Since 1991, Inside Consulting has provided cost-effective business and strategy development for companies and public sector bodies in the food and beverage, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. Particular expertise in ingredients, technologies and functional foods. She previously held senior positions in an ingredients company in the USA and Canada, and in a UK algal biotech company and has led product launches in many countries world-wide. In 1994 Catherine founded the Virtual Consulting Group, which is now Acumentia.