“Jasper has food and the business of food in his core DNA. He is super fast, comes up with 10 new ideas a day, and always demonstrates great empathy with customers and colleagues.”
What is a food business development consultant?
Put simply, I help food businesses step-change their revenues, or transform their food business in some other way. I started working with food in my teens, first-jobbed as a management consultant then fused skills to become a food business entrepreneur and consultant.
I co-founded London salad bar chain Chop'd in 2004, growing it to 6 stores and over £4M turnover before passing it to the management team to grow to 18 stores by 2016. I've also worked in and on other people's food businesses - more than 10 over 20 years, in the UK and abroad. For 3 years I supported Caffe Nero Group as Head of Food for their premium cafe chain Harris + Hoole, including switching the bulk of their sandwich production instore during the first Covid wave in 2020.
Also for Caffe Nero Group, for 2 years, I launched and supported the market entry of Caffe Nero Sweden, with the bulk of their savoury menu made fresh instore daily, expanding the relevant supply chain and kitchen operations from 1 to 8 stores during 2019.
I love food - putting good real food into busy real lives. I love business - development, strategy, planning and execution. I love helping people find solutions and create value. And I love a challenge - if it was easy, you would not need any help with it.
TasteBed specialities include operational fixes and business reboots, crowdfunding and private funding, start-ups, early growth, corporate venturing, franchising, export, e-commerce, sales support and market insight.
It's always interesting to hear about other people's passions and ventures. Please do get in touch.
Our Services
FOOD STRATEGY
How to achieve your Food, Profit and Planet goals for your business
FOOD COMMERCIAL
How to work smarter supply chains, minimise recurring costs and maximise recurring profits
FOOD DEVELOPMENT
How to design profit and planet into your dishes so the micro can drive your macro
FOOD BIZ DEVELOPMENT
How to plan, pivot and manage the whole process of launching a food business, from business planning and fundraising to forecasting production and sales capacity
NEW FOOD SALES CHANNELS
How to price profit into ecommerce and delivery so that it actually grows your business
FOOD SALES
How to manage your menu to drive the winning categories and formats that produce most profit and planet gain
And for food manufacturers: how to get your products listed with retailers, and how to grow your category sales and profits