Christian Binney joins TMI Foods as Head of Innovation
Christian Binney has been appointed Head of Food Innovation by TMI Foods Limited, a leading manufacturer of cooked bacon, sausages and roasted vegetables.
Christian joined the Northampton-based company from Honeytop Speciality Foods in Dunstable, where he was Innovation Manager, responsible for the development of the company’s range of naan breads, tortillas and other flatbreads for the last six years.
He was previously with Uniq Prepared Foods in Northampton, working in production management in the company’s sandwich and wraps manufacturing facility.
Christian heads a team focused on the creation and development of new and existing products from concept stages through to launch. “I am relishing the opportunity of bringing a fresh approach to working with colleagues and customers in developing our product range, and look forward to the challenges ahead,” he said.
David Abbott, Managing Director of TMI Foods, said: “Christian’s appointment underlines our commitment to innovation and our goal of becoming the first choice supplier to major blue chip European customers within all sectors of the food industry.
“New product development is central to our future growth plans, with speciality bacons and reduced fat and salt products among many innovations TMI Foods has introduced recently into the marketplace.”
TMI Foods employs nearly 200 people at its £16 million state-of-the-art Northampton factory, the most modern cooked ingredients plant of its type in Europe. It produces 10 million rashers of bacon a week, enough to fill 1.6 million sandwiches, and supplies cooked ingredients to retail, manufacturing and food service customers throughout the UK and Western Europe.
The company was acquired five years ago by Dawn Farm Foods in Ireland, the market leader for cooked and fermented meats in Europe.
Meanwhile, TMI Foods has re-launched its website at www.tmifoods.co.uk to reflect latest developments within the business. The website features information on the company’s product range, quality standards, vision and career opportunities, along with its environmental responsibilities.