Food4media.com is the world's largest online news portal for the travel media and industry professionals. We were established in 2005 by former Editor Nick Wayland and we are now firmly entrenched in six regions of the world -- United Kingdom, USA, Middle East, Asia, New Zealand and Australia -- servicing Food Media and Food Companies.
More than 6,000 journalists globally use Food4Media a as an information source to help them research and write their stories.
Food4Media also operates sister company TravMedia. TravMedia.com distributes travel-related press releases, videos and information on the food industry.
TravMedia and Food4Media operate separately but are part of the family which now includes Sport4Media.com, Property4Media.com, Homes4Media.com, Fashion4Media.com, Beauty4Media.com, Motoring4media, Technology4media.com, Health4media.com and Entertainment4Media.com
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Nick pioneered the technology and formed the World wide brand, Food4Media in early 2005, which joins sister brand TravMedia, founded in 2000.Formerly Travel Editor of Courier Newspapers and a regular ski contributor to Australia's Sun Herald and Melbourne Age Newspaper. Nick knows the media and understands from his own experience the needs of a hectic travel writer to be able to research material on the go.
Nick has served as a Committee Member on the Australian Society of Travel Writers and he is also CEO and Founder of TravMedia.com, which has more than registered 7,000 media worldwide.
Nick is based in Sydney, but regularly visits London and Boston offices.
Henry Hemming, Managing Director, Food4Media UK
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Henry Hemming heads Food4Media in the United Kingdom. Henry is a former travel journalist and has more than two decades experience in travel writing together with extensive PR, marketing and sales experience. During his tenure in journalism, Henry wrote for titles including The Times of London, Daily Mail and Travel Weekly. Henry has a wealth of food experience and excellent knowledge of the UK's Food media.
Mark O'Toole, Senior Vice President, Food4Media USA
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Mark heads up Food4Media USA team in Boston. He has nearly two decades of experience, providing marketing services to the Food industry and supporting the needs of the media. He has worked with companies in all areas of the Food industry.
Ian Titcomb, Account manager, Food4Media USA
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Ian manages the day-to day operations and handles strategic planning for the role out of Food4Media across the USA, from the Boston office.
Shane Boocock, Managing Director Food4Media NZ
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Shane has 20 year's experience with the New Zealand media and tourism industry. He has recently published two authortive guides on Auckland and New Zealand. Shane has written articles for the New Zealand Herald, NZ House and Garden, On Holiday Magazine and AMEX Platinum Magazine. Shane has exceptional contacts in New Zealand and is well known amongst New Zealand's Food writers.
Kate Lindsey, Account Manager Food4Media UK
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Kate looks after the day-to-day operation of Food4Media UK and manages the high profile UK accounts.
Howard Salinger, Regional Manager Food4Media UK
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Howard works on all destinations and hotels accounts. Howard is responsible for TravMedia in the UK and works closely with some accounts who use Food4Media.
Sharon Garrett, Managing Director, TravMedia Middle East
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Australian-born and educated, Sharon Garrett heads the Food4Media Middle East office. Sharon has more than a decade of experience providing marketing and public relations services to the international hotel industry and supporting the needs of the media. With five years experience in the Middle East, freelance travel writing and co-presenting a weekly travel show on Dubai Eye radio 103.8FM, she has a strong understanding of the expectations of both the industry and the media.
Lauren Michod, Regional Manager Asia
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Lauren's extensive PR and Media industry experience across the lifestyle and tourism sectors has led her to be appointed Regional Manager Asia based in Hong Kong. Previously based in the Australian Head Office, Lauren is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and strategic growth of the region.
