Chris Taylor gets onboard with affordable groceries specialist Flashfood from ShopThing and takes on CFO role

Flashfood, a marketplace for affordable groceries, has announced the appointment of Chris Taylor as Chief Financial Officer.

He joins from shopping app ShopThing, where he was the VP of Finance & Operations.

"As our new CFO, Chris completes our leadership team refresh," says Nicholas Bertram, CEO at Flashfood.

"He’s the right hire for us, bringing a unique mix of deep financial experience and leadership in food operations and technology.”

“Most importantly, he has already led companies in the growth stage Flashfood is now entering. Chris has a passion to build teams and brings a stakeholder success mindset, which I see crucial in achieving our mission to transform the food system."

Prior to ShopThing, Taylor served as Head of Operations at GoBolt, a warehousing, fulfilment, and last mile delivery services provider.

He also led logistics, scaled operations, and secured significant investments for meal kit service GoodFood. Taylor also served on the pre-launch team at Aryeh Capital Management, a global credit and equity hedge fund.

“Over the past decade, I’ve helped food and e-commerce companies navigate challenging markets and optimise their platforms,” says Taylor.

“It’s an exciting time to join Flashfood, which is addressing two crucial needs for consumers: sustainability and affordability. I’m eager to contribute to Flashfood’s growth and help reshape the way people buy groceries.”

2024 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Grocery retail is a key focus area for the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards, which is now open for entries.

The awards, sponsored by CADS, 3D Cloud, Retail Technology Show 2025, and Business France, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

It’s free to enter and you can do so across multiple categories.

Key 2024 dates

Friday, 25th October: Award entry deadline 

Tuesday, 29th October: 2024 shortlist revealed

30th October-6th November: Judging days

Thursday, 21st November: Winners announced at the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards ceremony, to be held at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London.