Meet the team
Jemma Hynes
CEO & Technical Director
Knowledge areas:
Regeneration and economic development
Food technology and nutrition (aka food environments)
Strategy, policy and practices
Regeneration and economic development
Food technology and nutrition (aka food environments)
Strategy, policy and practices
Lindsay McAllister
Director
Knowledge areas:
Strategic partnership working
Socio-economic development
Public sector development
Global partnerships
Strategic partnership working
Socio-economic development
Public sector development
Global partnerships
John Denny
Director
Knowledge areas:
Socio-economic development
Strategic partnership working
Vision, strategy and development frameworks
Socio-economic development
Strategic partnership working
Vision, strategy and development frameworks
Charlotte Thwaite
Principal Food Systems Consultant
Supply chain
Food waste reduction
Sustainability
Strategy, project management and facilitation
Food waste reduction
Sustainability
Strategy, project management and facilitation
Ethan Hall
Research and Development Coordinator
Knowledge areas:
Agri-food
Economic modelling
Local wealth building
Research and analysis
Learning and development
Agri-food
Economic modelling
Local wealth building
Research and analysis
Learning and development
Tess Hayton
Research Support
Knowledge areas:
Agri-food
Procurement
Consumer insights
Research and analysis
Consultations
Agri-food
Procurement
Consumer insights
Research and analysis
Consultations
Hannah Atton
Food Trends Researcher
Knowledge areas:
Trend forecasting
Market research
Product innovation
Trend forecasting
Market research
Product innovation
Dr Michael Hardman
Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography at The University of Salford
Knowledge areas:
Urban agriculture
Sustainable cities
Green infrastructure
Food security
Urban agriculture
Sustainable cities
Green infrastructure
Food security
Linda Jackson
Research and Evaluation Consultant
Knowledge areas:
Evaluation framework design
Qualitative research
Social inclusion
Evaluation framework design
Qualitative research
Social inclusion
Andy Young
Sustainable Production and Supply Chain Consultant
Knowledge areas:
Supply chain and production impacts
GHG emission reduction
Food waste reduction
Supply chain and production impacts
GHG emission reduction
Food waste reduction
The team
Advisors & Associates
Our work is broad and whilst it is food focused, the system dynamics working around it are complex and ever changing. We have a network of great people who share their insight and expertise with us ensuring that what we do is current, relevant and innovative.
Tom Prescott is a Commercial Property Specialist and has a high level of expertise and wealth of experience in providing leasing and asset management advice on a range of shopping centre and high street instructions across northern England plus strategic consultancy advice to local authority clients.
The Team
Each member of our agile team connects closely with clients to develop and deliver their dynamic food systems projects. With an ethical grounding and deep understanding, our team can mobilise quickly to simplify complexities and deliver tangible and sustainable outcomes. By ensuring food is at the heart of an organisation’s strategy, we can help our customers make economic, health and environmental gains through food-centric placemaking.