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Love British Food, the leading organisation promoting British food at grassroots and industry levels, is delighted to announce the appointment of Cathy Amos as Non-Executive Director. 

Cathy, who currently holds the position of Head of Customer Marketing at Brakes, is celebrated for her extensive experience in the food service sector, particularly within the public sector which is integral to Love British Food's mission.

Cathy Amos has devoted her career to the food and hospitality industry, with a focus over the last decade on supporting caterers in public and care settings. At Brakes, she leads a team of development chefs who specialise in these sectors. She has also collaborated closely with leading contract caterers and various public sector bodies, including PSC, LACA, TUCO, NACC, and the HCA.

She joins other non-executive directors: Derek Wright (Blackpool Catering), Tim Radcliffe (NHS England) and Ben Bartlett (Master Chefs GB).

“I am delighted to join Love British Food as a non-executive director. We should be so proud of the fantastic British food manufacturers producers and growers and must support the food service industry in using more British food. Love British Food has done an incredible job over the past 15 years in supporting the industry and I am looking forward to supporting and representing the supply distribution side of the foodservice industry.” 

- Cathy Amos, Head of Customer Marketing, Brakes

“I am delighted to welcome Cathy Amos as a non-executive director of Love British Food. Cathy and I have worked together for many years. Her support is a much valued endorsement of our activities. She is hugely respected, liked and admired across the food industry. She brings much experience, wisdom, vision and passion. I look forward enormously to working with her.”

- Alexia Robinson, Love British Food Founder

Looking ahead, Love British Food is excited about its upcoming activities…

• Get Seasonal with Love British Food: new series of podcasts led by Graeme Collie and Fresh Direct to support chefs private and public sector; with a quarterly e-newsletter to support. Part of Love British Food’s Farm to Fork podcast led by Derek Wright.
• Morrisons community activities and in-store promotions
• Supporting the 193 NHS change-makers who have attended Love British Food farm visits as well as the newly announced NHS Exemplar Trusts
• Love British Food Education and Hospital and Care Catering Working Groups expanding reach and activity
• Hospitality promotions with pubs and restaurants
• British Food Fortnight 26^th Sept – 12^th Oct
• National Harvest Service in partnership with leading food re-distribution charities working to address food poverty
• Love British Food partnership with Food for Life to enhance joint activity in schools & hospitals.

Partners announced this year include: Brakes, Fresh Direct, Bon Culina, Essential Cuisine and Harrison Catering. Love British Food is in discussions with Chartwells, Medirest, OCS, Sodexo and Aramark all of whom are being asked to sign a pledge of support for British farmers, food producers and manufacturers as part of their partnership this year.