Richard has been taken on by the prestigious Q Awards programme to oversee all the editorial coverage it produces for its separate awards, but to also bring fresh content ideas to the main Q Awards website so that it can raise its profile and reach to a wider consumer as well as trade audience. 

This has included introducing The Weekly Wrap, a round up of the most interesting stories from the world of food and drink over each seven day period. 

In a newly created role Richard is responsible for sourcing and writing relevant stories on the separate awards initiatives listed below for the main Quality Food Awards website, www.qualityfoodawards.com

Richard is also coordinating and writing social media posts to attract existing and new users to the main Quality Food Awards website through appropriate social media network channels.

You can see examples of some of the work that Richard has done for the site by clicking on the following links:

Q Awards Weekly Wrap of leading food and drinks stories, September 4

The Q Awards guide to what's hot and happening in food and drink in September

Q Awards Weekly Wrap of leading food and drink stories, August 21

Q Awards Weekly Wrap of leading food and drink stories, August 14

Edinburgh Festival puts food and drink top of the bill

Richard is covering the following major awards programmes:

• UK Quality Food Awards

• UK Quality Drinks Awards

• Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards

• Irish Café Quality Food and Drink Awards