HUNGRY.
Episodes
Espresso: The ship will always keep sailing - Paul Ainsworth, Ainsworth Collection
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Paul Ainsworth, Ainsworth Collection Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode he...
How David Hieatt sold howies to Timberland, building The Do Lectures and Hiut Denim Co. - a story in Challenger “Being”
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you ONLY do one thing next week. Do this.Scoff this conversation down your earlobesHANDS DOWN.One of the most important conversations I’ve EVER h...
Espresso: get hold of buyers using LinkedIn - Amelia Christie Miller, Bold Bean Co.
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Amelia Christie Miller, Bold Bean Co.Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode her...
Creator of Baileys, Ciroc, Tanqueary, How to Creatively Disrupt Categories - David Gluckman
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https...
How Candy Kittens won listings at Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Tesco and ASDA by doing One. Thing. Well. – Ed Williams
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes brands become a bland-wishy-washy-meh-ness. Sometimes the £5 million RSV mark is dangerous. Scale often kills magic. Process and experience...
Espresso: never give in - Paul Ainsworth
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Paul Ainsworth, Ainsworth Collection Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode he...
How TRIP became the fastest growing soft drinks brand in the UK partnering with Sainsburys, Waitrose, CoOp, Annabel’s, CALM, SOHO House – Liv Ferdi
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe I am wrong.For yonks I’ve been waxing ad nause aboutNarrow and Deep.Focus.Do less, better.Be a Meaningful specific.It’s what every wonderf...
this is TOO MENTAL
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The lessons:Stuart Forsyth - Bite off more than you can chew, chew like hell Paul Ainsworth - Never Given In, Make It Happen Jim Cregan - fear is ex...
Espresso: Founder = Toxic Relationship - Amelia Christie Miller, Bold Bean Co.
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Amelia Christie Miller, Bold Bean Co.Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode her...
The Strategy to ESCAPE Competition and Build Creative Monopoly for Challenger Food and Drink brands - Alex Smith
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Absolutely THRILLED to welcome the strategy sensei, polymath and proper good bloke, Alex Smith on the poddyAlex knows everything and anything about st...
Espresso: how to build culture - Ed Perry, COOK
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Ed Perry, founder of COOK. Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode here Oh and...
Tommy Banks: From hospital bed to becoming the UK’s Youngest Michelin star chef and winning Great British Menu twice
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/Tommy Banks was on course to cricket-stardom....
Espresso: make it happen, make it happen together - Paul Ainsworth
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Paul Ainsworth, Ainsworth Collection Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode he...
bigfish: How Challenger brands can survive the “Doom Loop” to become a loved household brand - Perry Haydn Taylor
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One man and his merry band of brand enthusiasts is behind all these brands.Perry Haydn Taylor 💚 Haydn Taylor and bigfish. Dream Big. Dive Deep. Swi...
Espresso: Pricing is Art, not Science - Ed Perry, COOK
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy your morning espresso and enjoy wisdom from Ed Perry, founder of COOK. Like what you're hearing? Hungry Listen to the full episode here Oh and...
How Bio&Me disrupted Granola and won listings at Waitrose, CoOp, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Tesco in 4 Years - Jon Walsh, Dr. Megan Rossi
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/Gut-health-pioneer & Industry GuruJon Wal...
Frenchie: Greg Marchand, Growing up in an Orphanage and building a wildly Successful Restaurant Empire across Paris and London
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?He grew up in an Orphanage.Dad died at 6.Mum at 11.He transformed Pain into B...
Tyrells Tycoon: How William Chase built and sold Tyrells for £50 million and sold Chase Distillery to DIAGEO
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bankrupt. Suicidal. RunningRunning from the worms and snakes and spiders crawling his mind.Running somewhere, nowhere, anywhereWilliam Chase had los...
How Bold Bean Co. won a Waitrose, Whole Foods and Planet Organic Listing in Their First Year and Being a Female Founder in a Man's World
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Dylan has a quote I love“I was like NO ONE ELSE”Bold Bean Co remind me of Bob Dylan.Bold Bean Co. are like *NO ONE ELSE*Different how they app...
How CARAVAN pioneered All Day Dining and Built a Coffee and Restaurant Empire - Laura Harper-Hinton, Chris Ammermann
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? Do yourself a favour and sign up here My whole view of entrepreneurship CHAN...
