Denise joined the BFFF in August 2016. She has an honours degree in Food Science and over 30 years’ experience in the food industry working for numerous organisations such as Birds Eye, Youngs Seafood, Heinz and Nisa Retail. During that time, she has held many senior roles across various disciplines from product development to specifications, purchasing and regulatory.

She has also worked in many different sectors such as seafood, ready meals, prepared vegetables, pizza and bakery goods and also sports nutrition. Over the years, Denise has built up many strong relationships across industry and also with key contacts from both non-government and government organisations. As a result, she regularly attends many influential meetings and sits on a number of industry working groups.