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Strengthening customer loyalty through remarkable experiences

Sector Experience

Sport

We create bespoke itineraries around global sporting events, giving our guests exclusive access with premium hospitality packages, meet and greet opportunities and VIP after party access.

Culinary

Unrivalled global network of the world’s greatest culinary talent and restaurants leads to unforgettable dining experiences – from intimate, one-off dinners to large-scale restaurant festivals.

Culture

Spanning art, theatre and fashion, we bring our guests closer to the people, places and moments shaping culture today. From private viewings to ‘in conversations’ we unlock money-can’t-buy cultural experiences.

Lifestyle & Travel

From private shopping and exclusive brand access to personalised services and one-off travel experiences, our programming offers a privileged way to discover the very best in luxury lifestyle and travel for our most discerning clients.

Core Pillars

Loyalty

Unique experiences exclusively curated to deepen consumer engagement with global loyalty rewards programmes, including Marriott Bonvoy. Helping brands enhance relationship with their customers.

Talent

Sourcing and working with best-in-class talent to anchor programmes in authenticity, cultural relevance and audience appeal. From globally recognised icons to emerging voices.

Access

Brokering relationships with partners to enable our clients to offer unrivalled experiences with exclusive access; from previews to private takeovers and money-can’t-buy events.

Originality

Specialists in creating experiences from scratch that are designed specifically for our client and their customers. Our clients have an original programme that sets them apart from their competition.

Clients

Financial Services

Hotels

Airlines

Drinks

Landlords

Loyalty Programmes

Amex Experiences: London Restaurant Festival

20 July 2026

Amex Experiences: London Restaurant Festival

Marriott Bonvoy: Moments

20 July 2026

Marriott Bonvoy: Moments

‘Future of Food Festival’ with Mastercard

20 July 2026

‘Future of Food Festival’ with Mastercard

Amex Platinum: UK-Wide and Europe

20 July 2026

Amex Platinum: UK-Wide and Europe

Marriott Bonvoy – Cities in Luxury

20 July 2026

Marriott Bonvoy – Cities in Luxury

Amex Centurion: Europe-wide

20 July 2026

Amex Centurion: Europe-wide

Private events & Incentive Weekends

20 July 2026

Private events & Incentive Weekends

Hilton Honors: Savour The City

20 July 2026

Hilton Honors: Savour The City

Estrella Galicia – Gastronomy Month

20 July 2026

Estrella Galicia – Gastronomy Month

End-to-end delivery

We know that…
Experiences drive
loyalty

  • In 2025, eight out of ten adults in UK were members of at least one loyalty program
  • On average 65% of a company’s revenue comes from the repeat business of existing customers
  • 72% of consumers value experiences over goods
  • 73% of Gen Z and Millennials say experience-based rewards like exclusive events motivate them to enrol
  • Culinary a key member passion point for major loyalty programmes

About

Gastronomous is the UK’s leading agency for dining, cultural and travel experiences operating primarily in the rapidly growing ‘loyalty’ space. Based in London, operating across EMEA, and activating 250+ experiences annually with gastronomy at the heart of everything we do.

Our work focuses on curating memorable, original experiences that encourage deeper connections. We work with brands across multiple sectors to create sophisticated and original, long-term programmes for global clients, through both points-based redemption, auctions and ticketed events models.

We manage strategic ‘end-to-end’ retainer accounts from concept and logistics to ticketing, pre-event comms, content creation and at-event hosting providing value to clients, and their customers, over many years.

All experiences are guided by our core values: creative, commercial, collaborative, client-led, customer focused.

Our Team

Simon Davis

Managing Partner

Chris Wright

Managing Partner

Neil Thomson

Non-Executive Director

Tony Piedade

Non-Executive Director

Yvette Caredes

Events & Partnerships Director

Maddy Muirhead

Director, Events & Partnerships

Caitlin Folwell

Director – Premium Events

Hannah Birch

Events Director

Natalie Rigby

Director – London Restaurant Festival

Lottie Hunter

Account Director

Federica Fedeli

Events & Marketing Manager

Alice Aitchison

Senior Events Manager

Eliza Liepina

Events & Marketing Manager

Louise Nutbrown

Financial Controller & Chief Privacy Officer

Nina Lloyd

Events Manager

Florence McCausland

Events & Marketing Manager

with 20 trusted part-time staff who regularly join the core team

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    Simon Davis

    MANAGING PARTNER

    The first venture was creating a Grilled Sardines & Frites ‘pop-up’ for the legendary Keith Floyd at his Devon pub in 1994. Then stints as a silver-service waiter in Gstaad, a feature film runner in NYC and manning his Oyster Barrow start-up in London before settling on scribbling. A staff journalist for 15 years at The Daily Telegraph, in London and Los Angeles, before joining Conde Nast as a senior editor. Simon also wrote and presented several series for the BBC and Channel 4 on food, travel, design and business. He founded London Restaurant Festival in 2009 before co-founding Gastronomous in 2012. He has a First Class Honours from Manchester University and enjoys eating anchovies and reading obituaries.

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    Chris Wright

    Managing Partner

    Chris started his career in advertising, becoming Creative Director of St Lukes agency whilst still only 29. He then spent 15 years as a Marketing Director – at companies including JCB, Mothercare and Daylesford (discovering his passion for all things food-related) before founding the Gastronomous agency in 2012. He has an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA from INSEAD.

