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 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
recently worked with VisitScotland to develop their new
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.
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
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Michael
J Robinson
Michael
Robinson has been a partner in TFC Food Services for fourteen
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.
Contact Mike
Robinson
