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Episode 27: The truth behind the Truthbrush
17 févr. 2022
00:19:05
In the seventh episode of Season 3 of The FMCG Insider, in association with HRA Global, Hamish talks to Cat and Catherine, the founders of Truthbrush, the beautiful bamboo brush. Hamish chats with Cat and Catherine about what prompted them to go into the oral care industry with a strong focus on sustainability and design. The founders share their passion for innovation, but also the difficult challenges they have faced from designing a product that is completely new to the market.
If you would like to feature on the podcast or have any questions, get in touch at hello@thegroceryinsider.com.
Episode 26: Exploring Clean vs. Natural beauty with Emma Lewisham
08 déc. 2021
00:37:22
In the sixth episode of Season 3 of The FMCG Insider, in association with HRA Global, Hamish talks to Emma Lewisham, founder of Emma Lewisham Beauty, the world’s first Carbon positive beauty brand.
Emma has built a pioneering health and beauty brand, with a circular beauty model that is now transforming the beauty landscape. Join Emma and Hamish as they dive into the future of clean vs natural beauty and how explore how Emma Lewisham is paving the way for more ethical & sustainable practises within the beauty scene.
If you would like to feature on the podcast or have any questions, get in touch at hello@thegroceryinsider.com.
Episode 25: The Future of Coffee with John Steel
16 sept. 2021
00:32:56
In the fifth episode of Season 3 of The FMCG Insider, in association with HRA Global, Hamish chats to Cafédirect's John Steel. CEO of the UK's very first certified B-Corp Certified coffee company, John has been instrumental in making the unique coffee company's business model a success.
Over 30 minutes, John and Hamish discuss advantages of social enterprises and how these appeal to the younger generation coming into the workforce as well as the importance of being ethically motivated whilst maintaining a profitable business.
If you would like to feature on the podcast or have any questions, get in touch at hello@thegroceryinsider.com.
Episode 24: Unpacking The New Science Rocking the Hair Care Category with Milena Prinzi
05 août 2021
00:43:17
In the fourth episode of Season 3 of The FMCG Insider, in association with HRA Global, Milena Prinzi joins Hamish in discussing the new landscape of the hair & beauty category. As Editor-in-Chief of AllThingsHair, Milena has a breadth of knowledge of the industry as it is now, how it has changed over lockdown and what the future has in store for the category.
She also has her own blog where she delves into more science-based discussions on the category which you can read by visiting Foodvsevil.com.
If you would like to feature on the podcast or have any questions, get in touch at hello@thegroceryinsider.com.
Episode 23: A retailer's view of Australia's food and drink with Mark Field
31 mars 2021
00:23:46
In the third episode of Season 3 of The FMCG Insider, in association with HRA Global, we talk to Mark Field, an Australian-based consultant with a breadth of experience within the food and drink industry. Mark, now Director of Prof. Consulting Group, has previously worked for big-name multiple Coles as the Head of Brand as well as Technical Director of 2 Sisters Food Group giving him a clear insight into the supply chain processes of retailers and the buying perspective.
To speak to Mark about how Prof. Consulting Group can help your brand, e-mail hello@profcg.com.
If you would like to feature on the podcast or have any questions, get in touch at hello@thegroceryinsider.com.
Episode 22: Behind the bar: what’s for sale in the pub of the future? Beer, low and no alcohol and hard seltzers with Ben, Dom and Fran
22 mars 2021
00:39:10
In the second episode of Season 3 of The FMCG Insider, in association with HRA Global, we talk to an expert panel within the beer and wine trade about upcoming trends in the industry. We speak to; Dom South, founder of Brand Fitness Ltd and former Marketing Director at Green Kind; Ben Lockwood, the On-Trade Marketing Manager for BrewDog and Fran Bridgewater, a fellow CIM member currently working at the Drinks Network.
We talk about:
Beer and wines in through the off-trade channel
What has Covid done for the brewing trade?
Has this caused an uptick in sales through the multiples
Have there been particular product trends?
Hard Seltzer, Kombucha and Alcoholic Teas
Will these become popular in the UK?
Who's buying these?
Retailer attitudes towards trends
Are the retail buyers aiming to get behind the trends now or later?
Are online wholesalers more innovative?
