Luis Pérez Berrocal

• Market intelligence & supplier-base expansion: Identifying and evaluating new geographic origins for strawberries, mangoes and blueberries across Africa and the MENA region, including the scouting of new partners and feasibility studies to ensure long term competitiveness. • Business development & investment modelling: Preparing business cases, P&Ls and investment calculations that support partners in securing financing for new IQF projects, including modelling capacities, cost structures and EBIT impact.

Supplier development & technical advisory: Development of new strategic suppliers of frozen (IQF) fruits by improving their production, raw material supply, and reducing costs and production losses. Co-development of a factory to produce IQF fruits in sub-Saharan Africa. Support in matters such as building and line layout and equipment sourcing. • Quality, food safety and contaminant compliance: Implementing contaminant and pesticide monitoring of the raw material at partner sites. Building supplier capab

Quality Management of a portfolio of fruits purchased by the company. Auditing and supervision of suppliers. Follow-up of non-conformities related to that portfolio.

Group leader and manager of large groups of north-american visitors on trips through France, Italy and Greece Coordination between the groups and hotels, restaurants, transportation companies, etc.

Sampling and microbiological and physicochemical analysis of water, foodstuffs and surfaces in hotels, swimming pools, restaurants and kitchens. Auditing of kitchens and food-processing facilities. Lecturer in several courses on HACCP, food hygiene and GHPs to personnel in hotels, restaurants and kitchens.

Safety in the Food Chain (SIFC) is an international MSc study programme, which was designed with the aim to provide a profound academic education programme concerning all areas of food safety and to offer a study course which combines all expertises existing at Europe’s Universities at a high level