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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 Director operating in the Food Delivery space. If you think a Director 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.
Michael Muskat
Director of REEF
Michael Muskat is the Director of Reef Technology.
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About REEF: REEF Technology is a company that transforms urban real estate such as parking facilities into thriving mobility and logistical hubs.
Jane Lawrie
Group Communications Director of Tesco
Jane joined the Executive Committee on 10 October 2016. Jane is responsible for rebuilding trust in the Tesco brand and its businesses. Jane has over 25 years’ experience of corporate, financial, colleague and digital communications. She joined Tesco from Coca-Cola, where she led European public affairs and communications. She has significant experience in advising businesses on trust and corporate reputation through previous roles at Diageo and Boots.
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About Tesco: Tesco PLC is a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England.
Jane Gibbon
Group HR Director of Just Eat
Jane Gibbon is the HR Director for Just Eat. She has a strong track record of delivering business- focused employee reward, performance management, recognition, mobility, and diversity and inclusion programs internationally. Cross-culturally agile with a global mind-set, Jane has worked in over 50 geographies including her native US, Europe and Asia. Jane’s experience began in the US working for internet pioneers such as AOL, Netscape and Yahoo! With the merger of AOL and Time Warner she started to work extensively in Europe, fuelling her passion for working cross-culturally to optimize outcomes for all parties. She then moved to McDonald’s, where she was the first Reward Director in Europe, building the function from the ground up. During her eight years there, she participated in a highly-selective global leadership program, was the Chairman of the Women’s Leadership Network, and founded the Diversity and Inclusion function in Europe. Skilled at envisioning what is possible and articulating the vision to inspire others to action, she has subsequently served in a variety of HRD roles at Tesco, Starbucks and now at Just Eat, always keeping Inclusion in her remits as they grew. Last year she co-founded ”Lift As You Climb,” a non-profit group designed to create a unique networking space for women across generations to share lessons learned and pass wisdom down on a variety of topics, including mentoring, resilience and career planning.
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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.
Myles Hopper
Founder, Director of Mindful Chef
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About Mindful Chef: Mindful Chef delivers all the fresh ingredients you need to create delicious, heathy meals.
Ben Thoy
Non-Executive Director of Whey Box
Ben Thoy is the Sales Manager at Trustpilot.
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About Trustpilot, Whey Box: Whey Box is a food and beverages company that specializes in providing protein powder.
Gordon MacAulay
Founder & Non Executive Director of Parsley Box
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About Parsley Box: Parsley Box is the great new way to enjoy wholesome tasty meals at home.
Regina Borda
Managing Director of Pizza Hut
Regina Borda serves as the Managing Director at Pizza Hut in Europe, Canada, and United Kingdom.
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About Pizza Hut: Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise known for Italian-American cuisine including pizza and pasta.
Clair Scott
Finance Director of Wellocks
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About Wellocks: Wellocks provides an online ordering service to all restaurants that need ingredients.
Andrew Laurillard
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Giggling Squid
Andrew Laurillard is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at Giggling Squid.
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About Giggling Squid: Giggling Squid is a Thai food sensation
John Burke
Co-Founder and Commercial Director of Craft Clubs
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About Craft Clubs: Craft Clubs offers quality food and drink brands a powerful new way to reach consumers, both in their homes and online.
Previta Karthigesu
Creative Director of AlfredLah
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About AlfredLah: Virtual Reality + Food + Explore
Alun Bain
Managing Director of Black Robin Coffee Limited
An entrepreneur with 25yrs business experience, primarily in technology and food & beverage with a focus on sales, customer experience and product development. Currently a director and founder of Black Robin Coffee and Swap a Cup. Numerous investments in tech, food and beverage and eco products.
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About Black Robin Coffee Limited: High quality food & beverage available in-store, online and via subscription, aiming to be the ultimate convergence of coffee and technology
Nick Redford
Managing Director of Caterforce
Nick Redford is the managing director of Caterforce.
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About Caterforce: Caterforce is a foodservice buying and marketing consortium in the UK.
Paula Wilkinson
Director of Mums Bake Cakes
Paula Wilkinson is director of Mums Bake Cakes.
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About Mums Bake Cakes: Mums Bake Cakes is Quality cakes, created by Local Bakers across the UK.
Abdullah Abdulaziz Alduraibi
Director of Regulatory Affairs Department of Saudi Food & Drug Authority
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About Saudi Food & Drug Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is an independent body corporate that directly reports to The President of Council of Ministers.
Abdullah Abdulaziz Alduraibi
Director of Regulatory Affairs Department of Saudi Food & Drug Authority
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About Saudi Food & Drug Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is an independent body corporate that directly reports to The President of Council of Ministers.
