Episodes
How do you build a business with maximum impact on health and minimum impact on the environment? Hear from Al Duffield of Vital Drinks to find out.
Published 10/24/24
Charles Redfern, founder of Realfoods by Organico, is stocked by Ocado, Amazon, Whole Foods etc. Hear his views on regenerative, hyper-processed, B Corp & more.
Published 10/03/24
Published 10/03/24
A Bar Above's Chris Tunstall is a self-confessed 'cocktail nerd'. Hear about the flavours, formats, techniques and trends in the US craft cocktail scene.
Published 09/19/24
Oggs founder Hannah Carter is on a mission to remove unnecessary eggs from our food. How has she approached product development, scaling, marketing and more?
Published 08/19/24
Over The Moo founder Simon Goodman is on a mission to build the world’s tastiest vegan ice cream business. Inspired by helping Cadbury launch its first choc ice in his agency days, Simon set about bringing a delicious, plant-based ice cream to market. Listen in to hear about his manufacturing journey, expanding into Spain, Portugal and Dubai, Great Taste (and more) awards, great advice from a branding expert, the fundamentals of ice cream margins and lots more. Learn more about Over The Moo,...
Published 07/28/24
Popcorn Shed makes delicious gourmet popcorn, the ultimate multi-occasion snack that’s tasty and versatile. The business has won Great Taste Awards and is growing fast. Find out how they’ve scaled up from home to factory, staying true to their artisan, handmade process across more than 30 flavours and diversified and grown sales through 15 channels. Find out more about Popcorn Shed, find stockists and buy online at www.popcornshed.com. — You’ll find videos, guides, checklists and podcasts to...
Published 07/11/24
Find out how Popcorn Shed has scaled from home to factory, created 30+ flavours and diversified and grown sales through 15 channels.
Published 07/04/24
Since 2006, Angel Food has been on a mission to make plant-based mainstream. Starting as an importer of vegan products, the New Zealand-based business scaled up and began to create their own dairy-free vegan cheese alternatives. Hear how founder Alice Shopland started, scaled and created products with the taste and texture to satisfy vegans and flexitarians alike. Find out more about Angel Food at www.angelfood.co.nz. — You’ll find videos, guides, checklists and podcasts to help you with your...
Published 06/04/24
Ros Heathcote founded Borough Broth to offer tasty products that deliver protein and natural collagens for gut health and general wellbeing. Tune in to hear how she’s grown the business while keeping the homemade taste, slow-cooked goodness and high-quality ingredients that have won the range a whopping 12 Great Taste Awards. Founded in 2015, Borough Broth has established a range of tasty, pre-made, organic bone broths, scaled up to listings with Waitrose, Ocado, Whole Foods, Fortnum &...
Published 05/21/24
Ros Heathcote has grown Borough Broth to a 35-strong B-Corp keeping the taste and quality that has won a whopping 14 Great Taste Awards.
Published 05/21/24
Hunter & Gather is on a mission to help people improve their health by making it easy to eat real food. Shocked by the additives, added sugar and unrecognisable ingredients on the backs of most products, they provide products, information and inspiration to help people change their diets and lifestyles to cut out ultra-processed foods. Listen to podcast to hear the story of founders Amy and Jeff, what has been at the heart of their success, news of an exciting new listing, and lots...
Published 03/27/24
Shocked by the additives and unrecognisable ingredients in so many products, Hunter & Gather help people cut out ultra-processed food.
Published 03/27/24
Disappointed by the vegan cheese on offer, Mike Moore founded Honestly Tasty in 2018. Find out how he set about creating products like Bree, Shamembert and Blue and getting them listed with M&S, Ocado, Vegan Kind and independent specialists too. Mike explains how Honestly Tasty has scaled up, dealt with seasonal Christmas spikes, and funded and expanded production with savings, angels and two rounds of crowdfunding with Seedrs. Find out more about Honestly Tasty, find a stockist or buy...
Published 02/27/24
Learn how Mike Moore of Honestly Tasty created products like Bree, Shamembert and Blue and got listed with M&S, Ocado, specialists and more.
Published 02/27/24
Black Mamba Foods is on a mission to make the world tastier and spicier with a range of ‘venomous’ sauces, chutneys and pestos that bring the heat. Based in Eswatini in Southern Africa but with stockists on four continents, founder Claudia Castellanos wanted to build a better world through good food, ethical practices and impact entrepreneurship. Find out how she’s creating products that are good for you, good for the planet and good for the people that make them. Find out more about Black...
Published 01/31/24
Find out how Black Mamba founder Claudia Castellanos is creating products that are good for you, the planet and the people that make them.
Published 01/31/24
Juspy is a protein blend developed to supercharge your health but taste like a treat. Packed with functional ingredients and boasting a clean label, it combines collagen with cacao and other superfoods to nourish the skin, support bone and joint health, provide an energy boost and keep you going. Listen now to hear how Juspy founder Leonie Lynch has achieved all this and more during her seven year journey, as well as winning a Great Taste Award. Find out more about Juspy, find a stockist or...
Published 12/29/23
Hear how Juspy founder Leonie Lynch created the product, built the brand, pivoted, found funding, got listings, won a Great Taste Award + more.
Published 12/29/23
Nix & Kix is a refreshingly different soft drink brand that wants to give people better choices when it comes to soft drinks. Better taste, better for you, with natural ingredients, refreshing combinations and the natural benefits of botanicals. Listed at Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Booths, Holland & Barrett, Nando’s and more, they’re a certified B Corp and are currently doing a raise with Seeder’s. Listen to hear how co-founder Julia Kessler is creating a global drinks brand. Find...
Published 12/11/23
Nix & Kix, the refreshingly different soft drinks, give people better options for the 3pm slump. Hear how founder Julia Kessler is doing it.
Published 12/11/23
The Free From Food Awards are the UK’s only awards dedicated to free-free food and drink products and innovation. Now in its fifteenth year, the yellow logo is coveted by producers of free-from products and noticed by retailers and consumers alike. The awards also support, promote and encourage new allergen-free product development. Find out more about the awards, judges and entering at www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk. — You’ll find videos, guides, checklists and podcasts to help you with your...
Published 11/30/23
The Free From Food Awards are the UK’s only awards dedicated to free-free food and drink products and innovation. Hear all about the awards, how the free-from landscape has changed in that time and lots more with Cressida Langlands and Nicki Clowes.
Published 11/30/23
Christopher Kong is on a mission to help more people discover the benefits of tempeh. Hear how Better Nature’s range of tasty, nutritious tempeh products has won listings in Tesco, Planet Organic, Selfridges, foodservice and more. In a packed podcast, hear about Better Nature’s lean approach to scaling up, how they’ve raised finance to start and grow, and how they’ve found manufacturing (and other) partners too. Find out more about Better Nature Tempeh and find stockists at...
Published 11/16/23
Hear how Better Nature's range of tasty, nutritious tempeh products has won listings in Tesco, Planet Organic, Selfridges, foodservice and more.
Published 11/16/23