How To Absolutely Smash Field Sales, Manage Field Sales Team, Unlock More Listings, Win The Indies and Build Brand Awareness -
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Download BOWIMI's Top Sales Tips and Tricks Course https://share.hsforms.com/1MYRWIkOjQwGK8jZLfUM-rA3imhIf Brand is frontman, Marketing: guitar and O...
The 9 Principles of Successful Grocery: How to Drive an Incredible Rate of Sale, Unlock More Distribution, Drive Penetration and Make Your Buyer Happy
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to the Hungry Newsletter for more Challenger Sales Tips and Tricks (coming soon) Maybe THE most important podcast I’ve EVER recorded.Getti...
Paul Ainsworth: Building a Restaurant Empire, Winning a Michelin Star and Becoming "Next Level Chef" Mentor with Gordon Ramsay
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was lost and confused and ain’t-gettin’-no-satisfactionMy noggin’ a pavlova of palaverSoul craved a big pudding of deep-melting green and brig...
How Foodstuff are Disrupting Food Delivery and Taking on Deliveroo and UBER EATS
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A true David vs. Goliath story… buckle up, strap in, pour yourself a brew, grab a hobnob or twoFor yeeeeeeears,Food delivery was hogged by two silve...
Rory Sutherland: Why Challenger Brands Must Never Follow Logic to Truly Disrupt Categories
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Sutherland has SO many delicious aphorisms like:“…Hipsters Raise the Ceiling and Chains Raise the Floor”“....The opposite of a good idea ...
How Grenade Exited to Mondelez for £200 Million and Lessons in Unapologetic Authenticity
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grenade Came. Saw. Conquered.Grenade are THE O.G. quintessential challenger brand.Juliet Barratt and Al Barratt quintessential challenger founders.Gre...
How Lucky Saint Changed The Alcohol-Free Game In The On-Trade and Won Listings in +5000 Venues Nationwide in 4 Years
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to Hungry Friday Feast News Letter for Cold Email Tricks and Tips - A very-very tall man walks into a bar.He's selling Alcohol Free Beer.Bar...
How Islands Partner With Michelin Star Chefs like Heston Blumenthal, Ottolenghi, Tom Kerridge, Marcus Wareing
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a Party where Brand, Marketing, Sales, Storytelling all got very drunkThey danced all night long (allll nigghht)Here comes the hotsteppaa (mur...
How MoMo Kombucha Built Their Own Factory and Won Listings at Whole Foods Market, Planet Organic and Selfridges
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
3 weeks.No sleep.Thudding showers of screaming panic.For years Josh felt a miffed malaise.Finally.He escaped The City and bosom of bulging bonusesFoll...
Waitrose CEO: How Challenger Food & Drink Brands Can Win and Build Profitable Partnerships with Waitrose - James Bailey,
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“How do you ACTUALLY win a listing at Waitrose?”“Why do brands get DELISTED?”“Can challenger brands STILL EXIST in a cost of living crisis...
How To Actually Set Your 2023 Goals and Smash Next Year Out The Bloody Park -Sam Wigan
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Setting goals is SO HARD. How many goals is the right amount?How do I stick to them?How do I track them? I don’t even know what I want to do, so how...
How LoveRaw Hustled, Never Gave In and Pivoted Their Way to 1800 Tesco Stores - Manav and Rimi Thapar
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hungry is fed by our by our utterly-wonderful sponsors, Bowimi and Mackenzie Jones. Both will CATEGORICALLY save you time, energy, stress and improve...
COOK: How COOK Scaled to £100 million, 1600 Employees, 90 Stores and 900 Concessions Without Entering a Super Market - Ed Perry
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
3 am. Wide awake.Even at £100 million turnover, the sleepless nights never go away.Ed Perry founder of COOK struggles and suffers.I bloody love COOK....
Nibbles 01 - How To Build Brands With Character That Actually Stand Out In Crowded Categories - Barry Darnell & Mike Johns
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a wonderful collaboration with the design wizards and complete legends Barry Darnell & Mike Johns, co-founders of Analogue **Thank...
How To Deal With Self-Doubt, Imposter Syndrome and Become Best Friends With Your Inner Critic - Sam Wigan, BELUGA BEAN
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My inner critic is right little mendacious bastard More annoying than he who wears GymShark to the pub Or she who works in P.R. with a “side hustle”...
