Cooking up success speed mentoring session

Find out the secret ingredients for business success from our experts in the food and drink industry.

Whether you have a restaurant, cafe, bar, new product or catering service this speed mentoring session is for you!

Put your burning questions to our experts and get the benefit of their many years of industry experiences.

Every issue will be covered including:

running food stalls
marketing your food or drink product
protecting your brand or product
tips on how to do your market research
how to optimise productivity in your hospitality business
recruiting your staff

Experts on hand

Petra Barran

Founder of KERB

Petra began in the mobile food business in 2005 when she hit the streets with Choc Star, Britain’s only dedicated chocolate van. She fell in love with the road, the community and with opening the hatch to people all over London and beyond. She co-founded eat.st in 2009 and then moved on to found KERB in 2012.

Jo Densley

Co-founder of Relish Marketing

Jo has worked in food industry for over 15 years and has run her own online marketing business for the past 5 years. She has been involved in developing food products from initial ideas right through to selling them to seeing them launch in stores.

Kerrie Dorman

Co-owner of The UK’s Affordable Mentors

Kerrie is an experienced mentor helping hospitality businesses save money, increase productivity. Her knowledge of owning bars and restaurants has resulted in her consulting for a list of establishments including small local cafes.

Seema Rampersad

British Library Senior Business Researcher and Service Manager

Seema has worked as a corporate and business librarian for 20 years. A current member of The Research Service in the Business and IP Centre, she has also worked for the Intelligence Unit at the Greater London Authority and for PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Business Information Centre.

Mirtha Medina

Founder of HR Help for Business

Mirtha who is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds a Master of Arts Degree in Human Resources Management. She has worked for food manufacturing and catering service sectors. She has knowledge in all areas linked to employee relations such as employment law compliance, outsourcing and conflict management.

Matt Hurley

Director of HPDD Ltd - Design & Strategy

Matt is a qualified product designer and innovation specialist with more than 20 years experience in various design disciplines from ceramics to engineering and product. Matt is also a regular advisor for the ideas21 Ask an Expert Innovation Surgeries at the Centre.

Paul Harrison, CChem MRSC EPA – European Patent Attorney

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Paul spent 13 years as a Research Chemist working in a large Industrial Research and Development Department before transferring to the in-house patents department and training to be a patent attorney. Paul advises in a wide range of disciplines and has clients from the chemical, food sciences and engineering sectors as well as software firms.

Event details

Who should attend? Anyone who has a Food or drink business or for people about to start a business in the food and drink industry.
Place: British Library Business & IP Centre
Cost: Free
How to Book: View our events calendar and book online