WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID
I’ve had the pleasure of working with some of the most passionate and talented people in the world of food and I am excited to be able to share this knowledge and experience with others.
"Annie has the ability to immediately identify key success factors when it comes to food products in the retail channel. Her expertise in this area and true passion for the food industry with an analytical yet creative approach helped us refine our strategy and influenced the NPD portfolio."
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Marek Pisarczyk
Marketing Manager, McCormack Farms
"We worked with Annie to gain insights into relevant market categories for a new concept launch we are working towards. The resultant insights have been incredibly useful, driving flavour decisions and branding. Annie has immense knowledge and experience in the food sector in the UK and Ireland; together with her razor sharp instinct she really delivered for Galmere. A pleasure to work with"
John Casey
CEO Galmere Fresh Foods
"I couldn't recommend Annie enough. Her knowledge and understanding of branding and the retail food business is next to none. Her love for helping business is obvious in her whole approach. I know my business has improved and will continue to expand through having taken up Annie’s advice and guidance"
Susan mcLoughlin
Founder, Love a Little Sauces
"Annie provided me with invaluable information for my food business and also provided me with strategies to help planning going forward. Her knowledge of the food industry and in particular the world of chocolate allowed her to mentor me in areas that I was previously unsure about. I would recommend her to any other food businesses"
Grainne Mullins
Founder, GRA Chocolates
"Annie has exceptional product standards, with an experienced eye for packaging design. Her clear thinking & market knowledge helped us to diversify our portfolio and focus our minds on the most relevant products which we are proud to sell under our own brand."
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Iley Ozerlat-Gunduz
Director, Ozerlat
"Annie's energy is infectious. Her enthusiasm and creative mindset made the whole process both engaging & fun. She simplified complex information and made it interesting. Her clear thinking, customer insight & strategic mindset helped us to create a pipeline of new products that support our core service of coaching & meditation for our clients."
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Maryellen & Anirban Saha
Founders, Futrnow
"Ann does not only understand food. She understands people, brand dynamics and the associated relationships. In addition, Ann appreciates and loves good food. Working for, with and alongside Ann gave me appreciation for what an asset she is. Her empathy and passion for people and her work, together with her boundless energy and optimism make her a joy to work with. Ann's experience, personality, creativity and deep insight give her that rare exclusivity."
Linda Cudjoe
Technical & Food Safety Consultant
"Ann does not only understand food. She understands people, brand dynamics and the associated relationships. In addition, Ann appreciates and loves good food. Working for, with and alongside Ann gave me appreciation for what an asset she is. Her empathy and passion for people and her work, together with her boundless energy and optimism make her a joy to work with. Ann's experience, personality, creativity and deep insight give her that rare exclusivity."
Linda Cudjoe
Technical & Food Safety Consultant
"Annie's high level of expertise and professional attitude combines with an incredibly imaginative mind and a wonderful personality that helped to elevate our products to the next level and opened many doors in the luxury world."
Anita T. Tóth
Founder, Go Natural Organic Food
"I was lucky enough to work with Annie for a few mentoring sessions around new product development for our seafood business. Annie’s passion and knowledge exceeds expectations and helped to triage my plans and fine tune our growth strategy in Retail and Foodservice. I would highly recommend her skills to anyone looking to grow their business through brand building and NPD"
Michael O'Donnell
Marketing Director, Atlantic Treasures
"With Annie's clear thinking, market knowledge and customer insight it helped us to make sense of our re-branding and what we wanted to say. Her expertise in brand dynamics helped us to see where our products would sit best. She has given us the tools to move forward confidently"
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Rosemary O'Shea
Owner, Tullahay Farm
"Annie brought great direction, structure and energy to the challenging process of building a new brand. She helped bring focus to the most high-value areas for my business, and skilfully guided the processes of packaging re-design and defining brand purpose"
Emi Takakura
Founder, SPOOND
"Annie has excellent food retailing experience and was able to provide objective feedback on my product and branding with some valuable insights. The sessions helped to provide clarity around my business and a direction to take it forward. I would be delighted to recommend Annie as a mentor."
Colum Harrington
Founder, Brubiotics
“It was our luck to have been introduced to Annie and her diverse skill set. We run a small family food enterprise and we greatly valued Annie’s logical and innovative approach and her honest feedback. Annie draws on her many years’ experience in the food industry, which obviously shows when working with her”
Maria King & Paula Collins
Co-Founders, Junius
"We absolutely love working with Annie. Her knowledge of food is incredible, but it is her inquisitive mind and questioning that has pushed us out of our comfort zone and helped us to explore many new opportunities. Her clear thinking and logical approach supported us to create an NPD plan that is commercial, the whole team believes in and allows our business to move forward quickly and with real clarity”
Susie Hamilton-Stubber
Founder, Burren Balsamics
"Annie is simply exceptional at what she does. Through her unmatched experience and the sincere added value she brings, she has helped transform Date Sultan from a simple concept to a viral online business which continues to grow under her consultancy services"
Usman Shah
Founder, Date Sultan