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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CMO’ operating in the Food and Beverage space. If you think a CMO’ 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.
Keith Weed
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Unilever
Keith is responsible for the Marketing, Communications and Sustainable Business functions, a role which has seen him lead the creation of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, direct significant advances in digital marketing and through Unilever’s #Unstereotype initiative, create the #Unstereotype Alliance with UN Women, bringing together 24 companies to remove the portrayals of unhelpful stereotypes from their advertising by 2020. Prior to this, he was Chairman of Lever Fabergé before becoming Executive Vice President for Global Home Care & Hygiene, covering fabric cleaning, fabric conditioning, household cleaning products, oral care and potable water. Keith has worked for Unilever in the UK, France, the US and globally and regionally in a variety of general management and marketing roles. Outside Unilever, he is Chairman of Business in the Community International and a Business in the Community Board Trustee, President of the History of Advertising Trust, an Effie Board Director and Trustee of Grange Park Opera. He is also a Fellow of The Marketing Society, and as an engineering graduate, a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
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About Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Jon Evans
Chief Marketing Officer of BrewDog
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About BrewDog: BrewDog is a craft beer brewery that produces bottled and canned beers in a variety of styles.
Tom Wallis
Chief Marketing Officer of Gousto
Chief Marketing Officer at Gousto
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About Gousto: Gousto is an online meal-kit manufacturer and retailer, using AI and automation to provide extensive choice and personalisation.
Paul Cooke
Interim CMO of Good Club
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About Good Club: Good Club is a Zero Waste supermarket that offers different brands and sells groceries in reusable packaging.
Finn Lagun
Co-Founder & CMO of Pasta Evangelists
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About Pasta Evangelists: Pasta Evangelists is freshly made by Italian hands every day.
Giles Humphries
Founder, CMO of Mindful Chef
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About Mindful Chef: Mindful Chef delivers all the fresh ingredients you need to create delicious, heathy meals.
Sarra Mander
CMO of The Small Robot Company
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About The Small Robot Company: The Small Robot Company is delivering per plant farming for the world’s largest crops.
Lone Thomsen
Partner / Strategic Advisor / Chief Marketing Officer of The Meatless Farm
Lone Thomsen is a Partner, Strategic Advisor, and Chief Marketing Officer of The Meatless Farm Co. She was the Head of Media and Connections Strategy, IMC Director – Portfolio Expansion at The Coca-Cola Company before that.
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About The Meatless Farm: The Meatless Farm is a producers of delicious plant-based mince,burgers & sausages.
Alex Nicolaica
CMO of The Extra Dish
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About The Extra Dish: The Extra Dish is the online marketplace for talented home cooks.
Matthew Barwell
CMO of Britvic
Matthew Barwell is the CMO at Britvic Soft Drinks.
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About Britvic: Britvic manufactures, markets, and distributes soft drinks alongside its subsidiaries.
Adam Pawson
Founder & CMO of Chef Database
Adam Pawson is the founder and CMO at Chef Database.
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About Chef Database: Chef Database A place which connects Chefs with those in the industry that matter to them.