Low and No Alcohol
Will these become popular once the on-trade is open?
Is there a market for this?
Looking to the future
What will the on-trade look like in 12 – 36 months time?
Episode 21: The Hidden Links between Sleep and Food with Stephanie Romiszewski
05 janv. 2021
00:40:57
In the first episode of Season 3 of The FMCG Insider, in association with HRA Global, we welcome Stephanie Romizsewski, an established Consultant Sleep Physiologist and founder of Sleepyhead Clinic. With an impressive career history to date, Stephanie shares with us her experience of sleep physiology and tips on how to optimise your 40 winks.
Episode 20: Setting the wheels of organic supplements in Motion with Joe Welstead
01 sept. 2020
00:44:27
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Joe Welstead, co-founder and CEO of Motion Nutrition.
For more insights, consultancy, marketing and market research solutions, visit https://hra-global.com/
00:00 - 08:48 minutes: Introduction to Joe Welstead
An insight into Joe's former life as a professional swimmer for Scotland and forage into sports management following his retirement after the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Joe describes his struggle to find performance enhancing supplements that were also beneficial to his long-term health.
How this gap in the market sparked the inception of Motion Nutrition.
08:49 - 13:31: Bringing nutritional supplements to the wider market
Joe discusses how the supplement market has expanded beyond performance enhancements for athletes.
How organic supplements can benefit the consumer day-to-day.
13:32 - 15:29: Sleep Hygiene
How Motion Nutrition can benefit sleep.
Joe's adversity to supplements being used as a sole tool to enhance sleep and how he encourages a healthy lifestyle as a foundation for supplements to work optimally.
15:30 - 27:14: The evolution of consumer
Joe discusses the importance of improving the daily well-being of consumers, relieving stress and aiding a good night's sleep when conceptualising new products.
How the Motion Nutrition customer has inadvertently evolved into a female-dominated audience through it's accessible branding and marketing.
Benefits of retail partnerships fo consumer convenience and product exposure.
27:15 - 29:14: Influencer culture
Are influencer partnerships still relevant and effective in advertising brands?
29:15 - 33:26: Joe's Favourites
Joe shares his favourite well-being brands including Heckles and Bare Biology.
33:27 - 40:39: Nutrition news and quick thoughts
Hamish asks Joe his quick thoughts on emerging nutrition trends and products including;
Continuous glucose monitors
Ketones and the Keto Diet
Red-light therapy for better sleep
SARMs and peptides
40:40 - Future of Motion Nutrition
Joe discusses new product launches to keep an eye out for including his interest in balancing hormones as mood stabilisers and sustainable all-day energy supplements.
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Jacob Leadley, winemaker and CEO of Black Chalk and Fran Bridgewater, owner and founder of Drinks Network.
For more insights, consultancy, marketing and market research solutions, visit https://hra-global.com/
0:00 - 7:35 minutes: Introduction
Introduction to both Fran and Jacob.
Fran gives us an overview of the English Wine scene.
Is English wine still an onlooker or is it starting to make a dent in the volumes of European and New World wines?
07:35 - 16:10 minutes: Jacob and Black Chalk
Jacob tells us about his journey to creating Black Chalk wine.
How the name of Black Chalk wine came about.
How do you choose the grapes and the ratios within the wines that you produce?
16:10 - 22:40 minutes: The Consumer
When creating the alchemy of the wines, is there a consumer in mind within this process?
Jacob, are you going to bring out a third wine?
22:40 - 30:10 minutes: The Market
Are you seeing a resurgence of wine, with a bounce in sales?
Jacob discusses his increase in driest sales.
We hear about Jacob’s huge social media success to bring together and help English wine makers, The Big English Wine Good Friday.
30:10 - Social and Environmental impact
What sorts of things do you do to keep on top of your social and environmental impact?
Jacob and Black Chalk is a member of the UK Sustainability Group.
Fran, what names should we look out for in the English wine scene?
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Professor Lisa Jack from Portsmouth University.
For more insights, consultancy, marketing and market research solutions, visit https://hra-global.com/
0 - 5:30 minutes -
Introduction to Professor Lisa Jack and her move into teaching from being an auditor in the public and private sectors.
05:45 - 06:50 minutes
Will we seen an upsurge in food fraud in the COVID-19 era? Do you agree with this?
