This document introduces a new consultancy service for the food industry headed by Thomas Shaw, who has 44 years of experience in senior roles across many sectors of the food industry. The consultancy, called Sweet Innovation, aims to provide flexible and innovative development, process, and technical services and expertise to small and medium sized businesses. Services include product development, technical troubleshooting, training, packaging solutions, value engineering, innovation strategies, and process improvement.

1. Introducing

2. • Newly launched consultancy service to the food industry.
• Headed by Thomas Shaw BSc FIFST with 44 years of experience &
knowledge of the industry in senior operational & development roles.
• Broad spectrum of working insight across many sectors of the
industry.
• Mission: To provide flexible Innovative Development, Process &
Technical service & expertise to small to medium sized businesses.
• Access to substantial network of contacts in the industry.
• Access to large technical & research database.
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3. Summary of Development & Processing Sector Experience
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Sectors
Ambient
Sugar
Confex
Nut
Processing
High Boil
Sugar
Confex
Food
Printing
Chocolate
Confex
Beverage
Syrups
Jams &
Sweet
Sauces
Oil Based
Coatings
Ice Cream
Technology
Pickles &
Acid Sauces

4. Summary of Roles 1973-2017
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Roles
Development
Technologist
Production &
QC Manager
Factory
Manager(3)
Operations
Director(2)
Project
Manager-
New Plant
Group NPD
Manager
Group
Innovations
Manager

5. Employment Summary 1973-2017
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Employers
Smedley
HP Foods
Ltd
Ross Foods
Ltd(ice
cream div)
Thorntons
PLC
Pollards
Group
Guernsey
Dell Inc
Nimbus
Foods Ltd
Sefcol Ltd
Renshaw
Scott Ltd
Real Good
Food
Group

6. Consultancy Offer
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Consultancy
Scope
Product
Development
Ideation
Sessions &
Prototyping
Technical
Troubleshooting
Training
Packaging
Solutions
Value
Engineering
Innovation &
Development
Strategy
Process
Improvement
&
Development

7. Do Any of These Apply to Your Business?
• Growing but cannot afford to employ professional technical
specialists.
• Have a great business but need to expand product portfolio.
• Being outpriced or outperformed by competitor products
• Have technical difficulties which are losing you margin & reputation
• Looking to improve production methods & processes or innovate new
products around existing facilities-Sweating the assets!
• Ideation Sessions for your business-release your full potential.
• Have a team who need training & mentoring.
• Require help with development strategy.
• Need to improve product quality management systems.
THEN SWEET INNOVATION EXISTS TO HELP YOU.
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8. Finally!
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Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you want
further information or to discuss your specific needs
please contact me on:
• Call Thomas Shaw on 07552 607654
• E-mail Thomas.Shaw@sweetinnovation.co.uk
• Website: www.sweetinnovation.co.uk