Mintel Food & Drink Categories:

• Managing editor of all MFD content

Julie has been with Mintel since 2006 and Global Director of Research since November 2012, where she is responsible for ensuring that Mintel continues to deliver highly insightful and relevant content to our clients. Prior to her current role, she was Vice President of Research for Comperemedia, Mintel’s direct marketing intelligence division, where she led the team of analysts producing market intelligence overviews and custom research projects. Julie has over 10 years of experience in market research and has worked closely with many of the world’s most-recognized consumer packaged goods, financial services, insurance, and telecommunications companies.

Mintel Food & Drink Categories:

• Chocolate Confectionery
• Non Chocolate Confectionery and Gum
• Biscuits, Cookies and Crackers
• Breakfast Cereal
• Salty Snacks

Marcia has been with Mintel since 2000, first as a Senior Research Analyst and author of more than 150 reports on the food industry. Since 2010, she has worked as a Global Market Analyst specializing in breakfast cereal, confectionery and snacks.

She has also authored proprietary reports for numerous market-leading CPG manufacturers and has been an active participant in new product development projects. Her work has also involved advising Agriculture Led Export Businesses, a US Aid-funded project focusing on the Egyptian food processing industry.

Mintel Food & Drink Categories:

• Tea, Malt and Other Hot Beverages
• Carbonated Soft Drinks
• Juice and Juice Drinks
• Beer
• Sports and Energy Drinks

During Sarah's 13 years covering the food and drink industry through the business press, her work has lead her to focus specifically on the beverage industry. As editor of a successful beverage magazine, Sarah led the editorial team of a publication dedicated to helping industry executives navigate the competitive, fast-moving beverage marketplace. Her work involved profiling the industry's major players as they worked their way from product development to the marketplace, and tracking trends in new products, marketing, packaging, ingredients, distribution and retail strategy.

Mintel Food & Drink Categories:

• Bread, Bakery and cakes
• Ice Cream
• Pizza
• Cereal, Energy and Snack bars

During a 15-year research career, Chris has provided insights and consultancy services to many of the leading global food and drink producers and retailers. As market intelligence manager for a technical food consultancy, Chris led a team undertaking research on food ingredients sectors and tracking global innovation trends.

He also led a research team at an export market consultancy, identifying international business opportunities, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets, and devising market entry strategies.

Mintel Food & Drink Categories:

• Soup
• Pasta, Rice and Noodle
• Savoury and Sweet Spread
• Baby Food and Drin
• Processed Fruits and Vegetable

Patricia has an extensive background in food product marketing, new product development and food-related business ventures. Her 20-plus years of food marketing experience includes extensive market analysis, marketing strategy formulation, advertising, public relations, sales promotion, recipe development, and culinary education program development. Patricia's foodservice operations background includes 12 years of multi-unit restaurant management with a well-known department store and popular nation-wide restaurant chain. In addition, she has hands-on experience as a corporate chef having launched her own wine tour company.

Mintel Food & Drink Categories:

• Yogurt and desserts
• Butter, Yellow Fats + Oils
• Cheese
• Dairy drinks (Yogurt, Milk, Smoothies)

Caroline has ten years' experience working in CPG, most recently in brand management for major dairy brands in the UK, although she has led brand development across Europe and the USA. Caroline managed ATL and BTL activities, including the multimedia planning, creative development and innovation.

Caroline has experience in brand strategy, NPD, packaging design, consumer research, advertising and brand research.

Pam Yates joined Mintel as a Global Food Science Analyst based in the Singapore office. She has 14 years' experience working in food and ingredients industries. Pam has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons), Post Graduate Diploma in Food Science and Technology and an MBA.

With experience working in chocolate, hydrocolloids, emulsifier, nuts and fruit, and dairy products, in both Australia and throughout Asia, her most recent stint was as Business Development Manager for Givaudan Oceania.

Laura Jones recently joined Mintel as a Global Food Science Analyst working out of the London office. Laura completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Food Science and recently completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Bioscience Enterprise. Prior to working at Mintel, Laura worked in a New Product Development Team for an appliance company, in the refrigeration and cooking team. The focus of this role was food safety, food care and nutrition.

Nirvana Chapman joined Mintel International as a Global Food Science Analyst based in the Chicago office. Prior to joining Mintel, she worked as a Product Development Scientist in the Gatorade Innovation team of Pepsico exploring new technologies and ingredients and as a pastry cook at a French restaurant in Chicago.

She has a BS in Food Science and Human Nutrition, Culinary certification in French Pastry techniques, and an MS from Rutgers University in Food Science.