Prof Lisa discusses that the ‘head turn’ of attention could lead to more food fraud and tightened margins.
06:50 - 08:50 minutes
From a regulatory perspective, does this create a more permissive environment for food fraud at the moment?
Lisa discusses that a limit of resources can lessen the amount of regulation and investigative powers.
08:50 - 13:40 minutes
What’s your view of the impact on the food industry and supply chains due to products not being able to be sourced profitably?
Audits within the crisis: Lisa discusses the challenges that the current crisis brings, as we are now not able to view products in person and what impact this has on reliability of its authenticity.
13:50 - 20:15 minutes:
Do you think, with the drive to cheaper food, what is the right response that the authorities should take to steady the ship?
A number of manufactures have gone direct to consumer, due to the closure of foodservice, with the lack of higher authority standards, does this worry you?
20:15 -28:05 minutes:
From a consumer interest, what do you think this all does to consumer trust in food?
Is the consumer more suspecting of food fraud now?
28:10 - 30:40 minutes:
If you were advising a company now, what would you say to them to not be impacted by food fraud now?
How could they lock in the robustness of their supply chain?
30:40 - 35:30 minutes
In regards to Brexit, how will it play out in terms of food fraud, as EU regulations are removed, will it leave a lack of protection?
35:30 minutes
Lisa gives us the details on her Symposium ‘Futures for Food’ on Thursday 28th May, details of this event and how to register can be found here: https://bit.ly/Futures4FoodUoP
Episode 14: A real corker, an interview with Simon Thorpe MW
17 avr. 2020
00:50:14
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to wine industry consultant, Simon Thorpe MW.
0 - 8:43 Introduction to Simon
Simon started at Fortnum and Mason and moved into the buying team at Waitrose.
Gaining his MW qualification.
Using his extensive experience to set up a consultancy for the wine industry.
8:43 - 17:05 The MW qualification and Simon's buying experience
Simon talks us through the requirements of the MW qualifications and his experience.
Think back to your old job selecting wine for Waitrose, what advice would you give to your former self?
17:05 - 24:45 The innovation of gin and craft beer
It’s one of the truisms of wine at the moment that the innovation in Gin and Craft beer has left Wine behind, why do you think that is?
How the lockdown is affecting our relationship with wine.
What will change with the on trade environment at the end of the summer?
24:45 - 29:47 Australian wine
What about Australia and South Australia in particular - are there any producers over there that we should watch out for?
What impact have the bush fires had?
29:47 - 32:30 European wine
French producers in particular make some very fine products but others in the market say they ave a lot to lose, how do you see the prospects for french producers?
32:30 - 43:00 The new dawn
Which wine companies out there do you admire and why?
Important factors of players who can face the current challenges and who can remain sustainable.
How do you see the battle between 'new world' and 'old world' wine playing out?
43:00 Challenges in the future
What are the biggest challenges that the wine industry is facing and can it get through it?
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Sian Edmunds from Burges Salmon LLP.
Introduction to CBD and Sian Edmunds from Burges Salmon - 0 mins
Previous FSA rules on CBD - 5 mins
What were the ‘rules’ on CBD products prior to the FSA announcement - for instance, the January 2019 FSA position and the European Commission designation of CBD as novel foods?
Were people paying attention to these rulings?
And a curveball or those who have switched off from the Brexit ‘debate’, will EC designated novel foods stay novel foods post-December, assuming the UK withdrawal from the EU runs to time?
Will companies have to resubmit products to the FSA?
Latest news from the FSA - 9 mins
In a nutshell, what was the FSA’s ruling?
Quality test?
Should some consumer groups be careful?
Is this ruling the same for nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, health & beauty?
Products ready to launch and health claims - 13 mins
What should companies with Food and Drink products in the market do? What should brands with products with products in the wings, but not launched yet do?
Health claim regimes? Are we going to see products limiting what they can claims?
Local Authorities, Enforcement, and impact on CBD market - 18.45 mins
Are Local Authorities resourced and equipped to enforce the ruling - will any enforcement action have teeth?
Beyond the ruling itself, we can infer about the FSA thinking on how they want to influence the development of the CBD market?
A grey area and space for innovation - 23 mins
What’s your view of the ruling on the development on CBD category in terms of investors, products, competition, safety standards? What changes can we expect?
