Episodes
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or [email protected] wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing! Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions...
Published 10/23/23
Published 10/23/23
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or [email protected] wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing! Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions...
Published 10/16/23
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or [email protected] wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing! Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions...
Published 10/09/23
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or [email protected] with content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing! Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions...
Published 10/02/23
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or [email protected] wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing! Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions...
Published 09/18/23
In this episode you'll learn why Will & Foxy are pressing pause on producing new podcast episodes for the moment. 63 episodes is an odd number of episodes to have in our first season of BizBevPod but it just turned out that was because we had so much success so quickly that we didn't take our planned first season break, we just kept going, delivering brilliant insights from fantastic guests from all around the world. However, now's the right time for us to take a breath and plan out...
Published 09/11/23
Which drink was so bad that Prohibition era inspectors thought it was undrinkable? Which brand launched a series of global treasure hunts in 1967 to find cases of the precious drink? Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times. We're not...
Published 08/28/23
Which Beverage was created in Limmers Hotel in London? What brand was created in 1986 by IDV but has been sold on twice since then? Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times. We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click...
Published 08/21/23
In this episode you'll learn how one brewer is working on a technology that would allow beer to be concentrated down and reformulated back up without an impact on its quality, opening up a whole world of possibilities. Jasmin Vollrath is a "conservative" German brewer with experience brewing every beer style imaginable but she's working with Alfa Laval on their "Revos" technology. This has the potential to revolutionise how beer is processed, transported and served. We couldn't help but get...
Published 08/14/23
Which beverage is often mistaken for a wine but is closer to a beer? Which drink was poured into empty champagne bottles and sealed with wax? Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times. We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you...
Published 08/07/23
In this episode you'll learn what's happening in Rwanda and Kenya as Foxy reports on the local beverage scene and updates on the trends on the ground. In the third of "Foxy's Tales", Padraig Fox gives us his stories and insights from a recent trip to Africa (& Portugal!). Coffee, beer, cocktails, you name it, he drank it. From craft brewery tap rooms (254) to swanky hotels, from airport concessions to street side bars, Foxy did the research so you don't have to! He tells stories of...
Published 07/31/23
As promised, here's the link to support the show via subscription: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721337/support Do it, do it now! Which drink has a unique aging process that is meant to mimic long sea journeys? Which Beverage made it's debut in the play, "The Private Ear"? Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal...
Published 07/24/23
In this episode you'll learn how Sapporo U.S.A. scuttled THE American flagship craft beer, Anchor Brewing Company. Small in volume but huge in influence, history and affection, Anchor was the first American #craftbeer. It has a storied past and global fanatics but it is to close following years of declining sales and serious missteps. But David Infante explores the key question: did incompetency or conspiracy weigh #Anchor down? Please share! PS You can find Dave Infante's brilliant...
Published 07/17/23
As promised, here's the link to support the show via subscription: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721337/support Do it, do it now! Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times. We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the...
Published 07/10/23
STOP!  We need you to subscribe to the show to help support us and to keep BizBevPod the place to come for insight and entertainment from the Drinks Industry: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721337/support In this episode you'll learn how the entrepreneur's journey is so often determined by an element that they have little control over... luck. Karen O'Neil was a guest on our desert island last year when the world was at the feet of her newly created "honey refresher", Beekon. She had been...
Published 07/03/23
Forget about the show notes... just click on this link to support the show, please! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721337/support Support the showFor more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on Twitter or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times. We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the...
Published 06/27/23
A synthethic replacement for ethanol that has all of the benefits but none of the drawbacks seems like science fiction but David Orren from GABA Labs thinks they have cracked the code. David is the MD and co-founder of GABA Labs, a potentially revolutionary start up that is aiming to produce a range of replacements for ethanol. These scientifically researched, but yet to be approved, ingredients could stimulate the same neuro-receptors in our brains as ethanol. According to David and his...
Published 06/19/23
Which drink used an early IBM computer to come up with over 185,000 possible brand names, only to reject them all? Which drink was advertised by a dinosaur and a mountain? As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes). A Shot...
Published 06/12/23
In this episode you'll learn why Unilever is creating "the world's largest beverage start up" and how the tea category can go from zero to hero. Daniel Ryan is part of the newly craeated Lipton Teas & Infusions company. With Brands like Lyons, PG Tips and Pukka, it is a global powerhouse in a category that has failed to cause a stir in recent years. As coffee has exploded Tea has gone cold. What can be done to change this and cow can the category really develop? On our Desert Island...
Published 06/06/23
Which drink has its own bank notes? Which drink was founded by two brothers from Barcelona? As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes). A Shot Of... sees each of our hosts take turns trying to guess which beverage is being...
Published 05/29/23
In this episode you'll learn how perseverance as well as several failures in health and nutrition informed the eventual success of Vit Hit, one of the fastest growing international health drinks. Vit Hit founder, Gary Lavin joins us to talk about the painstaking evolution of Vit Hit from an vague idea to international success via some setbacks. Gary's time as a professional rugby player gave him confidence, resilience and an interest in nutrition. He needed all of those in order to grow a...
Published 05/22/23
Which drink was extinct till a recent(ish) revival? Which drink has a flavour that can be "preserved for over 20 years"? As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes). A Shot Of... sees each of our hosts take turns trying to...
Published 05/15/23
In this episode you'll learn why the Worshipful Company of Distillers took over 350 years to cotton on to the idea of auctioning off truly unique Whiskies to raise funds for their charity endeavours and how it's making up for lost time with an event of global significance. The wonderful Beanie Geraedts-Espey is the person charged with running the biggest Scotch Whisky auction in the world. A charity fundraiser where every single lot has been created as a once off for the "Distillers One of...
Published 05/08/23
Which drink has its own Netflix series? Which drink was saved from prohibition by its "medicinal" use? As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes). A Shot Of... sees each of our hosts take turns trying to guess which beverage...
Published 05/01/23