Our Consultants

Partner

Justin Slawson

Respected entrepreneur within the Hospitality and Retail sectors, and co-founder of the Cheese Cellar Company (sold to H & B Foods in 2007), also responsible for putting retail food back into Leadenhall Market in the City with the openings of Cheese at Leadenhall and Butcher at Leadenhall, Justin Slawson is currently Managing Director of premium Spanish foods import business, Mevalco, as well as passionate investor in a number of successful businesses, and a partner in a boutique private equity house.

Having experienced first-hand the challenges and journey that the development of a successful food company can bring across international territories, Justin has created this new venture with Caroline to bring their combined talents to help food companies both large and small to achieve their growth ambitions.

Partner

Caroline Hole-Jones

Co-founder of leading boutique PR agency, Splash Partnership (which was acquired by The Mission Group in 2016), Caroline has a 20-year heritage of working with leading brands and manufacturers in the UK including apetito, Nestle Professional, Nescafe, The Spice Tailor (which she launched in UK and AU), Eau De Vie, Bestway including Costcutter, Bargain Booze, MACE, Wine Rack, Best-One, Select Convenience, Bollinger, The Cheese Cellar Company, Movenpick Ice Cream, Purina, Typhoo Tea, Cadbury and many others.

Her background includes personality management working with names such as Raymond Blanc, Peter Gabriel, and Jeremy Guscot and a year’s sabbatical working with Africa Progress Panel, fronted by Tony Blair, Kofi Annan and Bob Geldof.

With extensive trade, consumer and national business and broadcast media connections and a proven history of results and creating brands through PR, Caroline is a key driver of Canny Communications – delivering successful connections and programmes that can change the way people think.