Staff profiles
Norman Dinsdale
MBA, PgCert (HACCP), MIH
Phone 0114 225 3977
E-mail n.dinsdale@shu.ac.uk
Main subject areas
- international hospitality management
- food and beverage operations
- international culinary arts
Profile
Norman started working in the hospitality industry as a classically trained chef and completed work experience in the UK and Italy. He has worked for Holiday Inns and Marriott Hotels and was later executive chef at Lords and The Oval Cricket Grounds. He has held several positions overseas, including regional director of F&B Operations for a Spanish based hospitality company. He has also owned his own restaurant, for which he gained Michelin recognition, and was an investor and advisor to an organic gastro-pub.
Norman is currently a senior lecturer in hospitality management at Sheffield Business School (SBS). He has previously taught at the University of Derby, South Bank University and Norwich City College. He has also guest lectured at Pace University, New York and The Louisville College of Professional Development, Kentucky, USA. Prior to joining SBS Norman was principal associate at RPM Associates, a respected hospitality consultancy with clients such as Tui UK, Thomas Cook, Sol Melia Hotels and Louis Cruise Lines and numerous hotel chains.
He has conducted seminars and workshops in Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Greece, Italy, USA, Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey and, on the High Seas. He has carried out food safety and customer satisfaction audits in hundreds of hotels and on-board cruise ships from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean.
Research interests
- sustainable, Fairtrade and organic hospitality operations
- HACCP and food safety