How Innocent's MD is Addressing Under Representation in FMCG and Why Grocery Needs More Black Founders - Sam Akinluyi & Niyi Olopade
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 17 years, Sam didn’t interview ONE black person.Out of 10,000's of brands in Major UK retail, only 4 are black owned.Unconscious racism scurries ...
How &SODA Won Listings at Sainsbury's and Tesco Without Even Pitching and Lessons in Building Brands With Character - Barry Darnell
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine for one, tiny iota, ickle smidge of a milli-secondWINNING a Sainsbury'sand Tesco listing *WITHOUT* even pitching.Enter &SODAThe power of...
Spencer Matthews: How Spencer Matthews Built Unshakeable Resilience and Raised + £10m to Launch Clean Co. in Sainsbury's, Tesco and the U.S.A.
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's your Everest? Every brand is summiting their own Everest. Starting a brand is HARD. Marching through the arduous abyss. Spencer Mathews ...
How Caleno Disrupted The Low To No Category Winning Listings at Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S - Ellie Webb
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Colombian Carnival glided down my gulletCoquettishly carousing my taste budsDark and Zesty over ice.Rolling-your-toes-through-sand-BlisssEven slippe...
OLLY’s: How OLLY’s Bounced Back from Losing Huge Sums of Investment to Win Listings at Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Tesco, Morrisons
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Suffocating rain slowly screamed down just before Christmas.Hunkered at a bus stop in Islington. Hiding.Gorging on chocolate bars to escape gut-wrench...
How James Cochran Won Great British Menu and Leadership Lessons From Michelin Star Restaurants - James Cochran, Dan Henry, 12.51, Around The Cluck
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pressure. Perfection.Stress. Suffering.Teamwork. Trust.Authentic Creativity.Delicious leadership lessons bubble in the kitchen and spill in the board ...
How PÄRLA Disrupted Tooth Paste and Won Listings at Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Boots, Ocado In Their First 18 Months - Dr. Simon Chard
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Rockstar Entrepreneur" is the BIGGEST load of tripe. Instagram added a vacant veneerA razzle-dazzle romanticism to entrepreneurship. Fake Gnashers. F...
How MEATOPIA Built One of The Biggest Food Festivals in the UK working with Ottolenghi, Fergus Henderson, Richard Turner - Mat Kemp
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HANDS DOWN my favourite day of the year. Even tops when I got a pair of Heeleys (with green lights) for my 25th. Summer yawns, the sun shudders in t...
big fish: How Riverford Made Consumers Understand Their "Why" and How To Find Your Unique "Why" - Perry Haydn Taylor
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Riverford, desperately needed consumers to understand their “WHY".But How?Enter Perry Haydn Taylor Hayden Taylor. Perry and Riverford Organic Farmer...
How Candy Kittens Built a Huge Household Brand and Vital Lessons They Impart on Nuud Chewing Gum - Jamie Laing, Ed Williams and Keir Carnie
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I always dreamt of this marriage.In 2020, the first time, my Frodo-saucisson-fingers slapped the record button. I dreamed of marrying an O.G challenge...
Minor Figures: How Minor Figures Act Like a "Funk Band" and Scaled to +£30 Million, Launching in the U.S.A, Australia and UK
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
STOP thinking like a Challenger Brand, please.Zipping n’ zinging through the Challenger zeitgeist is a David vs. Goliath mentality. Post BrewDog, ch...
Seedlip: How Ben Branson Pioneered The Low To No Category and Won Listings at Waitrose, M&S, Ocado and Michelin Star Restaurants - Ben Branson
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HOW SEEDLIP PIONEERED THE LOW-TO-NO CATEGORY AND WON LISTINGS AT WAITROSE, M&S, OCADO AND MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANTS - BEN BRANSON This conversat...
How Pleesecake's Built A Die Hard Community of Over 250k Followers and Pivoted To Create Product Market Fit - Joe Moruzzi
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If Willy Wonker chinned a few shandy’s and fornicated with Lego Land.Their love child?Pleesecakes.Scrolling through their Insta, irreverent and utte...
How Sarah Willingham Built A Multi Million Pound Hospitality Empire and Became a Dragon: Pizza Express, Bomaby Bicycle Club, London Cocktail Club, Tonkotsu
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An electric pudding of nerves - pacing and pacing and pacing. Foiled in ferocious imposter syndrome.Barrages of self-doubt pinged and zinged around my...
