Conflict has broken out depressingly yet again in the Israel/Palestine region. The region has been in constant turmoil since 1947 and events have escalated again significantly since the start of October with over 10,000 civilians killed mainly in Gaza. The current conflict shows no immediate end in sight as Israeli troops have now started their ground invasion in northern Gaza and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has clearly stated a ceasefire will not happen any time soon. The world hopes we see an end to the conflict soon and let the humanitarian disaster stop. In an economic sense the conflict creates a great deal of uncertainty with the potential to spread to surrounding countries.
As we saw with the start of the Ukraine war in 2022 a global conflict such as this can potentially lead to a sharp rise in commodity prices. Oil prices are the most immediate danger to start rising as the Middle East is a key global supplier and if you can be certain of one thing over the years it is that oil and commodity prices go hand in hand. We’ll have to see how this conflict develops but western powers such as the US, EU & UK have committed their unequivocal backing to Israel with huge amounts of weapons being sent. If regional anti-Western powers such as Iran get involved in the conflict, we could see a sharp escalation.
Catherine’s role is Technical Assistant and she is one of the newer members of the Ingredient Solutions team. Catherine recently graduated in Food Science and Innovation at WIT and is motivated, positive and enjoys working in a team. Catherine says, “I always see the good in every challenge that approaches me as they can lead to opportunities to learn more.” She is looking forward to focusing on the areas that she can control and learning how to perfect them.
Ted is the Factory Manager, he is the man that keeps everything running smoothly, supporting production and technical operations. He ensures that all the machinery within the factory functions at maximum efficiency and is properly maintained.
Suma has worked for Ingredient Solutions for two years as Technical Manager – leading the technical team. Before working for Ingredient Solutions, Suma worked in Asia, the Middle East and Europe and has over twenty years experience in management and leadership in food and other industries.
Pina is our UK Sales Support Administrator and has worked for Ingredient Solutions since 2012. She works alongside Gary Davies and the sales team providing them with sales information and supporting the team especially when they are on the road. Pina works remotely for Ingredient Solutions from her base in Luton in the UK.
Marek is based near Lublin, that’s not a typo we don’t mean Dublin, he’s our man on the ground in Eastern Europe.
