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Producer Importer Broker Committee

Representing members from the Producer Importer Broker sector of our industry, the committee provides a forum to enable members to raise industry issues and also to contribute the view of the PIB sector to help BFFF decide strategy and action. The Producer/Importer/Broker Committee enables members to raise sector issues for the Federation to act upon and also to contribute the view of the PIB sector to pertinent issues. There is also a unique opportunity for the committee to liase and network with the Wholesale Distribution Committee to the benefit of both BFFF and the membership as it can enable issues affecting both sectors of membership to be discussed openly and effectively. The Chair, Vice-Chair and 3rd sector representative also serve on Executive Council. If you are interested in becoming more involved, please contact Hazel Cranidge on 01400 283090 or hazelcranidge [at] bfff [dot] co [dot] uk.

Peter Allan

Peter Allan
General Manager & Director - CARGILL MEATS EUROPE

Cargill Meats Europe is a leading supplier of food products to retail, foodservice and food manufacturing customers in both European and global markets. The company has processing facilities based in Hereford and Wolverhampton employing in the region of 2,000 people in the UK, as well as production plants in Ireland, France and Holland.

Peter Allan is General Manager & Director for Cargill Meats Europe, responsible for the import and distribution business managing the off shore supply chains to the EU market. Peter has been with Cargill for 15 years.

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Ian Stone

Ian Stone
Business Development Director - APETITO LTD.

apetito UK is a leading supplier of frozen food solutions the UK Community Meals, Healthcare and Care Home markets. Ian Stone is Business Development Director responsible for sales, marketing and developing new markets and products across the UK market sectors. Ian has been with the business for 6 years.

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Vanessa Lewis

Vanessa Lewis
Technical Sales Director - SUMMIT FOODS LTD.

Established 29 years, Summit Foods manufacture frozen microwavable hand held snacks and ready meals under our brand Snacksters and both cooked and raw sausages and burgers for wholesale and further manufacturing. Vanessa joined the business in 1998 and now is the owner. Her role within the business is Technical Sales director, and has a BSc in Food Industry Management.

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Nik Basran

Nik Basran
Managing Director - THE AUTHENTIC FOOD COMPANY LTD.

Nik became MD of TAFC in September 2007. Since being promoted he has restructured the business at both board and middle management level to help achieve the targets he has set for the next five years of development.

The family values the company was founded on are still at the heart of the organisation Nik is proud to lead.

TAFC was founded in 1985.

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Eicke Bittner

Eicke Bittner
Export Sales Manager - HENRY LAMOTTE FOOD GMBH

Eicke Bittner joined Henry Lamotte in 1993, after 5 year gaining general business practice in sales in forwarding and logistics and is responsible for all export-activities towards the European food industry.

Since 1993, Eicke has built his customer base/gained experience all around/outside of his homemarket in Germany, namely Scandinavia, Benelux, Eastern Europe and Southern Europe.

Henry Lamotte supply food-manufacturers as well as wholesalers and distributors.

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Peter Denolf

Peter Denolf
Managing Director - Poco Loco - DISCOVERY FOODS LTD.

Peter Denolf is MD of Snack Food POCO LOCO which is together with Discovery Foods  UK part of the Paulig group (Finland).    Snack Food POCO LOCO and Discovery Foods Ltd are a leading manufacturer of tortilla chips, wraps and Mexican food solutions for retail, foodservice and B2B both in frozen and ambient.

Previously he was MD of PinguinLutosa Foods UK and integrated the acquired activities of Padley’s, Lutosa and Salvesens frozen foods into the Pinguin UK activities.  Peter has been working for over 16 years within the frozen industry.

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Duncan Marsh

Duncan Marsh
General Manager - Out Of Home - BERNARD MATTHEWS FARMS LTD.

Bernard Matthews Farms offers British turkey products for retail and foodservice.

Duncan was involved within the Foodservice sector for most of his career but then wanted to experience life working for Branded Manufacturers and Joined Premier Foods in 2005 and oversaw the Foodservice integration of Campbell’s and RHM. Duncan joined Bernard Matthews in August 2009.

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Paul Murray

Paul Murray
Food Service Director - LYONS SEAFOODS LTD.

Paul Murray is foodservice director at Lyons Seafoods, Europe’s leading processor of king prawns. Beginning his working-life as a chef, Paul’s career has included time as a catering manager, senior food and beverage manager and catering director at a number of high profile operators and suppliers. Lyons Seafoods is a highly regarded and recognised seafood business supplying a wide portfolio of products - from sustainable king prawns and shellfish to salmon and white fish.

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Nigel O'Donnell

Nigel O'Donnell
Commercial Director - MEADOW VALE FOOD GROUP

Meadow Vale Foods is a leading supplier of value added protein products to the UK and mainland European foodservice and retail markets. Primarily concerned with poultry products Meadow Vale has European manufacturing assets and is also an importer managing off shore supply chains to EU.


Nigel O'Donnell has been Meadow Vale’s Commercial Director since 2007 and has been with the company for over 10 years.

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Philip Paul

Philip Paul
Managing Director - Snowbird Foods Ltd. - VION FOOD GROUP

Vion Snowbird is the UK’s leading supplier of frozen fully cooked sausages, meatball and stuffing ball products and its award winning recipes, including low fat and low salt, have driven the development of this exciting niche market into a fast growing new sector for the food industry.


Philip’s career in the food industry began in 1980. He has been associated with “Snowbird” from it’s inception and has been Managing Director since 2003.

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Robert Whittle

Robert Whittle
General Manager - PIDY LTD.

Robert has been at Pidy for over 2years having previously worked in the food industry for the past 23 years as sales & marketing for United Biscuits (Alveston Kitchens), Concept Foods (a small privately owned business) and since 1996 developed my own bakery, Foodafayre, which I sold in 2008.

Pidy is a worldwide manufacturer of pastry cases & accompanying accessories. Since joining Pidy, the business has extended its market by 27%. One of the new area’s of our development has been in the supply of our award winning puff pastry to the frozen sector. We now distribute frozen pastry through Brakes, independent wholesalers & various industrial processors. Pidy in the UK enjoys business from all sectors of the food industry.

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