https://www.viewsolutions.ie/about-me daily 0.75 2022-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/2dceb765-55a7-43cc-9ed6-70c13fb3775f/Untitled+design+%284%29.png About Me - My background is in bakery and food science. I am a graduate of the Baking and Pastry Arts Management programme in Cathal Brugha Street, and I have a Higher Diploma in Food Science and Technology from TU Dublin. I also have a Post Graduate Diploma in Business and Management in Queen’s University, Belfast, where I completed my business project on the topic of innovation culture in Irish SMEs. For the past 10 years I have worked in food companies of various sizes, from a two-person start-up to a global ingredient company that employs 26,000 staff. I’ve worked in Cloughjordan Wood Fired Bakery and Teagasc, the Food Research Authority in Ashtown. Prior to starting View Solutions, my focus was on New Product Development and managing projects from brief to launch. Most recently I completed the Fusion programme in Seery’s Bakery in Carlow, working in their NPD department and helping them improve their NPD process and take control of their costs, and as an active member of their HACCP Team. In every role I’ve ever had, I have always had a knack for spotting inefficiencies in processes and figuring out innovative ways to improve them. My goal is to take that innovative, problem-solving attitude and help you apply it to your business. I hold qualifications in Training Delivery and Evaluation, HACCP Level 5 Implementation and Verification, and PRINCE2 Project Management Foundation and Practitioner. https://www.viewsolutions.ie/services daily 0.75 2021-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633798650515-6QEFSK11WJJ2ADXRXQWA/Picture21.png Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633798723654-W45QLRWOTLVBRC8L1A2Y/Picture22.png Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633798757054-55XJ6Z5N5RZO2EXSKT01/Picture23.png Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633798793551-D9JPAO1SCUSJJ0Q41UVB/Picture24.png Services https://www.viewsolutions.ie/contact-me daily 0.75 2022-06-09 https://www.viewsolutions.ie/home daily 1.0 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/7378dc49-17a1-4609-9107-cb8df64bc0fe/View+Solutions+%281%29.png Home - You, like many of the producers I work with, may be tearing your hair out trying to overcome an issue in your food or drink business, unsure where to turn to find someone who can help. As a qualified and experienced food business consultant, I help food businesses with all things New Product Development (NPD). Are you having trouble with a technical issue you can’t crack? Do you need to pull documentation together for a product launch? Are you finding your NPD process is labour and cost intensive and doesn’t result in profitable launches? Do you have an idea for a food or drink product and need to conduct a Feasibility Study? Do you need to document your kitchen processes and procedures, but don’t know where to start? For these and many other NPD-related issues, I can help. As a freelance NPD specialist, I work on products and processes in businesses with or without an existing NPD department. There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. Your business is unique, and you need a uniquely tailored approach. I invite you to contact me to find out how I can help you create those solutions. My Services page has more information on all the ways we can work together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/eabeb8f3-4cf2-4ec4-b0ce-48910667a2a0/Picture1.png Home Take a closer look at my New Product Development Solutions flyer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633603646924-VME5WZVK6IVQF05ZP7MO/Picture21.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633603666981-RKVA7WJPC4JKX6R62U9C/Picture22.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633603799291-OS7IQEOH7N6EH7NBE6IS/Picture23.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633603814744-IG41FMVCW32AXPTQ8BZF/Picture24.png Home https://www.viewsolutions.ie/npdtechnical daily 0.75 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633802591926-MY66HT31A1CQZ3A419DM/florian-schmetz-LPckxbrqE5w-unsplash.jpg NPDTechnical - New Product Development Technical Expertise/ Product Feasibility Sometimes it can be hard to crack a technical issue when developing new food products. If you’re stuck, I can help by providing guidance, assisting with test cooking/baking, and undertake research to ensure the product fits your clients specifications. Additionally, if you are undertaking a feasibility study for a food business, I can provide: consultancy support new product development guidance and prototype development market research co-manufacturer research and more. Feasibility Study Grants are available from your Local Enterprise Office. They contribute 50% funding (up to a limit of €15,000) towards investigating market demand and business sustainability potential. More information is available here. Go back to Services https://www.viewsolutions.ie/npdprocess daily 0.75 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633799895685-X8WXO0B13ZOD3P6I5F1Y/walter-otto-qJ249_JzEL0-unsplash.jpg NPDProcess - R&D/NPD Process Improvement Research & Development/ New Product Development is crucial for driving business forward in a competitive market, but the process can be inefficient and costly. This service breaks down the current process, the costs associated with it and its success rate. I then build a process model that is tailored to the business needs, streamlining the R&D/NPD process to focus on business case development, feasibility and costs. If your business is not currently claiming R&D Tax Credits, capturing this valuable data can be integrated into the process. R&D Tax Credits allow businesses to claim back 25% of their R&D spend against their corporate tax bill. More information on R&D Tax Credits can be found here. Clients may wish to undertake a standalone project focusing on R&D/NPD processes, and it can also be integrated as part of a larger project under the LeanStart grant program. Go back to Services https://www.viewsolutions.ie/culture daily 0.75 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633802487222-Z2UZ4EDWHTK54TNRR87A/priscilla-du-preez-NjirplnVra8-unsplash.jpg Culture - Culture Audit Businesses that are experiencing high staff turnover, high training costs for new employees, poor communication and reduced output may question whether the culture of the company is affecting productivity. In many circumstances, management find it difficult to adequately assess company culture without creating a perception of blame or wrongdoing amongst staff. A Culture Audit is designed to delve into company culture and ultimately find ways to align management and staff towards the same goals. The key to assessing culture amongst staff is anonymity - as a third party I process the gathered data so that no individual staff member is identifiable, but the business still gets the benefit of the staff feedback. Once the current culture has been established, you’ll receive a presentation on methods for aligning staff with the goals of the business, touching on the topics of communication, vision, values, performance drivers, and topics specifically related to the needs of the business. Aligning management and staff benefits the business by increasing communication and engagement, and improving staff morale. Improved staff morale leads to greater employee retention, knowledge and skills retention, increased productivity and greater product quality. Go back to Services https://www.viewsolutions.ie/specifications daily 0.75 2021-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608d0c7d51becb2b6ccabf36/1633801670705-XVOO78WBYKCQ58II0PA6/andrew-neel-ute2XAFQU2I-unsplash.jpg Specifications - External/Contract Specifications Expertise Many of the larger retailers now require suppliers to input large amounts of product and packaging information into online specifications portals that are difficult and time consuming to navigate. For food businesses tentatively re-emerging after Covid, or for smaller businesses in the process of scaling up production, hiring a full time Specifications Technologist may not be an option. Drawing on my extensive knowledge and expertise in the area of NPD, product launches and online specification navigation, this service offers food businesses the ability to contract my services on a short term, project basis. Get in touch to talk about how we can take the hassle out of scaling-up your business. 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