How Sauce Shop Built Their Own Factory, Collaborated with Foals and Won Listings at Sainsbury's and Morrisons - Pam & James Digva
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WIN FREE SAUCE SHOP SCOTCH BONNET CHILLI JAM (IT'S SOOO BANGING!!)We're running a deliciously sauuucyyyy competition for this episode - WIN Scotch Bon...
The Stoic Tool Kit for Food and Drink Founders to Smash Through Obstacles and Build Resilience - Ed Hauck, The Curators
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stoicism is THE operating system for F&B founders to smash through struggle. My latest guest on HUNGRY. is Ed Hauck, co-founder The Curators. ...
How Rude Health Disrupted The Health Food Category and Built a +£20 million Household Brand - Camilla Barnard, Rude Health, co-founder.
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, finally, something erupted.Health food was an imbroglio of crusty and boggey-fied, innocuous yet alienating food.Glib green and banal brown s...
The Mental Health Toolkit For Food and Drink Founders To Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Anxiety and Adversity - Harry Turpin, The Savourists
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Never been SO NERVOUS to publish a podcast.Somedays, my mental health is a magnificent malignant feast.Self-esteem like a feeble Pringle in a February...
Mindful Chef: How Mindful ChefScaled to + £75 Million Revenue and Maintained Culture at 130 Employees - Myles Hopper, Mindful Chef founder
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the door step, everything eased.Mind churning like miffed butter, flecked with F*ck-me-there’s-just-too-much-on!One of those INTENSE days.Emails ...
How Tom Straker Built a 166K Die-Hard Foodie Following and Leadership Lessons from The Kitchen
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My sleepy inner glutton woke in wild alarm with furious wet eyes.Mooching through carbohydrate cathedrals of pasta and sarnies and sourdough.Blistered...
How To Rebuild a Broken Identity and Lessons from Jamie Oliver - Dominique Woolf, Winner The Great Cookbook Challenge
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I’ve literally lost my identity?”“Who on earth am I?”“How do I come back from rock bottom?”These thoughts ricocheted her mind like an a...
How MOJU Created The Functional Shots Category Driving £20 Million in Retail Sales - Rich Goldsmith, founder MOJU
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WAHOOO IT’S FINALLY HERE!!YOU’RE GUNNA LOVE THIS ONE!!MOJU, ripped up an alienating dogmatic “health industry”, add a lashings of fun and spri...
How Jimmy’s Iced Coffee Turned Fear to Confidence Winning Listings at ASDA, M&S, Tesco - Jim Cregan, founder Jimmy’s Iced Coffee
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eyes stung like violent wasps dipped in vinegar.Face like a dilapidated like glum high street.Swimming in the screaming beer-fear fantods.Thankfully, ...
How GU and The Coconut Collaborative Scaled from £5m “Challenger” to £20m “Household” Brand - James Averdieck, founder GU & The Coconut Collaborative
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
James Averdieck founder of GU and The Coconut Collaborative is the next guest on HUNGRY.In 2003, James launched GU securing listings at all major reta...
How To Lead Team's Through Hard and Disruptive Change in International Markets - Giles Atwell, ex VP-Marketing Godiva, founder Russell & Atwell,
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
10.22pm. I sent the email. No idea on the response.10.52pm the reply. Sending delicious delirium through my bones.Eyes like wet fog lights. Chin dropp...
How BOXPARK’s Founder Uses Emotional Intelligence To Build A Multi-Million Pound Retail Empire - Roger Wade, founder BOXPARK
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*Follow on LinkedIn and Instagram for more content.As I walked up the metal stairs, everything vanished.Stresses. worries. concerns.The eclectic steam...
How Little Moons Built a Multi-Million Pound Ice Cream Empire: listing at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, ASADA, Ocado - Howard and Vivien Wong, co-founders.
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ice cream is soul searching.Deep in our soul, lies a dormant inner-child.Little Moons is WAY MORE than ice cream.Mochi mooches into your soul, unleash...
CoOp Category Director: How Challenger Brands Can Build Stronger and More Profitable Partnerships with The Co-Op - Rebecca Oliver-Mooney
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My latest guest on HUNGRY. is INSANE!! Rebecca Oliver-Mooney heads up Innovation, Dairy and Category buying at The Co-Op. ROM set up Co-op’s incuba...