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    Neil Thomson

    Non-Executive Director

    With thirty years plus experience as a CFO of marketing services agencies, including adam&eve, Wieden+Kennedy, St Luke’s, and Neverland. Neil has a track record of improving long term shareholder value by managing high growth while maintaining creative excellence. Working directly with the founders of the business, he provides independent financial oversight, strategic guidance and advice around structured growth strategy and commercial discipline. Neil is a qualified chartered accountant, has an MBA and a First-Class degree in history.

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    Tony Piedade

    Non-Executive Director

    Tony Piedade is a highly experienced transformation, innovation, commercial and technology leader with a career spanning aviation, travel, telecommunications, financial services, retail and loyalty. He has held senior leadership roles at WorldPay, Barclays Bank, British Airways, Avios and Etihad Airways Group. Tony is also Deputy Chair of the Global Loyalty Organisation and a Trustee of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. As a Non-Executive Director, he helps leadership teams turn strategy into practical, measurable outcomes.

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    Yvette Caredes

    Events & Partnerships Director

    Yvette builds premium loyalty, partnership and events programmes for the world’s most demanding members. She spent 14 years at American Express shaping premium benefits before becoming Global Partnerships and Events Director at VistaJet, leading global brand partnerships, sponsorships and a calendar of ultra-high-net-worth experiences across the group.

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    Maddy Muirhead

    Director – Premium Events

    Maddy started her career in Brand Marketing at Ogilvy where she worked with global accounts including Nescafé and Ford. Discovering a passion for events – and the power of experiential marketing in storytelling – Maddy joined Gastronomous is 2017; where she has worked closely with the founders ever since, leading some of the company’s key client accounts.

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    Caitlin Folwell

    Director – Premium Events

    Caitlin forged her career in the communications sector of the hospitality industry, working as a PR consultant for Michelin-starred and World’s 50 Best chefs and restaurants. During this time, Caitlin honed her skills in the art of storytelling and brand building, helping her clients achieve coverage in global media and appearances in international symposiums. Since joining Gastronomous in 2022, Caitlin specialises in partnerships, marketing and events for luxury brands and HNW individuals.

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    Hannah Birch

    Events Director

    Hannah kicked off her career at Cactus Kitchens, Michel Roux Jr’s Cookery School – gaining a true insight into the F&B industry and delivering exclusive experiences. Since joining Gastronomous in 2018; she’s gained a wealth of experience in delivering long-term campaigns for clients. Naturally inquisitive and passionate about developing meaningful long-lasting client relationships.

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    Natalie Rigby

    Director – London Restaurant Festival

    With a passion for restaurants both in and out the office, Natalie has over a decade of experience in the hospitality industry. With a background in event sales and logistics, combined with a diligent and client-first approach, Natalie brings her extensive network and wealth of F&B partnerships expertise to the company, leading the London Restaurant Festival team.

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    Lottie Hunter

    Account Director

    With 16 years of hospitality experience across a range of corporate and consumer clients, from global to smaller niche brands, Lottie has a real passion for all things B2C, with food & drink, travel and lifestyle at its core.

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    Federica Fedeli

    Events & Marketing Manager

    With over six years of experience in Restaurant PR, Federica has worked extensively with both London-based and international restaurants, including Michelin-starred establishments and venues ranked among the World’s 50 Best. Her deep-rooted passion for food and hospitality stems from hands-on experience in front-of-house roles. In 2024, Federica joined Gastronomous as Events & Marketing Manager, bringing her industry insight and communications expertise to the team.

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    Alice Aitchison

    SENIOR EVENTS MANAGER

    Starting her career in PR and Communications, Alice has more than 6 years’ experience working with some of the world’s leading luxury hotels, hospitality and lifestyle brands. Joining Gastronomous in 2025, Alice brings her experience to the London Restaurant Festival team as Senior Events Manager.

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    Eliza Liepina

    EVENTS & MARKETING MANAGER

    Eliza brings over five years of experience in luxury hospitality, delivering fine dining, private, corporate and high-profile events across London’s iconic venues. With extensive knowledge of London’s F&B scene and a passion for creative event planning, she brings her valuable expertise to the London Restaurant Festival team.

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    Louise Nutbrown

    FINANCIAL CONTROLLER & CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER

    I’m Louise Nutbrown, Financial Controller at Gastronomous Ltd. An ACA qualified accountant with year of experience within finance roles. I have a degree in Business from Cardiff University and am passionate about numbers!

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    Nina Lloyd

    Events Manager

    Nina has over six years of experience marketing food, wine and hospitality brands across London and Melbourne. Her deep-rooted passion for hospitality stems from hands-on front of house experience in restaurants in both cities, alongside roles in brand management, partnerships, and social media and influencer strategy. Nina also specialises in wine, currently working towards her WSET Diploma. She joined Gastronomous bringing her extensive knowledge of London’s F&B scene and meaningful relationships within the drinks industry.

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    Florence McCausland

    Events & Marketing Manager

    Florence is a marketing and events professional with experience in brand development, social media, and event marketing. She spent three and a half years at M&I, helping develop internal brands and products for international B2B networking events while specialising in social media and audience engagement. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University, she began her career in the marketing team at soft drinks brand, Radnor Hills, supporting the delivery and promotion of live events.

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