The grey area within the market?
Is there a case that the brands that do remain could be more innovative, more radical having bagged their novel foods approved?
The future of CBD products in the UK market - 28.30 mins
Could we see the development of an OTC CBD category with higher dosages and more functional healthcare applications?
Some of the trade feel that there is a certain inevitability about a loosening of regulations around cannabis more generally, can you see a time when the UK follows the US and Canadian model with Cannabis edibles?
Food firms listening - what’s the one thing they need to be getting on with now to anticipate when these regulations will start to bite?
If you would like to feature on the podcast or have any questions, get in touch hello@thegroceryinsider.com
Episode 11: The Guild of Fine Food with John Farrand
07 févr. 2020
00:40:26
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to John Farrand from The Guild of Fine Food.
Get to know John Farrand:
How did you get started working in food and drink?
Quick summary of the Guild of Fine Food
Education and training
Academy of Cheese
Trade Events, Fine Foods North in March in Harrogate - 12-13,000 businesses.
Food Awards - Great Taste started in 1994 with 250 entries, now just under 1300 entries.
World Cheese Awards
Integration with regional trade awards?
Protecting Food Heritage and interacting with Retailers
How does the Guild of Fine Food bump into a wholesaler, high-end retailer, how would that work? How do they interact? Readers of the magazine?
40 years for a long time, are there any changes over the 40 years, seen of the travel in the market and trends?
Organic - gone from boom to bust especially in cheese. Is organic a trend that is particularly susceptible to changes in economics and cycles of food fashion?
Is slow produced food closer to the world you work in?
Era from the 50s gently on the way out, foods back into their more natural state, would you agree?
Gourmet vegan foods in the future for the guild?
An American Trade Deal and Labelling
American trade deal - may be muted - from a fine food perspective to you welcome the ability to import from the states? Do you have the same concerns about differential standards that mainstream producers may have?
Turning to labelling, this is an area of a lot of interest do you guys get involved in provenance claims etc.
2020 Fine Food Trends and a career in the food industry
2020 any trends you think we will see or start, any predictions for the year? (fermentable foods, coffee, very good ready-meals)
What advice would you give a fresh-faced graduate to do or not do as they start their careers?
If you would like to feature on the podcast or have any questions, get in touch hello@thegroceryinsider.com
Episode 10: 2020 Supply Chain Vision with Jonathan Kittow
07 janv. 2020
00:37:29
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Jonathan Kittow from Simply Supply Chain.
Supply Chain as a Career - 0-6 minutes
Introduction to Jonathan and Simply Supply Chain
How attractive is the supply chain industry for graduates?
Is Supply Chain being broken out from operations structurally?
For B2B contacts for Supply Chain and Sales are the two parts of any grocery business that touch other firms the most, would you agree?
Are you starting to see, due to tech and therefore how things are being measured, has that lead to the roles within supply chain being up-weighted or new roles within Supply Chain?
As a profession has it got more strategic less exceptional?
Defining Supply Chain and the role of Logistics - 6.00 - 11.30 minutes
A definition of Supply Chain - where does it stop where does it start? What is it doing?
Where would see procurement fit?
Outsourcing logistics? Is this something that is new?
Do you think the third-party logistics providers are making it easier for product-focused firms to do that?
Retailers Priorities - 11.30 - 18.00 minutes
Are you seeing people coming in straight into Supply Chain from the data sciences or are they making a segway in from operations?
Just on the retailers, we have seen quite a few changes in recent years in terms of how the retailers are prioritising certain channels, how they are organising them. Do you reach into that world and how would you summarise these changes from the last three years?
Are they integrating the supply chain across those trading businesses?
Charging models particularly around groceries changing with more of a subscription-based offer, how do you think that will change going forward, will there be more Amazon-style strategies moving forward?
Wholefoods and the Discount Model - 18.00 - 20.45 minutes
Wholefoods, has much been going on there?
The discount model, do you think they will be changing their model or if it’s not broken, don’t fix it? Take Aldi for instance.
Supply Chain and Manufacturers -20.45 - 27.30 minutes
Supply chain management in individual food and drink manufacturers? How do they know they have got it right? How do they benchmark and set areas to improve?
