John Benson-Smith Email & Phone Number

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John Benson-Smith Work

Founder and Managing Director @ F&B Business Ltd (Consultancy) (April 2022 - Present)
F and B Consultant @ (January 2022 - October 2024)
Great food, good health programme @ (August 2021 - December 2022)
Brand Ambassador @ Foster and Gamko UK (April 2021 - December 2022)
Brand Ambassador @ (March 2021 - December 2022)
Culinary Consultant @ (September 2017 - December 2022)
Consultant Chef (Acting MD) @ (January 2017 - December 2022)
Consultant @ (April 2022 - October 2022)
Consultant @ (July 2022 - July 2022)
Brand Ambassador @ (June 2021 - June 2022)
Food Consultant @ (February 2022 - February 2022)
Consultant @ Hampshire County Cricket Club (August 2021 - February 2022)
Catering Consultant @ (July 2021 - December 2021)
Food Consultant @ OMV (October 2021 - October 2021)
Product Development Specialist @ (April 2021 - October 2021)
Catering Specialist @ (August 2020 - April 2021)
Catering Consultant (Arena) @ (November 2020 - February 2021)
Culinary Gastronomy Consultant @ (September 2020 - January 2021)
Consultant Chef and Catering @ (March 2018 - October 2020)
Business Strategist Stadium Food Co @ (July 2019 - March 2020)
Consultant Chef and Catering Consultant @ (May 1999 - June 2019)
Culinary Consultant @ (July 2018 - January 2019)
Strategic F and B Advisor and Consultant @ St. Michael's Hotel Resort (August 2018 - September 2018)
Food and Beverage Consultant @ (February 2018 - May 2018)
Catering Consultant @ (February 2017 - January 2018)
Hotel Project F and B Consultant @ (May 2017 - August 2017)
Catering Consultancy @ (April 2017 - June 2017)
Catering Consultant @ (February 2011 - January 2017)
Catering Consultant Riverside Project @ (September 2012 - May 2016)
Kitchen Design Consultant @ (April 2016 - August 2016)
Catering Consultant @ (February 2016 - June 2016)
Catering Consultant @ (June 2015 - June 2016)
Business Consultant @ IPW (February 2016 - April 2016)
Restaurant Consultant @ Chop Bloc Restaurant (March 2014 - December 2015)
Catering Consultant @ (February 2015 - April 2015)
Catering Consultant @ (November 2013 - January 2015)
Restaurant Consultant @ (February 2014 - December 2014)
Catering Consultant @ The o2 London (January 2014 - March 2014)
Culinary Consultant @ (March 2013 - February 2014)
Refurbishment Consultant @ (June 2013 - August 2013)
Commercial Kitchen Designer @ (May 2011 - December 2012)
Olympics Culinary Consultant @ (December 2011 - September 2012)
New Product Development @ POOLES BAKERY (March 2012 - July 2012)
Marketing Consultant @ POTTERS CLUB BPMF (January 2011 - June 2012)
New Product Development Specialist @ (January 2011 - April 2012)
Catering Consultant @ (September 2011 - January 2012)
Business Consultant @ (January 2011 - January 2012)
JBS and Marco Pierre White Collaboration @ MARCO PIERRE WHITE-JBS COLLABORATION (June 2010 - January 2012)
Group Consultant Chef @ EMC - EVENT MANAGEMENT CATERING (March 2008 - May 2011)
Philips Air Fryer launch Chef @ (September 2010 - December 2010)
Celebrity Demonstration Chef New Range Rover VIP Event @ (July 2010 - December 2010)
Business Consultant @ BITE CONTRACT CATERING (October 2009 - July 2010)
Catering Specialist @ (January 2009 - July 2010)
Consultant @ ROSSO RESTAURANT (February 2010 - May 2010)
Business Consultant @ (July 2009 - September 2009)
Catering Consultant @ (February 2009 - September 2009)
Food Consultant @
Catering Consultant @ URBIS MANCHESTER (December 2008 - February 2009)
Catering Consultant @ Festival Theatre Edinburgh (February 2008 - February 2009)
Catering Consultant @ (January 2006 - October 2008)
Catering Consultant @ SANTA PONCA COUNTRY CLUB (August 2005 - September 2008)
Managing Director @ Jersey Boathouse Group (January 2004 - March 2007)
CATERING CONSULTANT @ ARTS COUNCIL/MANCHESTER ARTS COUNCIL (May 2004 - August 2006)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ (March 2005 - June 2006)
Chef Director @ (December 1996 - January 2006)
Principal @ Hazlewood castle cookery school (December 1996 - January 2006)
CONSULTANT @ GREEN ROOM THEATRE MANCHESTER (March 2005 - November 2005)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ BLACK BULL RIMINGTON (July 2004 - October 2005)
PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT PROMOTION @ CIRCULON PAN WARE (May 1997 - September 2005)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ MEDIREST-COMPASS GROUP (March 2003 - July 2005)
LEADING CHEF @ NHS BETTER HOSPITAL FOOD (January 2002 - June 2005)
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION @ (February 1997 - June 2005)
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION AND ENDORSEMENT @ MEYER PANS (September 1997 - April 2005)
FLAVOUR DESIGNER @ WALKERS SENSATIONS CRISPS (January 2003 - March 2005)
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT @ DANBY FOODS (February 2003 - August 2004)
SANDWICH RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT @ DAVID FRANKS SANDWICHES (May 2003 - June 2004)
