responsible for identifying partners that can improve our analytics capabilities or solve our data needs. His team is increasingly interested in Machine Learning as a Service type solutions and data driven marketing. Prior to working at Unilever, Ash had an executive leadership role at Goonj, a digital analytics startup, where he was responsible for laying the early foundations for accelerated growth.Before this, Ash worked at various digital marketing agencies. During this time, he was responsible for establishing successful client partnerships, which were instrumental in growing the agency accounts of blue-chip companies such as Unilever, PepsiCo, Endemol, Lamborghini, etc.
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About Unilever, Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Steve Challouma
General Manager UK at Birds Eye Ltd of Nomad Foods
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About Nomad Foods: Nomad Foods is a manufacturer, seller, and distributor of branded frozen food products.
Miryka Rule
Principal Delivery Manager of Just Eat
During Miryka’s career she has worked in different industries from universities to ecommerce. Miryka is now at Just Eat leading delivery for key parts of the platform. Miryka’s passion is to help people at all levels work better together. She has used her 10 years experience in the technology industry to support teams to be happier, more focused and increase their productivity. Starting as front end engineer Miryka saw gaps for change and made it her mission to cultivate environments and ways of working which work for the “do-ers” not the HIPPO.
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About Just Eat: Just Eat provides convenient and easy access to a huge variety of delivery restaurants and order food online.
Stephen Moorhouse
Vice President, General Manager – Northern Europe of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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About Coca-Cola Enterprises: Coca-Cola Enterprises is a marketer, producer, and distributor of non-alcoholic drinks.
Georgia Derry-Evans
Events and Operations Manager of Feast It
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About Feast It: Feast It is an online marketplace that allows its customers to book independent caterers for their work or social events.
Jo Miguens
Senior Marketing Manager of Nez
Jo Miguens is a Senior Marketing Manager at Nez.
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About Nez: Nez is a local marketing channel for the eating and drinking out of home sector
Gavin Phelps
Operations Manager of Oddbox
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About Oddbox: Oddbox is a provider of fruit and veg box delivery service intended to reduce food waste.
Angela Cearns
Chief eCommerce Officer & General Manager of Pizza Hut UK
Angela Cearns is the Chief eCommerce Officer and General Manager for Pizza Hut Digital Ventures, leading Pizza Hut International through the digital transformation journey from a traditional casual dining restaurant to a leader in online ordering and delivery. Angela came from Amazon in Seattle where she served as the Executor Director of International Expansion of their Fulfilment by Amazon business; GM of Amazon Global Selling marketplace business; and the Head of Prime Technology Platform that powers Amazon global Prime membership and Prime benefit offerings including Prime Videos and Prime Music. Prior to Amazon, Angela spent a decade in California Silicon Valley with Symantec and the Norton Anti-Virus brand in a number of leadership positions from IT-Business Director, eCommerce Director, and finishing as Sr. Director of Customer Retention, Worldwide eCommerce. Angela has a Master of Software Engineering degree from the University of Colorado and Advanced Project Management from Stanford University. She is currently a guest professor at the European Institute for e-Commerce Management at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.
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About Pizza Hut UK: Pizza Hut UK is a franchise of an American restaurant chain known for Italian-American cuisine including pizza and pasta.
John Sookias
Senior Account Manager of SALT
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About SALT: Salt is a marketing firm that specializes in the food and beverage industry.
Tom Ballhatchet
Product Design Manager of Eskesso
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About Eskesso, Yoto: Eskesso is smart sous vide cooking appliance and cloud platform.
Seonaid Hyslop-Parsons
Business Manager of Berry White
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About Berry White: Berrywhite is a brand of natural organic fruit juice drinks.
Ben Walton
Marketing Manager of Provenance Butcher
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About Provenance Butcher: Provenance Butcher is a butcher shop that also provides online delivery services.
Eveliina Suoyrjo
Marketing Manager of Raikastamo
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About Raikastamo: Raikastamo is a growing business of producing premium organic juices.
Martin Rayomand
NPD Commercialization Project Manager of Monster Energy
An aspiring bi-lingual Project Manager who has gained invaluable skills and experience across the private sector both internationally and in the UK. Possesses a detailed knowledge of all aspects of the packaging development and design, manufacture engineering, IT sector, advertising and printing industry combined with business development, marketing, branding, project and production management. Highly skilled to deliver pre-planned business objectives within a highly competitive industry.
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About Monster Energy: Support the scene, bands, athletes and fans
Loic Dumas
Business Development Manager of Vermuteria
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About FrogValley, Vermuteria: Vermuteria is an all-day restaurant, café, and bar with roots in the European cafés and restaurants.
