Food and Drink

Borough Market appoints new chair and vice chair

She also holds the title of advisor to the Mayor of London on food policy, having been on the London Food Board for 15 years

Borough Market, London’s food destination, has appointed Shane Holland as chair and Claire Pritchard to the role of vice chair for the charitable trust.

Holland, executive chairman of Slow Food in the UK, previously held the position of vice chair and replaced Adrian Bunnis who is stepping down after four years in the role.

He brings a “wealth” of experience from his career in food operations, and in heading up the Slow Food movement in the UK, he is part of the global organisation that campaigns for “good food and farming, tackling vital issues such as climate change and its impact on the industry”.

Meanwhile Pritchard, CEO of social enterprise the Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency, steps into the vice chair role having been a Borough Market trustee for eight years.

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She also holds the title of advisor to the Mayor of London on food policy, having been on the London Food Board for 15 years. She continues her work with local food businesses on sourcing, sustainability and waste reduction, as well as urban growing, school food projects and community cookery clubs.

Holland said: “It’s my belief that everyone should have access to good food – the kind of food that makes us smile – and Borough Market is such a fantastic place to not only access great produce, but to connect with others and draw on the expertise of our wonderful traders.

“BoroughMarket plays such an important and valuable role in the local community and I’m proud to be stepping into this position. I’m looking forward to working with the trustees, traders and team at what we all see at the best market in the world, helping to guide
its evolution as we continue to adapt to new challenges and opportunities.”

Pritchard added: “I have always seen food as something that brings joy, and it brings me so much pleasure to be involved with this wonderful organisation that, from an age-old Market location in a corner of Southwark, delivers a really huge, positive impact. As vice chair at
Borough Market I’ll be helping to increase that impact for the small businesses, staff, neighbours and stakeholders – including of course the millions of people who visit each year.”

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