Catherine trained in Food and Consumer Management
(Home Economics) at Birmingham University College of Food
& Tourism and followed this with a period of catering roles
in hotels and as the catering manager at a residential special
school for deaf children. Then came the move into food journalism
in London as cookery editor on national magazines for IPC,
before working freelance, authoring cookery
books. Relocated to the Scottish Borders in 1990 to
set up the independent food consultancy, TFC Food Services.
As a former Chief Inspector for Taste of Scotland, Catherine
then worked with VisitScotland to develop their food grading
scheme. Catherine was the national trainer's tutor for the
Natural Cooking of Scotland scheme aiming to encourage the
use of fresh local produce by the catering trade. Quality
Control Inspector for the SCC Scottish Healthy Choices Awards
Scheme. Major recent research projects have included Food
Tourism - Capabilities and Capacities in Northumberland.
TFC delivers training in a range of culinary and hospitality
subjects, including Food Hygiene. For more on recent projects
click here.
Catherine is a former director of Scottish Enterprise Borders,
Scottish Borders Tourism Business Forum and was vice chair
of Scottish Borders Tourism Partnership. She sits on VisitScotland
Chairman's Committee Industry Group and is a member of the
Tourism Linkages team at Tourism Innovation Group. Part
of the Scottish Executive Ministerial committee which drafted
the Tourism Strategy for Scotland 06.
Contact Catherine
Tuff
Michael
J Robinson
Michael Robinson
has been a partner in TFC Food Services for fifteen years
with lengthy previous experience in Senior Product Design
Management with General Motors in the USA and Britain. The
skills he brings in particular to TFC Food Services are
organisational, quality control, financial and planning
management. Mike handles data collection and collation,
IT and communications, product testing and evaluation systems,
sub-contractors and day to day office management.
For more on recent projects
click here.
Contact Mike
Robinson
