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Oct 2009 – present Natuurmonumenten, Island Tiengemeten
F&B concept development / consultancy
Nature reserve foundation which wants me to develop and calculate several new concepts for a restaurant on their nature reserve in the Haringvliet.
Oct 2009 – present Vindiclub, national franchise formula
F&B concept development / consultancy
Development of a brand new bar concept. Wine bars with online ordering possibility in liaison with a large importer.
Feb. 2009 – Maart 2009 La Cucina Delicata, Capelle aan den IJssel
F&B concept development / consultancy
Short term project to help a newly opened restaurant into the saddle.
Dec. 2008 – june 2009 Restaurant Miller’s, Rotterdam
F&B concept development
Restaurant as part of a traineeship for homeless street youth between the ages of 16 and 20 (Stichting MaasJeT) that lost all popularity.
Feb. 2008 – present Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam
F&B concept development / consultancy
The zoo needs to be upgraded, diversified, made more sustainable in order to raise the average spending.
Nov. 2007-present Axion Continu, Utrecht
F&B concept developer
These 13 homes for the sick and the elderly wants to upgrade their F&B concept in order to get ready for competition and to upgrade their service level.
Nov. 2006 – present Vindict Wine BV, Amsterdam
Purchaser/concept developer
Brand-new wine retail formula that aims at the young and urban.
April 2006 – Dec.2007 Meeting Masters BV, Maarssen
F&B concept developer
The concept of food and beverage for three high-end meeting centres (Amsterdam, Utrecht en Maarssen) needed an upgrade.
Sept. 2005 - March 2006 Seats2meet.com, Maarssen
F&B concept developer
Spin-off from the meeting centres above, but more modern in its approach of the market.
April 2004 – april 2005 Sligro Food Group, Veghel
Purchaser/assortment manager wines and spirits
Second biggest buyer of wines and spirits for the Dutch market.
F&B concept development / consultancy
Nature reserve foundation which wants me to develop and calculate several new concepts for a restaurant on their nature reserve in the Haringvliet.
Oct 2009 – present Vindiclub, national franchise formula
F&B concept development / consultancy
Development of a brand new bar concept. Wine bars with online ordering possibility in liaison with a large importer.
Feb. 2009 – Maart 2009 La Cucina Delicata, Capelle aan den IJssel
F&B concept development / consultancy
Short term project to help a newly opened restaurant into the saddle.
Dec. 2008 – june 2009 Restaurant Miller’s, Rotterdam
F&B concept development
Restaurant as part of a traineeship for homeless street youth between the ages of 16 and 20 (Stichting MaasJeT) that lost all popularity.
Feb. 2008 – present Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam
F&B concept development / consultancy
The zoo needs to be upgraded, diversified, made more sustainable in order to raise the average spending.
Nov. 2007-present Axion Continu, Utrecht
F&B concept developer
These 13 homes for the sick and the elderly wants to upgrade their F&B concept in order to get ready for competition and to upgrade their service level.
Nov. 2006 – present Vindict Wine BV, Amsterdam
Purchaser/concept developer
Brand-new wine retail formula that aims at the young and urban.
April 2006 – Dec.2007 Meeting Masters BV, Maarssen
F&B concept developer
The concept of food and beverage for three high-end meeting centres (Amsterdam, Utrecht en Maarssen) needed an upgrade.
Sept. 2005 - March 2006 Seats2meet.com, Maarssen
F&B concept developer
Spin-off from the meeting centres above, but more modern in its approach of the market.
April 2004 – april 2005 Sligro Food Group, Veghel
Purchaser/assortment manager wines and spirits
Second biggest buyer of wines and spirits for the Dutch market.
Haves
Concept development, consultancy on F&B, hospitality and sourcing, strategic plan development, people management, journalism, sommelier, wine-spice combinations, calculating, e-commerce.
Professional Experience
Aug 2004 - Present
Owner
ZIN, ZOUT & SOET
ZIN, ZOUT & SOET
Consultant on hospitality, food and beverage and sustainable concept development with ZOUT. Wine buyer with SOET and food critic / culinary journalist with ZIN.
Sep 2009 - Present
Conceptontwikkeling wine bar franchise
Oeno BV i.o.
Oeno BV i.o.
right on the border of online and offline trade, I am developing a franchise concept in wine bars for Holland and Belgium.
Oct 2009 - Present
Adviseur Tiengemeten
Natuurmonumenten
Natuurmonumenten
0000 - 0000
(0 years)
(0 years)
Owner
Working Independently
ZIN, ZOUT & SOET
Food & Beverages
Working Independently
ZIN, ZOUT & SOET
Food & Beverages
Dec 1997 - Apr 2003
(6 years)
(6 years)
Owner / general manager
Belgisch Proeflokaal Pallieter
Belgisch Proeflokaal Pallieter
2004 - 2005
(1 years)
(1 years)
Purchaser/assortmentmanager wines and spirits
Sligro
Sligro
2005 - Aug 2008
(3 years, 8 Months)
(3 years, 8 Months)
Redactie
Iens Independent Index
Iens Independent Index
Oct 2007 - Dec 2008
(1 years, 2 Months)
(1 years, 2 Months)
F&B Concept developer
Axion Continu
Axion Continu
Implementation of a new food and beverage concept in their 13 locations in which elderly live. Improve cost efficiency and upgrade valuation by the inhabitants.
Nov 2008 - Apr 2009
(1 years)
(1 years)
F&B concept developer
Miller's MaasJeT
Miller's MaasJeT
Change the formula for the educational restaurant Miller's that prepares homeless children for an improved future.
Feb 2009 - Apr 2009
(0 years, 2 Months)
(0 years, 2 Months)
Consultant
La Cucina Delicata
La Cucina Delicata
Helping the new owners to get started. In all aspects: menu-wise, financially, marketing and suplliers.
Apr 2005 - Jun 2009
(4 years, 2 Months)
(4 years, 2 Months)
F&B concept developer
Meeting Masters BV
Meeting Masters BV
Bring the food and beverage of these meeting centres up to date, given the circumstances as they are. Trendier, more contemporary and fresher and healthier, but without an increase in costs.
Nov 2006 - Oct 2009
(3 years)
(3 years)
Winebuyer for Vindict.com
Vindict wine
Vindict wine
In charge of sourcing this new retail concept in wines for the young and dynamic. Also concerned with the Wine Info Zone, the wine-spice combinations aswell as the website. Together with the owner I set it all up, you could say. Import, packaging, marketing (viral), starting brainstorms, strategy,
Education
1986
RSG 't Slingerbos
1992
Technische Universiteit Delft
More about Mark Soetman
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Soetman
Interests / Hobbies
Sailing (both dinghy's and yachts), trekking, anything related to food and wine, literature and dogs.
My Affiliations
The Untouchables Sailing Team, IENS Independent Index, Grevelingencup, RSG 't Slingerbos, Virgiel, Zeilen, Food and Beverage
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