Meet the Team
Our Site Operators, Future Food Partnership CIC and its team of technical experts have many years of experience providing technical and product development support to businesses.
We know that setting up and operating a food and drink business can be difficult at times due to the growing number of regulations in the industry.
It may be that you don’t have the technical expertise in-house, or that you simply don’t have the time to manage compliance. You may want to expand your current offering but don’t know where to start.
Director
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Director of Future Food Partnership CIC the operator of Food WorksSW in Weston-super-Mare. Has worked on Food WorksSW for more than 10 years having led the development of the Centre for North Somerset Council from concept to scope of activity and then build completion.
Then joined the operator at the time as Commerical Manager before setting up the CIC to take over the operation of the Centre in 2024.
A Chartered Engineer having worked in project management and delivery for more than 30 years covering engineering, regeneration, community and environmental schemes across the South and West of England.
Facilities Operations Manager
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Matthew has over 15 years of experience in the hospitality & catering industry, both front and back of house. Before FoodworksSW, Matthew was a UK Operations Manager for a private healthcare firm amongst other roles gaining valuable experience.
Matt joined the team in 2023 and has quickly progressed to his role today - looking after the facilities and day to day operations of site.
Technical Manager
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Beth has over 19 years’ experience in food safety and microbiology, having worked with industry-leading food manufacturers before turning her focus to small businesses.
She joined The Food Works SW team in 2025 and now helps local producers stay safe, compliant, and confident in their processes. Her favourite part of the job is getting out on site, meeting passionate producers, and helping them solve problems through practical support and hands-on audits that make a real difference.
Facilities and Hospitality Coordinator
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Ella has been working in hospitality over the past 3 years; she began in Costa alongside college from 2022 before completing her college course in 2024. She now works here as our hospitality and facilities co-ordinator.
Technical Manager
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Rachel qualified as a medical microbiology scientist in the RAF before heading up microbiology at a food testing laboratory. Rachel then moved into the food industry working within technical management, laboratory and hygiene at Bakkavor. A wealth of experience working with various product ranges from ready meals, prepped fruit, fresh pasta, soups/sauces across different factories.
Rachel is lead auditor qualified and joined The Food Works SW in 2020 as site manager. Now semi-retired, Rachel remains a key member to our technical support team.
Marketing and Events Co-oridnator
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Beth has always worked in the hospitality and marketing industry, she began waitressing alongside college from 2021 before completing her digital marketing apprenticeship early 2025 and now works here as our marketing and events co-ordinator.
NPD Manager
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Experienced NPD Manager with a proven ability of delivering products from concept to launch in areas such as party food, desserts, soups, sauces, ready meals, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), dairy and plant based to B2B and D2C.
With a demonstrated history of working in the food production industry, strengths include NPD/EPD, process development and scaling up production. Zoe has a Bachelor of Science (BSc) focused in Food & Nutrition from London South Bank University.
Marketing and Partnerships Manager
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Becky has worked in hospitality and marketing roles for over 15 years. University and her English Language degree brought her to the West Country in 2009 and her love for the area has kept her here ever since. Becky is a real foodie and this passion brought her to The Food Works SW team in 2021
