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About Us

About Us


Introducing HGEM

Our Story

Software with a Service

HGEM has been a pioneer for over 20 years. In 2003, we were the first to use the term ‘mystery dining’ as a specialist form of mystery shopping. It reflected the deeper and longer experiences that are typical in hospitality, as compared with retail. Hot on the heels of the dot.com explosion, we were the first to use the internet to provide next-day reporting.

Fast forward to the mid-2010's, and there are many more ways to gain insights from guests from surveys and reviews. We embraced these and were the first to use the term ‘Guest Experience Management’ (GEM). Our mission was to establish this as a core business discipline for hospitality businesses and to be the best source of expertise and tools. That mission has been achieved.

Now, in the mid-2020s, HGEM's award-winning platform, The Hub, is used by tens of thousands of venues, large and small. Guest Experience Managers with operations and marketing roles use it to engage with guests and gain insights that help them to grow sales.

But our growth is not just fueled by our amazing software. Because working in partnership with our clients comes as standard. We act as an extension to your team, interested in your strategy and playing our part to help you achieve it. It's how we learn and innovate. Many of our team have had careers in hospitality, so we understand the terminology and the challenges. We call this 'Software with a Service' and you won't find it anywhere else.

Let's see what we can achieve together!


Come and meet our team...

Megan Gibbs

Megan Gibbs

Support Coorinator

I absolutely love working with such a friendly and supportive team! I enjoy helping diners with any queries they have and helping to make their overall experience positive.

Joanna Habgood

Joanna Habgood

Mystery Guest Advisor

I love how helpful and supportive the rest of the team are.

Emily Batten

Emily Batten

Business Development Executive

I enjoy building relationships with our clients, discussing current challenges and creating solutions to improve the guest experience across so many brands. Every day brings something new and exciting, and I have the best team to share it with!

Samantha Grimes

Samantha Grimes

Assessment Quality Manager

I love working in such a friendly positive team and speaking with our mystery guests about their dining experiences.

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Business Analyst

James Cottrell

James Cottrell

Senior Software Engineer

What I care and treasure about my role, is the opportunity to work with incredibly talented and positive individuals to create cutting edge technology.

Benedicte

Benedicte

Multilingual Mystery Guest Advisor

Being bilingual allows me to support our diners on both sides of the Channel. I enjoy ensuring the reports we send to our clients are of a high standard.

Jess Ward

Jess Ward

Assessment Technical Coordinator

I love helping others and solving problems, every day is different and there’s always a chance to learn something new and improve the experience of all users

Lauren Gould

Lauren Gould

Head of Operations

I enjoy engaging with our clients and learning about what they are trying to achieve, then in partnership with them, building a solution that can support and help them reach their targets. I’m proud to work in such a fantastic industry.

Rosa Esposito

Rosa Esposito

Mystery Guest Advisor

I am grateful to be part of such a friendly and supportive team and I enjoy learning about different guests dining experiences.

Steven Pike

Steven Pike

Managing Director

It's really important to me that we put our clients in the driving seat and coordinate all our resources in pursuit of your objectives.

Jayne Gimson

Jayne Gimson

Mystery Guest Advisor

I really enjoy my role, providing our clients with quality documents and working within a very supportive team.

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Our Mystery Guests

At HGEM we are fortunate to have a fantastic community of mystery guests that we try hard to nurture and support as stakeholders in 'empowering hospitality'. In return, they go the extra mile to provide detailed and practical feedback on their experiences. If you are interested in becoming one of our mystery guests, please go to mysterydining.net.

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