Table Talk

When Mark Whalley was doing his degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, he had no idea that he would end up happily working as Consumer Insights Controller for a major food company. "I didn't know what consumer insights was," he tells Elisa Roche in the latest Career Conversations episode. "I thought I would be a primary school teacher." But it was when he saw a job advertised that he thought it was worth a shot. He says he didn't apply because he had a particular interest in the sector, he just thought he would be good at it. And, it turns out, he was. He now works for Greencore, a major food manufacturer, supplying lots of different types of convenience foods. Greencore make just about everything, from ready meals, to soups, sushi, and quiche. Mark describes it as "the biggest company you've never heard of". He says that after a couple of years working in the sector, he discovered a real passion for working out what shoppers want. Although he studied English, he says anyone w