Abokado announces appointment of new head of food

21 January 2019 by
Abokado announces appointment of new head of food

Abokado has announced the appointment of Ellie Hopkins to the newly created head of food position.

Hopkins, formerly a concept developer for Ferndale Foods, will support the growth of the 24-site strong healthy grab-and-go chain. Prior to Ferndale she worked for Greencore, helping to create new food lines for clients such as Sainsbury's.

Abokado's chief executive Mark Lilley said: "We are starting the new year on a high by appointing Ellie as our new head of food. Over the past few years, my team has done a great job in broadening our range to work in different day-parts and to appeal to a broader demographic. Mornings are now a busy day-part across a majority of our estate, with plenty of room for growth. Ellie brings some new and exciting ideas to Abokado and I'm looking forward to seeing our menu develop further in 2019."

Hopkins added: "I'm very excited to be joining Abokado at a time when there is so much growth planned for the company."

Abokado plans to expand its breakfast range in February with ready-to-eat hot bagels as well as a new porridge range, including vegan options.

Abokado reports 24% jump in profits>>

Abokado opens new store in Hammersmith as it eyes growth in the suburbs>>

Get The Caterer every week on your smartphone, tablet, or even in good old-fashioned hard copy (or all three!).
The Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email

Start the working day with The Caterer’s free breakfast briefing email

Sign Up and manage your preferences below

Check mark icon
Thank you

You have successfully signed up for the Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email and will hear from us soon!

Jacobs Media Group is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

close

Ad Blocker detected

We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. They are an important revenue source which supports free access of our website's content, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

trade tracker pixel tracking