Meet The Team
Rob Odonnell
Managing Director
Rob founded Farndon Foods over 16 years ago with the support
of Weetabix, Jordans Ryvita, Westlers and Dr Oetker, Rob is a dynamic and results
driven business leader with a strong reputation in the UK food industry.
Ian Francis
Commercial Director
With Over 30 years of
experience in food manufacturing and retail, Ian brings experience from large
organisations, Nestle, Unilever & Aryzta as well as smaller manufacturers
such as the Fabulous Bakin Boys and Food connections. Ian also worked as a consultant
for several years with several independent and multinational manufacturers.
Ian covers Sales, Marketing,
Purchasing and administration.
Carl Kennedy
Experienced Commercial Manager with a
background in High-Risk Food Manufacturing, Technical, Procurement and Sales, a
whizz with technology and an eye for detail, an old school master butcher by
trade and general foodie.
Carl has been with Farndon for 10 years
and oversees customers, suppliers, sourcing and developing new products.
Ian Bliss
Finance Director
Accountant and business manager,
qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1993. Thirty years’ experience
both with accounting and taxation but also business owner and property owner.
Ian loves a bit of DIY at home and owns holiday rentals in the Peak District.
Ian has been with Farndon Foods for 7 years as financial controller providing
full company financial support.
Taj Loyal
I've been at Farndon for 3 years now, I
look after brands and customers in the channel.
Archie Odonnell
I joined Farndon a year ago to learn the
business across all functions, my previous role was in customer service, I work
on finance and sales.
Charlotte Bennett
Experienced Transport & Logistics
Office Manager, previous experience at Golden Wonder has given me the skills to
manage all aspects of orders through to transport and delivery.
Gemma West
Accounts and finance admin looking after
finance for Farndon Foods on a day-to-day basis for the past 14 years ensuring
invoices and payments are promptly paid/received.
