Dominic commenced work at Pilgrim International Limited in 2014, working in several areas of the business from Production Apprentice to Sales Area Manager, allowing him to gain a strong / intimate knowledge of Pilgrims products and how they function.
Having gained the hands-on experience coupled with his formal engineering education ensures that he is positioned to support and guide customers in complex designs and projects.
His love of travel links in with his role as Sales Area Manager covered the UK, Asia, Latin America, Greece / Cyprus, and South Africa
The golden thread in Tom’s life is food and drink, it’s his passion and has been his career for two decades. From producing, sourcing, selling, creating, and consuming he has devoted his career to it and in 2012 launched an artisan distillery. Growing up on a farm, with a gregarious mother who taught home economics created the hard working, bonne vivant producer at the heart of Warner’s Distillery. “There was no other option, farming is an entrepreneurial industry, so starting a business was in the blood and hosting people for home-made food and drink is my passion, the distillery allows me to share that passion with the world.”
Warner’s Distillery now create award winning liquid across 4 categories (gin, 0% and rum) increasing their self-sufficiency and working with nature as they grow. They were the first craft distillery to launch a range of 100% natural non-alcoholic spirits and the team continues to push the boundaries of the spirits industry, forging new variants and entirely new categories, creating award-winning favourites and world firsts like their Rhubarb Gin, where one third of every bottle is real rhubarb juice. Their new brand Trash and Treasure focusses on utelising food waste from other UK manufactueres to make a sustainable spirits range.
Hailing from South Africa, Hendre’ joined the ranks of Distillers in 2014, after spending 15 years in the Liquor and Hospitality Industry at various levels. Over a period of 7 years, Hendre’ trained over 6 000 individuals from more than 35 countries in the science and art of distillation. He designed, constructed, and commissioned more than 100 Craft Distilleries in over 14 countries – so far afield as Australia, Europe, the Middle East and of course, Africa.
In 2022, Hendre’ joined the ranks of JIM & TONIC as Head Distiller and Production Manager, and he has since overseen the companies’ product portfolio expansion and diversification, the launch of their RTD range, construction of 2 new distilleries, and a complete overhaul of the company’s sustainability strategy.
Tom is the co-founder of El Rayo Tequila – a modern Tequila designed to pair with tonic. Launched in 2019, El Rayo is inspiring a new generation of Tequila drinkers to think and drink creatively.
Mark has worked in the drinks industry for over 20 years across a variety of commercial, and both consumer and trade marketing roles. In his current role, Mark uses his experience to lead and grow Pernod Ricard UK’s Enterprise Portfolio a collection of incubator brands including Lillet, Italicus, Del Maguey, and The Deacon.
