School of Agriculture

Delivery of knowledge exchange, translation, research and consultancy, on all aspects of sustainable food production management i.e. food safety, risk management, animal welfare, quality assurance, resource and natural capital management, worker welfare and supply chain performance. 

Skilled in strategic project management and facilitating business development, having worked in the agri-food supply chain for over twenty-five years. Lead Assessor ISO 9000; ISO 14000.

Research interests: facets of sustainable food supply and production, knowledge exchange and translation

Peer reviewed published papers

• Manning L., and Baines R.N. (2004), "Effective management of food safety and quality", British Food Journal, Vol. 106, No. 8, pp. 598-606. 
• Manning L., and Baines R.N. (2004), "Globalisation. A study of the poultry meat supply chain", British Food Journal, Vol. 106, No. 10/11, pp. 819-836.
• Manning L., Baines R.N., and Chadd S.A. (2005), "Deliberate contamination of the food supply chain", British Food Journal, Vol. 107, No. 4, pp. 225-245.
• Manning L., Baines R.N., and Chadd S.A. (2006), "Quality Assurance Models in the food supply chain", British Food Journal Vol. 108, No. 2, pp. 91-104.
• Manning L., Baines R.N., and Chadd S.A. (2006), "Ethical modelling of the food supply chain", British Food Journal, Vol. 108, No. 5, pp. 358-370.
• Manning L., Baines R.N., and Chadd S.A. (2006), "Food safety management in broiler meat production", British Food Journal, Vol. 108, No. 8, pp. 605-621.
• Manning L., Baines R.N., and Chadd S.A., (2007) "Quality Assurance: A study of the primary poultry producers’ perspective", British Food Journal, Vol. 109, No. 4, pp. 291-304. 
• Manning L., Chadd S.A., and Baines R.N. (2007), "Key health and welfare indicators for broiler production", World Poultry Science Journal Vol. 63, (March 2007) pp. 47-62.
• Manning L., Baines R.N., and Chadd S.A. (2007), "Benchmarking the poultry meat supply chain", Benchmarking: An International Journal Vol. 15, No. 2-3 2008. pp. 148-165 Emerald Group Publishing.
• Manning L., Baines R.N., and Chadd S.A. (2007), "Trends in the global poultry meat supply chain",British Food Journal Vol. 108, No. 5, pp. 332-342.
• Manning L., Chadd S.A., and Baines R.N. (2007), "Water consumption in broiler chicken: a welfare indicator", World Poultry Science Journal Vol. 63. (March 2007) pp. 63-71
• Manning L. (2007), "Food safety and brand equity", British Food Journal, Vol. 109, No. 7, pp. 496-510.
• Manning L. (2008), "The impact of water quality and availability on food production", British Food Journal, Vol. 110, No. 8, pp. 762-780.
• Manning, L. (2009), "Water: nutrient resource or key performance indicator", British Poultry Abstracts Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 14.
• Soon, J.M., Manning, L., Davies, W.P., Baines, R. "Fresh Produce-Associated Outbreaks: A Call for HACCP on Farms?", British Food Journal (in press)
• Manning, L., and Soon, J.M., "Mechanisms for assessing food safety risk", British Food Journal (in press)
• Manning, L. "A knowledge exchange and diffusion of innovation (KEDI) model for primary production", British Food Journal (in press)
• Manning, L. "Corporate and consumer social responsibility in the food supply chain", British Food Journal (in press) 
• Manning, L. "Development of a food safety verification risk model", British Food Journal (in press)
• Manning, L., and Soon, J.M., "GAP Framework for fresh produce supply", British Food Journal (in press)

Books/Reports

• Quality Management Systems in the Food and Drink Industry. Chandos. UK
• Editor; IFST Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice 5^th Edition. ISBN 0905367200 
• Water: Managing a vital resource. Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust. ISBN 9781906466176.

Papers/posters presented at Conferences

• Baines, R.N., Manning, L., Gregson, J., Chadd, S.A., and Davies, W.P., (2006), Deliberate contamination of modern food supply chains and the value of quality assurance systems. RAC, UK. International symposium on fresh produce supply chain management, 6-10 December 2006 Lotus Pang Suan Kaeo Hotel Chiang Mai Thailand. 
• Manning, L., Water: nutrient source or key performance indicator? Proceedings of the Provimi Poultry Training 2008 24-26 September, Brussels 2008
• Manning, L., What is your business water footprint? British Christmas Tree Growers Association Annual Meeting, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire December 2008
• Manning, L., Water: Managing a vital resource. Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust Annual Conference Oct31/Nov1 2008 Exeter, UK
• Manning L., Water: nutrient resource or key performance indicator WPSA Conference Apr 1^st 2009 Southport UK
• Manning L., Environmental Footprint: a constraint on animal welfare? UFAW Conference (poster) June 23^rd 2011 Portsmouth UK

Journals and e-Journals

• Manning L., Water footprint in food production. Journal of the Institute of Food Science and Technology Vol. 22, Issue 4, December 2008 pp. 27-29
• Manning L., Managing our water footprint – February 2009 RuSource. The Arthur Rank Centre
• Manning L., Water as an essential nutrient. Poultry World October 2009
• Manning L., The benefits of water quality trading. Journal of the RASE 2009 Vol 170