Barnes Williams appoints Sue Harding as group food safety director
She joins with over 20 years’ experience in the food industry, from plant breeding in her early career to food safety and supply chain management. She has worked for companies such as Kraft and Newly Weds Foods.
Her newly created role will cover sister companies the Chilli Doctor – the specialist chilli supplier – and BW Catering, which supplies ingredients and products from around the globe to the foodservice sector.
MD and owner Nick Barnes said: “In the past it used to be enough to have BRC accreditation, but to meet the growing challenges of the food industry, a more in-depth knowledge of herb and spice suppliers and their factories is needed, hence bringing Sue on board. From her global auditing for Newly Weds Foods, and experiences elsewhere, Sue brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise.”
Food Safety Conference: book now
Changes in regulation and future threats are the focus of Food Manufacture’s Food Safety Conference, which takes place in Birmingham this June.
Leading the line-up is Nina Purcell, director of Wales and local delivery at the Food Standards Agency, who will offer an update on the move to a new risk-based approach to inspecting food and drink businesses.
Other speakers include: Andy Morling, head of food crime at the National Food Crime Unit; Greencore group technical director Helen Sisson; Dawn Welham, president of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health; and Sue Davies, strategic policy adviser at Which?
Chaired by Campden BRI director Professor Steven Walker, the conference will be held at etc.venues Maple House, Birmingham, on Thursday 21 June.
