Gary Sharkey was elected as the new President of UK Flour Millers at its annual meeting in Cambridge. Mr Sharkey, who is procurement director for Hovis, is a veteran of the grain business and a former President of the European Flour Millers Association.
In accepting the nomination, he says, “I am delighted to take on the role of leading an industry that plays a crucial part in the UK’s food supply. Flour is the source of about 20 percent of the energy in our diet. It is often described as a carbohydrate food, but it also supplies 20 percent of dietary protein, a third of our fibre and around 30 percent of calcium, iron and crucial B vitamins along with smaller proportion of other essential nutrients. The industry that delivers this, and the chain of which it is part, is a critical part of our food infrastructure.”
Mr Sharkey also paid tribute to his predecessor Roger Butler, chair of Whitworth Brothers, who led the industry for three years through the triple whammy of Brexit, Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Roger did a tremendous job, making sure that our industry’s voice was heard through these tumultuous events. I look forward to carrying on this work as we face into continuing volatility on energy and commodity markets, a much higher cost base and the long-term sustainability challenge.”
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