Office Hours: Claire Roper

Mission Kitchen are welcoming six industry-leading Experts in Residence to provide insight, guidance, and tailored advice across key areas of business building for its members.

What are Office Hours?

Office Hours are 1:1 sessions designed to give Mission Kitchen members direct access to industry-leading experts across key areas of business growth, offering personalised support on the biggest challenges facing their food and drink businesses.. Each of our six Experts in Residence brings extensive experience in fields like marketing, branding, sales, operations, scaling, financial planning, and investment. These sessions provide an opportunity to discuss your specific challenges, gain tailored advice, and get practical solutions to help your business grow.

Routes to Market with Claire Roper: IN PERSON

With over 20 years’ experience in food and drink, Claire Roper works with challenger brands to turn strong ideas into commercially successful businesses. Claire partners closely with founders to bring clarity, focus and momentum - helping them define their brand, sharpen their messaging and build routes to market that actually deliver. Combining strategic thinking with practical execution, Claire supports brands through the realities of growth, from first listings to scaling across channels. Her experience spans major retailers, DTC and foodservice, alongside mentoring early-stage brands - giving her a grounded, real-world perspective on what works (and what doesn’t).

Chat to Claire about:

• Marketing & Brand Building: Creating standout positioning, telling your story clearly, and building awareness that converts into sales.
• Commercial Strategy & Growth: Identifying the right opportunities, prioritising channels, and building a plan that makes the most of limited budgets.
• NPD & Range Development: Shaping products that customers want to buy—balancing flavour, function and commercial viability.
• Founder Support & Clarity: Cutting through the noise to focus on what matters most, with practical, actionable guidance you can implement quickly.

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Please note: Office hours are in person at Mission Kitchen.

This event is exclusively for Workspace, Kitchen or Network Pro Members only.

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