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Graeme Collie

Questioner · DISC type c
Associate Director of Catering & Events at King's College London
📍 Maidstone, England, United Kingdom

Graeme Collie is the Associate Director of Catering & Events at Kings College London, where he focuses on delivering innovative, healthy, and sustainable hospitality. A Chartered Manager and professionally trained chef, he has significantly enhanced the universitys food profile, earning accolades like the British Culinary Federations University Chef of the Year.

Outside of his primary role, Graeme is deeply involved in the higher education culinary sector as the Chefs Forum Culinary Lead for TUCO. He champions plant-forward thinking and sustainable food strategies, frequently speaking at industry events and hosting workshops on plant-based catering at scale.

He has a passion for challenging food preconceptions, leading initiatives like the "Root-to-Tip" project to minimize waste by using ingredients like pineapple skins and leek roots in meals.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Associate Director of Catering & Events
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Maidstone, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Graeme shows up

Not Easily Convinced
Price-Sensitive
Systematic

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.

Priorities

Topics Graeme cares about

Sustainable Menus
Championed the "Menus of Change" principles at King's, leading to 70% plant-based menus and prestigious environmental and culinary awards for his team.
HE Hospitality
Drives innovation in the university catering sector, working to build strong culinary relationships and elevate food quality and standards across higher education.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Associate Director of Catering & Events
King's College London
1-2022 - 6-2025
Executive Chef
King's College London
4-2023 - 6-2025
Chefs Forum Culinary Lead
TUCO Ltd
8-2016 - 1-2022
Head of Commercial Catering
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
8-2015 - 8-2016
Group Catering Manager
The Hadlow Group
In the press

Media appearances

More Plants, Better Meat: King's College London. Featured in The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA)
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King's College London joins Menus of Change University Research Collaborative. Featured in King's College London News
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Education
8-2018 - 7-2020
Level 5
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
1996 - 1997
Professional chefs course
The Apprentice, Conran chefs school
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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