Is there anything else that can be done?
In terms of how simply supply chain work with firms, is there one area that is in particular demand?
Are you typically working at Supply Chain level, at board level or do you work with MDs, where do you plug in firms?
Accounting - 26.00 minutes
So talking about behaviour change, do you think the accounting within companies has progressed enough to pull out product costs and how they vary in different channels?
The Future of Supply Chain - 27.30-37 minutes
Looking forward to 2020, what can you see happening in Supply Chain?
Do you see much ex-retail supply chain folk, popping up in manufacturing?
If you were a fresh-faced grad starting out in supply chain, what advice would you give? Is there a part of Supply Chain they should focus on?
Episode 9: A view from the top of the grocery industry with Steven Esom
11 déc. 2019
00:36:38
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Steven Esom from Product Chain.
Get to know Steven and the industry
Career path
The Grocery Industry and Retailers
What changes have you seen in the industry since you started?
Massive delayering on the retailer side - do you think this is going to continue as part of the reconfiguration of retail?
Can you see the challenge from the discounters changing in the next decade?
Do you think the big box retailers will start to transform their shops to be similar to that of the discounters?
Are we seeing more subletting of retail plots?
Waitrose and M&S
Where is Waitrose going over the next few years?
M&S are in a unique position with a unique audience, thoughts?
Category Management
Have we passed peak category management?
New products on the shelf for a shorter period, is this enough?
Product chain - Is it tougher than ever to get and keep listings, and to grow sales?
Challenger brands concentrating on a proposition, marketing and sales, is this the case with all?
What impact is this having on the corporate structures of the big retailers?
Do you think BCORP will be mandatory in a few years?
The important questions:
Where is grocery going to go next year?
What piece of advice would you give someone starting out in the industry right now?
Thoughts on the John Lewis Christmas advert?
Episode 8: Cracking the Code with Ged Futter
13 août 2019
00:30:21
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Ged Futter from GSCOP Ltd.
Get to know Ged (0 mins)
How did you start working in food and drink?
Working in retail
Defining GSCOP (3 min)
What is the code?
What does it do?
What relationships does it regulate?
When did you first hear about the code?
What was your first impression of the code?
The pressure for the code, in the early years the expectations of the code was met?
The evolving of the code (7 min)
What was the pivotal moment of the code?
A change in dynamics
A change of culture
Do you think there’s a link between Tesco fortunes and buying practices and the adjustment they have had to make?
Should the code be changed?
The code in practice (14.30 mins)
The code and own-label
Confidence of suppliers
Demographic of buyers and account managers
The challenges the code faces (20.50 mins)
Pressure on the code from different stakeholders
The future of the code?
The role of government and how this impacts the code (23 mins)
How does Brexit impact the code? Will this impact on behaviour towards the code?
Look forward - a change of government - do you think the ground rules of the code could change?
What does the code not cover? (28.20 mins)
Have a question? Want to feature on the podcast in our next series? Get in touch, we would love to hear from you - hello@thegroceryinsider.com
Episode 7: The Future of Category Management
31 juil. 2019
00:38:46
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to David and Alexis from Category Wins.
Get to know David and Alexis (0 mins)
How did David and Alexis begin working in the food industry?
What was the thought process and aims behind Category Wins?
Alexis' role in the business
Scaling up the business in five years
Understanding Category (8.30 mins)
Defining what category means
Recorded before the Asda/Sainsbury's merger was decided, David and Alexis' thoughts on this
Will it happen?
Retailers (14.55 mins)
Where will Tesco go now?
Ranking of the retailers
Where does Waitrose go from here?
What are the aspirations of Waitrose?
Post-potential merger, where does Sainsbury’s go from here?
What could happen to ASDA?
Thoughts on discounters Aldi vs. Lidl changing behaviour
Emerging Markets (32 mins)
When new markets emerge, how does this impact Kantar/Nielson to categorise and code them to help us better understand the market?
Have a question? Want to feature on the podcast? Get in touch, we would love to hear from you - hello@thegroceryinsider.com
Episode 6: Foodservice Matters with Emma Read
03 juin 2019
00:34:01
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Emma Read, founder of Lucid Perspectives.
Get to know Emma Read (0 mins)
What is Lucid Perspectives?
