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Olly Henshall

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Senior Innovation Consultant at Food Innovation Solutions
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Olly is a Senior Innovation Consultant at Food Innovation Solutions with a background as a development chef in retail and manufacturing. He specializes in using customer insights to translate emerging food trends into commercially successful products, particularly in food-to-go, ready meals, and baked goods.

Based in London, Olly is passionate about exploring the citys vibrant culinary scene. He often hosts industry food safaris and can be found trying the latest restaurant openings. His work also involves traveling to research global cuisines, such as a recent trip to Thailand for trend-spotting.

He is known for his creative flavor combinations, once developing a recipe for a "Lemon and Herb sorbet with a Pineapple and Nandos Hot Marinade Ripple. "

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Senior Innovation Consultant
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Olly shows up

Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven
Requires Proof

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Priorities

Topics Olly cares about

Future Food Trends
An analyst who identifies and shares insights on upcoming trends like 'Swicy' (sweet and spicy), retro rotisserie chicken, and global comfort food with a twist.
Emerging Cuisines
He has highlighted the growing popularity of Southeast Asian cuisines in the UK, predicting that Cambodian and Malaysian foods will become mainstream favorites.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Senior Innovation Consultant
Food Innovation Solutions
5-2021
Innovation Consultant
Food Innovation Solutions
1-2021 - 5-2021
Interim Development Chef and Consultant
Eating with Olly Food Consultancy
8-2020 - 9-2021
Head of Food and Operations
Fateema London
9-2019 - 8-2020
Innovation Chef
Adelie Foods Limited
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Education
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Sheffield Hallam University
2009 - 2011
Countryside Management (Habitat Conservation)
Myerscough College
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