The Food Service Centre Group - Fresh thought for food on the move

We work across the full product lifecycle, from concept to consumer: Agile manages clients' end-to-end food programmes: new product development, daily operations, logistics, promotions and category data. Field Services puts our teams on client sites to coach, audit and train, improving brand standards, stock management and sales. Category Services provides strategic consulting: creating, optimising and relaunching food programmes, category management, and food concept and format development. Technical safeguards food safety, quality and traceability across the supply chain, from ingredient specification through to the end consumer. Sustainability helps clients cut the carbon footprint of their ranges through product-level carbon ratings, emissions reporting, ingredient reformulation and lower-impact packaging. Our clients include coffee shop chains, global fuel retailers, convenience chains, home furnishing retailers, conservation charities and airports. Guided by six values, from Think Customer to Drive Sustainability, we have been carbon neutral since 2024 and have more than halved our Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2019.

I'm Operations Director and Head of People at The FSC Group, a B Corp-certified food operations consultancy specialising in food-to-go and convenience retail. Since 1989 we have helped retailers, fuel forecourts, coffee chains, airports and heritage organisations build food offers that sell. We do this through five areas of expertise: Product development and operations (Agile): new product development, supply chain, logistics and promotions, managed end to end. Field Services: on-site teams who coach, audit and train to raise standards and sales. Category Services: strategic consulting to create, optimise or relaunch food programmes and formats. Technical: food safety, quality and traceability across the supply chain. Sustainability: carbon ratings, emissions reporting, ingredient reformulation and lower-impact packaging. Opportunities for the King's community If you're responsible for a food offer, or are thinking about launching one, in retail, hospitality, travel or leisure, I'd be glad to have an informal conversation about how FSC could help.

Visit www.thefscgroup.com to see our work and services. For an informal conversation, email me directly at jon@thefscgroup.com or connect with me on LinkedIn.