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Sandra Reid
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Sandra Reid graduated from the University of Edinburgh and, following a variety of roles in local government, gained a post-graduate diploma in Hospitality Management from Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh. Sandra subsequently held management positions in restaurants and arts environments and operated her own critically acclaimed restaurant for five years. She then moved into contract management and had responsibility for competitive tendering, negotiation and mobilisation of new catering contracts.

Sandra is a member of both the Institute of Hospitality and the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland. She has recently achieved the HACCP Advanced Diploma, allowing her to train staff and assist clients in developing HACCP systems.

Sandra's projects include:

  • Review of multi-site catering facilities and services for leading Scottish visitor attractions.
  • Business review of café, bakery, shop and outside catering operation for a community enterprise.
  • Advice on procurement of catering and event management suppliers for a City Council’s Leisure Department.
  • Advice to a museum on catering strategy, including operational and financial review of existing provision, and recommendations on future service.
  • Quality and health and safety monitoring of staff catering and hospitality for both the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament.
  • Supervision of design and installation of new catering facilities for several public sector organisations.
  • Review of catering facilities, financial performance and service provision for a college of further and higher education.
  • Establishment of financial monitoring and quality control systems for leisure and other retail catering.
  • Development of service level agreements to improve contractor performance and assist clients in receiving value for money.
  • Regular monitoring of multi-site staff catering facilities for a major financial services provider in Edinburgh.