Sophie Ecclestone

Sophie Ecclestone is an accomplished Product Development Manager at Sainsbury's, specializing in the own label development of raw and ready-to-eat fish, shellfish, and pâté since November 2020. Prior to this role, Sophie held various positions at Marks and Spencer from July 2017 to November 2020, including Graduate Food Product Developer and Junior Food Product Developer, contributing to projects in fresh foods and bakery. Sophie began a career in food product development with a placement at Givaudan in April 2017 and completed an internship at Marks and Spencer in 2016. Educational qualifications include a BSc (Hons) in Food Development & Innovation from University College Birmingham, an Advanced Diploma in Professional Cookery from Colchester Institute, and 10 GCSEs from The Boswells School.