A few of our highlights
With a few achievements
- Fifty years of operational experience in the F&B industry
- Fifteen years plus as a professional Consultant, advisor, expert & confidant to the Catering industry
- Career experience in two-star and three-star Michelin Restaurants, including L'Oasis, La Napoule, South of France, with Chef Louis Outhier, Paris House, Woburn and Chez Nico, Shinfield
- Member of the Society of Authors
- NHS Better hospital food initiative (one of six Chefs engaged by Loyd Grossman, during which I visited 48 hospital food units)
- Concept consultant & creator of Morrisons retailer's winning 'Market Kitchen'
- Etihad Street food concept collaboration with Marco Pierre White
- 'Thought Sherpa' for Des Hagues' thinking academy
- Experience in Five Star Hotels, Country houses, Castles, including Browns, Westbury & Grosvenor House
- Original flavour designer 'Walkers Sensations Crisps'
- Former judge BBC TV MasterChef (Loyd Grossman original series)
- Consultancy for www.gastronomica-me.com in the GCC region on QSR
- 'Menu of the Year' winner, Caterer Magazine
- Judge for the best Foodvenience store in the World 2025
- Member of the HRC advisory board 2026
- Range Rover Experience VIP Chef cooking in Stately Homes
- Former NRB Top 50 in power list for Hospitality
- Promotional launch Chef for the first and original Philips Airfryer in 2010
- Client/experience in Spain, Greece, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Italy, France, the Faroe Islands
- New Restaurant opening in Saint Aubin, Jersey Ci
- Twenty years as Consultant Chef to Manchester City Football Club and CFG City Football Group
- Designer award winning Catering City Football Academy (MCFC) F&B Facilities, including First team, Directors & Mini Stadium
- Consultant to AO FC Bayern, Real Madrid, Fulham FC, Crystal Palace FC, new Tottenham Hotspur FC stadia, Watford FC, Hull City, Leicester City FC, Birmingham City FC and Leeds United etc
- Principal of Cookery school for nine years (Professional and Domestic)
- F&B Consultant to Arts Council, Arts about Manchester
- Former Vice President of Euro Toques GB
- Culinary Arts Commission KSA and Saudi Tourism promoting Gastronomy in Travel
- Promotional U.K Neff Chef
- Promotional Chef for Nestle Chocolate Cuisine
- Promotional Chef for Prestige Pressure Cookers
- Elected Master Chef of Great Britain for over thirty years
- The 2020 inaugural race was held at King Abdulaziz Racecourse, Riyadh, Catering for the King, Crown Prince and members of the Saudi Royal Family
- New Restaurant concept openings and F&B business mergers in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
- Dundee & Angus and West Lothian College, in Scotland, featured the John Benson-Smith Scholarship
- £4.8m project managed design & operational installation of the Etihad Stadium of 122 Catering areas, including CPU
- TV, Radio, and media appearances include BBC Good Food show, Ideal Home exhibition, and Restaurant Show
- Over forty new openings and mobilisations over fifty years
- Various awards, inc Hotel of the year, Restaurant of the year, Gold medal winner, Northern Chef of the Year
- Please view our profile on LinkedIn
Manchesters 'Toast Rack Catering College' the Hollings building
Johns donation of 2500 recipe books 2008