How Lucky Saint Won Listings at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Dishoom & HONEST Burgers by a Values-Led Business - Luke Boase, Lucky Saint founder
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lucky Saint is INSANELY delicious. The perfect tipple when dodging Full-English-Hangxiety.They’re spearheading the Alcohol-Free beer movement. Stock...
How To Bounce Back From Crippling Burnout and Find Balance as an Entrepreneur - Lottie Unwin, founder The Copy Club
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Super excited to welcome back Lottie Unwin to the podcast.Lottie works WAY harder than most.But Lottie hit a paralyzing burnout. She couldn't get out ...
How Pasta Evangelists Built and Sold a Multi-Million Pound Pasta Empire - Alessandro Savelli founder Pasta Evangelists.
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alessandro Savelli, founder of Pasta Evangelists is the next guest on HUNGRY.It's an EPIC episode, short-snappy bubbling with wisdom.ON THE MENU: ALE...
How Rude Health, Innocent and Jimmy's Iced Coffee Created Packaging and Branding That Stood Out in Crowded Categories - Tessa Stuart
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Want more Content? Follow on LinkedIn and Instagram Delighted to release the Tessa Stuart podcast today!Stuff a hefty dose of Branding and Market...
How Charlie Bigham Built a Multi-Million Pound Ready Meal Empire and Hard Truths for Challenger Brands - Charlie Bigham
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Bigham’s meals ALWAYS put a humungous smile on my face. I was fizzing with nerves before interviewing Charlie for the HUNGRY. podcast. Ou...
How Mums Working for Challenger Brands Can Balance Kids and Work Whilst Keeping Their Sanity - Stephanie Drax, founder Leap Frog
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a Mum working for a challenger food and drink brand? Eyeballs bulging with stress? Juggling Kids, Work, Sanity? The gnawing guilt of checkin...
How To Fundraise £1,337,221 On Crowd Cube For Your Food and Drink Brand - Louise Avery, founder L.A. Brewery
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
She was looking out the window thinking: “What am I even doing here ?!!” We’ve all been there. Stuck. Stuck in a dead job, watching th...
How Jolly Hog Went From Street Food Stall to Tesco, Ocado, Waitrose, Sainsbury's and ASDA shelves - Max and Olly Kohn, co-founders The Jolly Hog
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2012, I watched Harlequins win the Premiership Rugby title at Twickenham. Playing second row that day was Olly Kohn.But 5 years preceding that mom...
5 Crucial Business Lessons from building Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Crosstown Doughnuts - Adam Wills, founder GBK and Crosstown Doughnuts.
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever devoured a Gourmet Burger Kitchen burger? Or demolished a Crosstown Doughnut?Both are tremendous at every bite and put a smile on my face. That'...
How Challenger Food and Drink Brands Scale from £0-£1 million sales - Mark Palmer, co-founder Cawston Press, L.A. Kombucha, ex-Marketing Director Green & Blacks
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How Challenger Food and Drink Brands can scale from £0-£1 million sales - Mark Palmer, co-founder Cawston Press, L.A. Kombucha, ex-Marketing Directo...
5 Crucial Lessons From Silicon Valley for Challenger Food and Drink Brands - Chris Dee, ex-CEO Booths, ex-Director of Food, Harrods.
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
5 Crucial Lessons From Silicon Valley for Challenger Food and Drink Brands - Chris Dee, ex-CEO Booths, ex-Director of Food, Harrods.Imagine ripping up...
How To Stay Calm Through The Most Wretched of Challenges and Build a Multi-Million Pound Business - Renée Elliott, founder PLANET ORGANIC
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“It was a frightening, exhausting experience – and I wouldn’t wish it onanyone.” Her co-founder tried to kick her out of the business after 2...
How Tenzing Are Taking On Redbull - Huib Van Bockel, founder Tenzing
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Against all odds, Sherpa Tenzing was one of the first men to climb Everest. Entrepreneurship and Everest are parallels.The climbCamaraderieAnguishPai...
How MOB Kitchen Built A Content Empire of Over 1.2 Million Followers and Worked with Wagamama, Samsung & Ocado - Ben Lebus, founder MOB Kitchen
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Slumped on the sofa, scrolling-drooling, eyes bright white like fog lights. My inner glutton screams “FEED ME PAPPI, FEED ME PAPPI”Dish after dis...
