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Helena Fleming

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Expert Panellist at FDReviews.com
📍 United Kingdom

Helena is an award-winning Senior Product Development Manager at Sainsburys with extensive experience at Marks & Spencer and Dominos. A previous Gold Q award winner, she excels at transforming concepts into commercially successful products across prepared foods and drinks. She holds a BA Hons from the University of Bristol.

Passionate about creating a more resilient food system, Helena is a specialist in sustainability and wellbeing. She is a strong promoter of diversity, serving as a core member of Sainsburys DEI team and actively supporting initiatives that empower women in the food and drink industry.

Helena has applied her food development expertise on a national stage, appearing as an expert panelist on the final of the BBCs "The Apprentice".

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Expert Panellist
Job Level
Middle
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Helena shows up

Consensus Focused
Optimistic
Amiable & Agreeable

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals.

Priorities

Topics Helena cares about

Food Innovation
Her career is defined by creating first-to-market tastes and commercially viable products for major UK retailers like Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer.
Health & Sustainability
A stated specialist in health and sustainability, she is interested in future-proofing the food system and developing products that meet health and lifestyle requirements.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Expert Panellist
FDReviews.com
3-2023
Senior Product Development Manager
Sainsbury's
1-2022 - 1-2023
Product Development Consultant - Beers, Wine and Spirits Category
Marks and Spencer
4-2020 - 8-2021
Head of Development and Innovation for UK and Eire (interim)
Domino's
10-2019 - 3-2020
Food Product Development Management Consultant (interim)
Greencore
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1988 - 1991
BA Hons
University of Bristol
Education details unavailable
Kingston Grammar School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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