About us
Our core team
The Food Security team has different backgrounds, but all are passionate about crisis management and communication. Their different profiles make a perfect mix to approach every crisis situation with a broad perspective.
Julie
Enjoys playing padel and walking her dog.
Julie has been active at Food Security since 2007. She is a criminologist who started her career as a researcher at the Free University of Brussels. There, she got a taste for crisis management.
As Operational Director at Food Security, Julie wants to inspire companies to invest time and energy in crisis management.
Convinced of the essential importance of 'preparing for a crisis', she assists teams as an advisor in their training process and strengthening their own talents. Julie also supports our members when things go wrong.
After working hours, you can find her on the padel court or out walking with her loyal four-legged friend.
Barbara
Enjoys reading a good book and loves being creative.
Barbara has been part of the team since 2016. After an internship at a PR agency, she studied crisis communication. Her thesis was about the crisis communication of Brussels Airlines during the attacks of 22/03/2016.
At Food Security, Barbara is a member of the Cyber Security Coalition and participates in various initiatives to create awareness around cyber security.
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Lauren
Passionate about yoga and loves her cats.
Since studying journalism and communications, Lauren has not let go of the communications profession. She started as a copywriter, then became a project manager and finally landed at Food Security as marketing and communications manager.
She prefers to start the day with yoga and cuddling her cat. In her daily work, too, she always seeks a good balance between fun and focus. A seasoned bookworm, she is always happy to crunch new information.
Julie
A creative busy bee, on a quest for the best cheesecake.
Julie strengthens the team as a crisis management trainer and consultant.
During her studies in Communication Management and Multilingual Professional Communication, an inspiring lecturer sparked her interest in crisis management.
After gaining her first work experience as a trainer and consultant in an IT company, she returned to the world of crisis management to further deepen her expertise.
Julie is passionate about creative hobbies, nature, discovering new places, and of course... crisis management. 😉
Hélène
Always on the lookout for the latest food spots and the next challenge.
Hélène joins the team with a sharp entrepreneurial mindset and asolid dose of sales experience.
Having run her own business, she understands the importance of spotting opportunities and building relationships, even in the most dynamic environments.
She thrives on engaging conversations that make you think, finding solutions together, and everything food-related. 🍝
Learning points
Your company in the eye of a media storm
After a tragic incident, a well-known food producer found itself in the eye of a media storm. A toddler lost their life after eating one of their products. How do you respond as...
A consumer finds pests in your product: now what?
Picture this: a consumer casually opens one of your products and all of a sudden, he freezes. Inside the packaging, tiny insects are crawling about. The root cause? A contaminat...
The crisis as the new normal
For an increasing number of Belgian food companies, crises are no longer the exception, but the new normal. The days when a crisis was a clearly defined incident, are far behind...