How NICE Wine Won Over 2000 Distribution points at Sainsbury’s, Ocado and Whistle Stop - Lucy Wright co-founder, NICE.
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why lie to ourselves? Food and Drink is completely dominated by males. When Lucy Wright agreed to the pod to explore female leadership in challenger...
Why Challenger Food and Drink Founders Must Separate Their Self-Worth From Their Business - Jason Gibb, founder Bread & Jam
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“What's the SINGLE best lesson you’ve learned from putting on 100’s of Bread & Jam events, seminars and workshops?” When Jason Gibb agree...
How To Win Listings at Ocado, Sainsburys, Waitrose and Tesco with NO previous food and drink experience – Gaz Booth, founder of Holy Moly Dips.
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gaz-Booth, co-founder of Holy Moly is the latest guest on HUNGRY. He's avocado royalty and the infamous Avoca-Don.Gaz is a hero who oozes Yorkshire...
How Charlie Bigham's, GU, Tyrells, Yeo Valley Made Consumers Fall In Love With Their Brand - Perry Hayden Taylor, founder big fish
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, I sat down the utter legend is Perry Hayden TaylorPerry is the founder of bigfish a marketing and design agency who's built a bevy of jugge...
How Green & Blacks Scaled From a £4m “Niche Organic” to a £40m “Everyday Premium" Brand - Mark Palmer, ex-Marketing Director Green & Blacks, Pret A Manger, Co-founder Cawston Press.
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode of HUNGRY. is with the Food and Drink Marketing Master, Mark Palmer. Mark has a glittering and illustrious career: Ex-Market...
How Cotswold Fayre Smashed The Speciality Sector - Paul Hargreaves Founder and CEO of Cotswold Fayre.
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Covid changed consumer habits. Speciality is BOOMING. How do we enter the market?"“My brand isn’t a B-Corp yet, but how can we do better as a bra...
How Dr. Wills Came Back From Rock Bottom, List with Waitrose, Tesco and Become a B-Corp - Liam White, Co-founder Dr. Wills
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“But I don’t have a big marketing budget to drive a listing?” “How can I compete with the big corporate brands” “How are we ever going t...
How To Spot A Great Opportunity and Leave The Safety Of Your Job To Follow Your Passion with Chris Dee, Ex-CEO Booths and Director of Food, Harrods
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before Christmas, I interviewed Chris Dee ex- CEO of Booths and Director of Food at Harrods.At Harrods, Chris launched The Perrier Jouet Champagne Ter...
How Challenger Brands Can Use Their Soul To Sell More Product with Lottie Unwin, Founder of The Copy Club
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"But I’m not a big brand with a big budget, where do I start?" “WTF?! - what brand am I even trying to create?"“Ye but, How do I stand out in c...
How To Save Your Local Restaurant During Lockdown 2.0 with Amelia Christie Miller
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shutting restaurants and pubs shut off peoples's happiness.Eating out is irrevocably life’s greatest pleasure. Walking through a restaurants doors ...
How To Build A Tribe of 100,000 Die Hard Raving Fans with Guy Hacking, Co-Founder of TRIBE
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had the joy of interviewing Guy Hacking founder of TRIBE .Guy is an absolute MACHINE - he ran 39 Marathons in 39 days in aid of fighting child tra...
Big Brand Lesson For Small Brand Success with Ex Coca Cola Marketing Director, Zoe Howorth
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, I interviewed the fantastic and knowledgeable Zoe Howorth for Episode 4 of ManiLife Conversations. Zoe has 23 years of experience working ...
How to Successfully Position Your Food and Drink Brand In Crowded Categories, Alastair Herbert - Founder of Linguabrand
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alastair is the ex Marketing Director of Invesco and FTSE International.Today, he is the founder of Linguabrand, which work with ADIDAS, Cadburys NZ, ...
7 Ways To Successfully Grab A Buyers Attention with Olly Hiscocks, Founder of Olly's (Olives)
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, I had a delightful conversation with Olly Hiscocks from OLLYS forWe ran slightly over 30 mins - yup, time flies when you’re knee deep in ...
David Gluckman - Creator of Baileys, Ciroc, Tanqueray Gin and Author of "That Sh*t Will Never Sell"
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of weeks ago, I recommend a book by David Gluckman called "That Sh*t Will Never Sell"It's fantastic.David and I have talked in great depth ab...