Biography
“Nellie is a consummate pro who has a lot of passion for what she does and a wealth of practical experience to provide real time solutions. I have had the pleasure of working with her on our start up brand in New York, Dogmatic, as well as with Leon in the UK, where I serve as a board director and strategic partner. Nellie is a committed, high energy, hands on, opinionated, caring person who really knows food – how to make it taste good AND how to develop procedures to ensure consistent, and profitable delivery to the consumer across different types of restaurants.”
BRAD BLUM, Founder & CEO, Blum Enterprises. Former CEO of Burger King and former President of Olive Garden
Nellie Nichols biography
This is a short biography of Nellie Nichols, should you require further information regarding a more detailed career history and list of achievements please contact me directly.
Skills and Abilities
- Innovative approach to the development of products to exceed customer expectations.
- Adept at identifying and developing new food ingredients and concepts with a faultless ability to transform them into commercially viable products.
- Ability to design and develop products to meet any eating requirements, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten and sugar free.
- Leadership qualities that engender team sprit and generate unity of purpose and energy to achieve goals.
- Commercially astute ensuring food and product development meet all stakeholder requirements.
- Ability to develop and monitor key client relationships across a variety of organisations, including retail, airline and food industries.
- Excellent communication, both written and oral, dealing with people at all levels both in a one-to-one and group situation.
- Driven to achieve excellent standards and market leader status.
Read Nellie’s Lifetime Interview: Coronation of the Sandwich Queen, when she was awarded The British Sandwich Industry Award (The Sammies) for 2009.
Career History
Leathams Plc
Pret a Manger
Hazlewoods (now Greencore)
Pret a Manger (second time)
Nichols NPD (current own consultancy)
Photographs
Each of the following photographs is high-resolution and available for use in print publications.
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