Rob Rees MBE is one of the UK's leading chefs and consultants dedicated to creating a better food culture for Britain. He balances social aspects of his work with his private interests of consultant, campaigner, demonstrator, food columnist, writer and chef.

Rob has actively campaigned on education, health, nutrition, food safety and consumer issues for many years. Amongst Rob's work he is a Member of the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food, Board Member and Trustee of the School Food Trust, Gloucestershire's Ambassador for the Food Vision and Former Board Member of the Food Standards Agency and Taste of the West.

Rob is independent Chair of the Kraft Health4Schools project and advised on the South West Year of Food and Farming.

Rob is often featured in local, regional and national media commenting on food-related matters and for many years, in particular with Visit Britain and others, has had a role in promoting the UK and it's food culture throughout the globe.

In January 2006, Rob Rees was awarded
an MBE for "Services to the Food Industry"