Look Ahead: Brian Sharoff, PLMA 2014

Gama spoke to Brian Sharoff, President of PLMA, ahead of the private label industry trade show in Amsterdam. What are your day to day activities? As president of PLMA, I am responsible for our annual trade shows, conferences, publications, and educational programs. How many people work in the organisation before and during the fair? […]
Industry Insight: Laura Trivulzio-Huijgen, Heineken International

Gama spoke to Laura Trivulzio-Huijgen, Global Innovation Manager, Heineken International What are your day to day activities as Global Innovation Manager? I have been at Heineken for more than 12 years, working in different commercial functions across several countries, and what has always energised me is the passion we have for our brands and for […]
Industry Insight: April Redmond, Kerry Foods

Gama spoke to April Redmond, Chief Marketing Officer, Kerry Foods. What are your day to day activities as Chief Marketing Officer? My priority is to set the vision, ambition and strategy for Kerry Foods’ successful branded business in the UK, Ireland, Europe and beyond. In particular, I help to build the platforms against which our […]
Industry Insight: Jaime Lobera, Campofrio

Gama spoke to Jaime Lobera, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Campofrio. What are your day to day activities? In addition to all the strategic work that we carry out in the central offices, together with our in-country teams, I have to ensure the implementation of our business plan in both areas, including the various countries […]
Industry Insight: Angels Solans, Unilever Spain

Gama spoke to Angels Solans, Managing Director, Unilever Food Solutions Spain. What are your day to day activities? At Unilever Food Solutions our goal is to help our clients develop and grow their business. A large part of my work centres on achieving this goal, ensuring that the innovative products we offer clients helps them […]
Look Ahead: Josep Antoni Valls, Alimentaria 2014

Gama spoke to Josep Antoni Valls, Director of Alimentaria, ahead of the show’s 20th edition in Barcelona. What are your day to day activities? The major part of my day to day work is taken up with the strategic direction of Alimentaria Barcelona: meetings with the different areas of the organisation, dealings with institutional stakeholders […]
Industry Insight: Alex Baron, Panrico

Gama spoke to Alex Baron, Commercial Director, Panrico. What are your day to day activities? The commercial department has to act as driver for the company and ensure all our activities are aligned, in order to enable the business to develop in a profitable way. What key trends do you expect to shape food […]
Industry Insight: Jose Luis Martinez, Nestle Spain

Gama spoke to Jose Luis Martinez, Communication and Marketing Services Director, Nestle Spain. What are your day to day activities? First of all let me say that I have only been responsible for Communication and Marketing Services since January 2014. So frankly my daily activities right now are focused on catching up. If I had […]
Look Back: Dietmar Eiden, ISM 2014

Gama spoke to Dietmar Eiden, Vice President Kolnmesse GmbH, following the latest edition of ISM in Cologne. How many staff does it take to make ISM possible? There is a core team of people from different departments who work for ISM year round. When ISM draws nearer more and more people are involved to organise […]