#173 - Hospitality Meets Alison Cullin-Woodcock - Exploring Food & Equipment Development

A real treat for you this week as I got some time with Alison Cullin-Woodcock who is a Food & equipment development consultant, an area of the industry we have not really explored.And I'll bet that some of this will blow your mind but more than that, Alison really brings the energy and passion so it's very easy to get on board with her journey.We cover:-The dogs in our lifeEquipment & InnovationKnowing what you want to doDeveloping the paletteCollegeGetting the basics rightTHE Mayonnaise disasterWorking through the sectionsHierarchyMoving into Equipment SalesRebuilding the TitanicHeadhunted to the US8ft RatsMeeting Paul BocuseToilets of the worldThe Development processProblem solvingAnd so much more. Alison is at the top of her game and has fantastic knowledge within her field which comes across effortlessly all the way through out chat.Enjoy!The GuestAlison has been in the industry for over 35 years, classically trained Chef, City and Guilds 706/707/717 at Cassio College (now West Herts College). For the past 20 years she has worked for one of the worlds' largest foodservice equipment designer and manufacturer.- called Welbilt. They supply to some of the worlds largest QSR's. The role resulted in a move to Tampa, Florida for 9 years as their Corporate Executive Chef . In 2014 Alison relocated back to the UK. In 2018, after a redundancy, she set up her own consulting business and for the past 6 years has been focussing on food and beverage menu development - equipment solutions - packaging challenges and solutions - and foodservice operational support, plus anything else that she gets asked to do!Website - www.cliftonfoodserviceconsultants.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-cullin-woodcock-151789b/The SponsorToday’s episode comes to you in partnership with RotaCloud, the people management platform for shift-based teams.RotaCloud lets managers create and share rotas, record attendance, and manage annual leave in minutes — all from a single, web-based app.It makes work simple for your team, too, allowing them to check their rotas, request holiday, and even pick up extra shifts straight from their phones.Try RotaCloud’s time-saving tools today by heading to https://rotacloud.com/philThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy