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In my 30+ years working in marketing, strategy and strategic business development, I’ve noticed that a lot of businesses have substantial growth opportunities that they simply aren’t seeing, let alone taking. Often, that’s because they don’t have a true strategic approach nor methodology and therefore do not fully factor in thinking about the market they’re …

Implementing Strategy & Business Development Plans in Your Business Read More »

In late 2021 I started working with a client who has produced a range of 3D stereo microscopes which they believe could offer a tangible advancement in compliance with food hygiene and safety procedures in the R&D, NPD and Quality functions of businesses. Over the past five months I’ve been researching food ingredients, the seed …

The Importance of Food Compliance, Safety and Authenticity Read More »

In my last blog, I looked at the food packaging technology, specifically the importance of end of line automation in the food industry and how it can benefit both workers and product line efficiency as a whole. However, another often less discussed area where huge efficiency gains can be made is in the training and …

Improving Operator Efficiency in Food Packing Halls Read More »

Factory automation has become a particularly hot topic in recent months. The dual impacts of Covid-19 and Brexit have led to a shortage of workers across many UK manual jobs. As a result, UK companies are increasingly looking into the prospect of using automation to reduce downtime and increase work efficiency, as has been done …

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I recently began working with a client who has developed a range of 3D stereo microscopes that can offer a full three-dimensional surface view of items at up to 700 times magnification. Having spent the past several months taking time to research and understand it myself, I’ve been amazed at some of the potential applications …

3D Stereo Microscopy: How it Could Change Your Food Business Forever Read More »

So you’ve got an incredible idea for a product you believe could prove hugely popular in your workplace, your industry, or across the consumer landscape. You’ve looked into start-up costs, explored funding options, and figured out roughly how long you’ll need to develop the product and bring it to market. You might even be about …

Claiming Back Money for New Product Development Read More »

In my last blog, I discussed how to improve efficiencies in an existing food production business. But what if you’re looking to launch a beverage, snack or meal into the marketplace entirely from scratch? Here, I call on close to 30 years of experience to share my top tips for launching a new product in …

Food & Drink: Launching New Products in a Packed Marketplace Read More »

In nearly 30 years of senior-level international marketing, strategy and business development, I’ve worked in a variety of industries. The one I’ve spent the most amount of time in is food and beverage. Working with large multinational matrix organisations through to smaller family-run food companies, I’ve managed teams, launched new equipment and solutions into the …

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If you’ve read some of my previous blogs on R&D tax credits and thought, “that’s all great, but how do I prepare an R&D tax credits claim?” then this post is for you. As the saying goes, if you fail to prepare then you’re preparing to fail. That’s true in most walks of life, and …

How to Prepare Your R&D Tax Credits Claim Read More »

In recent blog posts I’ve looked at R&D tax credits from several angles, including how submitting a claim can help save you money, how to make a claim, and qualifying criteria. In this post I’ll go deeper into one of those criteria, explaining why innovation is important in today’s competitive business environment – and how …

Why Innovation Means Big Money for Businesses Read More »