MERCEDES CAR PROMOTION AND ENDORSEMENT @ MERCEDES BENZ (October 2002 - April 2004)
DIRECTOR @ TAYLORED RECRUITMENT (February 2001 - April 2004)
SPECIALIST CATERING CONSULTANT (Government) @ NHS SPECIAL PROJECTS (September 2003 - February 2004)
JAGUAR UK PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT PROMOTION AND DEMONSTRATOR @ (December 2002 - December 2003)
TEAM PRINCIPAL AND SPONSOR @ THREE SOUPS IN A BOWL RACING UK (February 2001 - July 2003)
NESTLE TOMATO COULIS promotion-endorsement-develop @ (July 2001 - June 2003)
NESTLE CHOCOLAT CUISINE launch development promotions @ (June 1999 - June 2002)
SANDWICH DESIGNER FOR CELEB CHEF BRIAN TURNER @ ALFRESCO SANDWICHES (CELEB CHEF RANGE) (February 2001 - November 2002)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ THE GOLDEN COCK (February 2001 - August 2002)
PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT @ NEFF (February 2000 - May 2002)
NEFF CHEF UK (Promotions-endorsement-demonstrations) @ NEFF (May 1998 - March 2000)
BMW CAR PROMOTION - LAUNCHES @ BMW GROUP UK (February 1999 - May 2002)
SUPERDRUG @ SANDWICH EXPRESS (February 2001 - January 2002)
WHISTLESTOP SANDWICH DEVELOPMENT @ WHISTLESTOP (January 2001 - January 2002)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ GNER RAILWAYS (FIRST CLASS) (February 2000 - November 2001)
GROUP CONSULTANT CHEF FOR BURLINGTONS @ CAFE INNS (February 1999 - August 2001)
CHEF DEMONSTRATIONS (Promotion-endorsement-development) @ SUB ZERO WOLF (May 2001 - July 2001)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ TOWER CASINOS (January 1997 - May 1999)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ EUREST CATERING COMPASS (February 1997 - March 1999)
Column writer for trade publication "Benson Bites back" @ NHR Northern Hotel and Restaurant Magazine (October 1985 - March 1999)
CONSULTANT @ GREENHALGHS BAKERS (September 1997 - January 1999)
CONSULTANT CHEF @ CALLS RESTAURANT (GRAHAMS) (January 1998 - January 1999)
Food Consultant @ OMV
DEMONSTRATION CHEF-PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT @ AGA (January 1996 - January 1998)
Executive Chef @ Victoria and Albert Hotel Manchester (January 1992 - September 1997)
Research and development Chef @ (May 1994 - September 1995)
PROMOTION - PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT - DEVELOPMENT @ PRESTIGE COOKWARE (April 1993 - September 1995)
Chef Patron @ Linton Spring Restaurant and Country House hotel (January 1991 - January 1992)
Acting General Manager @ Trust House Forte hotels (December 1989 - January 1991)
Head Chef @ Black Swan Hotel Helmsley THF (February 1986 - January 1991)
Assistant to Lord Fortes Chef @ Trust Houses Forte (May 1985 - February 1989)
Chef @ Restaurant La Oasis La Napoule Cannes South of France (January 1987 - January 1987)
Head Chef @ (January 1985 - February 1986)
Sous Chef @ (August 1984 - January 1985)
Chef @ Paris House Woburn (January 1985 - January 1985)
Sous Chef - Acting Exec Chef @ Dudley Hotel Hove Brighton (February 1983 - July 1984)
Chef @ Browns Hotel London (April 1984 - April 1984)
Chef @ Ettington Park Stratford Upon Avon (March 1984 - March 1984)
Chef @ Shakespeare hotel Stratford upon Avon (March 1984 - March 1984)
Chef @ Browns Hotel London
Chef @ Ettington Park Stratford Upon Avon
Chef @ Restaurant Chez Nico (February 1984 - February 1984)
Chef @ Shakespeare hotel Stratford upon Avon
Chef @ The Westbury Hotel London (February 1984 - February 1984)
Chef @ Restaurant Chez Nico
Chef @ 90 Park Lane Grosvenor House London (January 1984 - January 1984)
Chef @ The Westbury Hotel London
Apprentice Chef @ (May 1975 - May 1982)
Chef @ 90 Park Lane Grosvenor House London

John Benson-Smith Skills

Nonprofit Organizations
Catering
Hospitality
Food Service
Event Management
Hotels
Food
Strategic Planning
Product Development
Restaurants
Marketing Strategy
Change Management
Customer Service
Food & Beverage
Menu Development
Event Planning
Mentoring
Coaching
Problem Solving
product endorsement
stadia catering
cookery school
Retail
New Business Development
Negotiation
Banquets
Account Management
Menu Costing
Cooking
Public Relations
Product Marketing
Forecasting
Management
Culinary Skills
Business Strategy
Sales
Food Industry
Chef
Recipes
Stakeholder Management
Fine Dining
Cuisine
Pre-opening
Food Safety
Hotel Management
Food Preparation
Restaurant Management
Team Building
Hospitality Management
Marketing
Leadership
Food and Beverage
Pre Opening

John Benson-Smith Summary

John Benson-Smith, based in United Kingdom, is currently a Founder and Managing Director at F&B Business Ltd (Consultancy). John Benson-Smith brings experience from previous roles at 7 Hospitality Management, NHS England, Foster and Gamko UK and Sammic SL. With a robust skill set that includes Nonprofit Organizations, Catering, Hospitality, Food Service, Event Management and more. John Benson-Smith has 1 emails and 3 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.