EHL Ingredients has appointed Natalie Daley as its technical manager.
Natalie will be responsible for product specifications, overseeing quality and food safety procedures, ensuring all food standards policies are met.
She will create, amend and adapt product specifications, both for existing ingredients and new herb and spice blends, as well as oversee all quality systems to ensure they meet regulatory standards.
With a BSc in Food and Nutrition from Manchester Metropolitan University, Natalie brings with her three years’ industry experience.
The latest addition to the team is part of EHL Ingredients’ on-going business growth plan, aiming for sales of £7m by the end of 2016, and brings the staff total to 30.
Natalie will report to joint managing director Tasneem Backhouse, who said: “Natalie is joining us at an exciting time for the company.
“Her valuable technical expertise and knowledge of policies and standards will support the company as a whole to ensure we continue to deliver high quality products, as we plan to increase our supplier base, and extend our product portfolio.
“As we enter our twentieth year of business, we have set our sights on achieving sales of £7 million – our highest target to date.
“We are confident about our progress as business and are proud of our achievements to date in this highly competitive market place.”
EHL has also made three promotions – Susan Baron will now be working as EHL’s customer service manager, Sherill Simm has been promoted to account manager, and Andrew Pickering will now act as technical administrator.
Amanda Garnett has also been appointed as purchasing assistant.
EHL Ingredients supplies around 300 food ingredients and boasts a 200-strong organic range as well as over 70 custom blends, with products are sold into the food manufacturing, wholesale, retail and catering sectors. They are also sold to speciality food shops, delis and organic retailers.