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Ian Booth is technical liaison manager at Winterbotham Darby and Co, where he oversees the importation of speciality foods from Europe and the US to major retailers.


Roger Hatch started his career at the Campden Food, moving into the manufacturing sector over 20 years ago. He has held senior technical posts in the UK with a number of multi-national companies, including Campbells and Premier International Foods.


Jason Longden is the UK group technical controller at Maple Leaf Bakery UK. He has worked in the industry for 13 years, first at Northern Foods and then at Sara Lee UK.


Kerry Newton has been a hygiene specialist at Marks and Spencer for ten years, where she defines the standards of hygiene for food manufacturers, and offers consultancy advice and the provision of hygiene training for M&S and food factory personnel.

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