The British company Orchard Valley Foods has appointed Laurence Arnaud as Export Manager, supporting customers from her base in Mainz, Germany. Arnaud was Key Account Manager at SuCrest and Dawn Foods Germany as well as Export Manager at Georg Lemke. She has a strong focus on customer service, distributor management, product development and project management.

Orchard Valley Foods is a well-respected foods business in its home country, with a growing export arm. The company reports sales outside of the UK already at € 4.0 m per year and the growth and approach to export alreadyrecognised with a Queen‘s Award. The product range includes caramels, aerated crunch, toffee and caramel pieces, marshmallows, fruit pieces, sprinkles and vermicelli to an audience of food manufacturing, foodservice, wholesalers, quick service restaurants, casual dining, and retailers. Mike Forrester, Chairman of Orchard Valley Foods, commented, “Laurence is ideally placed both geographically and with her skill set to work with our growing number of overseas customers for our confections, decorations and inclusions ranges. Her knowledge and understanding of products, applications and customer needs are second to none.”