Scarlett Elvin

My CV is an eclectic patchwork of Retail, Customer Service Management, Sales and Operations. I’ve worked in many industries and enjoyed them all!

I’m the Operations Co-ordinator at the Broadland Food Innovation Centre. I like to think of myself as Geoff’s right-hand woman…

I am responsible for ensuring the site is well maintained and compliant, that contractors are where they should be, fixing what should be fixed and inspecting what requires inspection.

I’m also a point of call for any tenants or external party using our excellent Conferencing & Sensory Facilities and Test Kitchen.

I love working with Tenants/Customers/Service Users – finding solutions, managing expectations and making things happen.  I pride myself on maintaining a positive attitude and finding a solution (or making friends with someone that can offer the solution) to most problems.

Outside of work I like to bombard my cat with love and affection. I love spending as much time growing delicious things at my allotment and going to garden centres as possible.

You’re stranded on a deserted island and can only bring one meal with you to eat indefinitely, what would it be and why?

The tomato and vegetable pasta salad my sister and I made for Food Technology about 25 years ago. Just as a reminder that things, in fact, could be worse.

What would your coworkers be surprised to learn about you?

That I’m much taller in real life than I may appear on Teams.

I can’t fit my hand in a Pringles can, but I can pick up a basketball onehanded.

What 3 things in your bag can’t you live without?

My 2-litre bottle of weak squash, spearmint chewing gum and the empty Starbucks muffin packaging that’s been in there since about 2023.