Getting into the food and drink industry
Emma moves into foodservice
Foodservice (5.30 mins)
What is the definition of Foodservice?
Top 3 trends within Foodservice?
Data sources and Foodservice
The Challenges within Foodservice (12.30 mins)
The boundaries within Foodservice
Where does foodservice start and where does retail stop?
Contemporary Fast Food (15.30 mins)
The trendy way to enjoy fast food
What does this mean for traditional fast food brands?
The transactional changes and how this is changing foodservice - technology
Death of the high street - impact on foodservice and what role does it play within this narrative
Wholesalers (23 mins)
Changes and trends for Regional Wholesalers
Cash and Carry
The Winners in Foodservice (25 mins)
Emma's winners in foodservice
Sustainability
Corporate social responsibility
The need to constantly evolve within Foodservice to succeed
Emma reflects on the industry (31 mins)
Emma's advice if you are thinking of starting out in food & drink and Foodservice
Episode 5: Free From Insights - Daiya Foods
13 mai 2019
00:23:08
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Bill Bollengier from Daiya Foods.
Get to know Bill and Daiya Foods (0 mins)
Who is Bill Bollengier and how did he start working in food and drink?
Find out more about Daiya Foods, history and where they are based.
Taste good, better for you, dairy free gluten free
Daiya Food products
Soya and Food Association
What makes Daiya Foods different? (5 mins)
Some brands avoid them tasting like non-vegan comparator, Daiya deliberate alternative
Mimic dairy free foods - proud to accept this challenge.
Free From Cholesterol
North American Plant-Based Market (7 mins)
What is the plant-based market like in British Columbia
Why are people to go plant-based, and what impact is this having on foodservice and retail
Where you can find Daiya Foods
What questions do people have towards Free From products?
Plant-Based Challenges (11 mins)
Free From to Full Of
Taste Vs. Protein
Vegan and allergen-free alternatives - what Daiya Foods offer
Plant-Based (14.30 mins)
Progressive moment high growth, choice and alternative
Competitors
Building awareness allergen free, vegan food
Where do you place products within this category in the supermarket?
The Future of Daiya Foods (19 mins)
Where else can we find Daiya Foods around the world?
Future of Daiya Foods
Episode 4: Food Entrepreneurs - Brain Füd
06 mai 2019
00:29:36
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to the Co-Founder of Brain Füd - Jess Gould.
Get to know Jess (0 mins)
Meet Jess Gould and find out how she got into food and drink, and a specific interest in energy drinks
Finding Brain Füd
How Brain Füd began
Where you can buy Brain Füd (5.30 mins)
Taking the product to market
Brain Fud within universities and offices
Who is the Brain Fud target market
Where you find Brain Fud
EXCLUSIVE news about Brain Fud
Packaging journey of Brain Füd (9 mins)
Packaging journey of Brain Fud
Future packaging of Brain Fud
The important connection between brand and packaging
Impact of packaging and how it looks on shelves
Future Brain Fud products
The evolving brand (15 mins)
Route to market retail, foodservice or direct to consumer
Focus on women in target audience and Brain Füd
Brain Fud colours and moving the brand forward
Brain Füd chose in bold and brave flavours (19 mins)
Flavours of Brain Füd
Distinct flavour combinations
Importance of natural flavours
Reflecting on how Brain Füd began in comparison to today (21 mins)
Great concept, how did Brain Füd begin
Getting the first order
The Brain Füd team and logistics for moving into retail
The exciting future of Brain Füd (23 mins)
Where would Jess like to be in a few years?
Any worries?
if you could give one piece of advice to someone starting into the industry today, what would you do?
Have a question or comment? Email us hello@thegroceryinsider.com
Episode 3: The Rise of Tofu and Dragonfly Foods
26 avr. 2019
00:22:41
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to the Managing Director of Dragonfly Foods - Steve Wickham.
Get to know Steve and Dragonfly Foods (0 mins)
How did Dragonfly Foods begin
Meaning behind the brand
Steve's passion for Tofu
Tofu and Miso (6 mins)
What makes Tofu so special?
Target market for Tofu
What is Miso and how does it work?
How are these foods merchandised?
Education of Plant-based food (10.30)
Who is responsible for educating consumers on these products?
Who has influenced the rise of Tofu?
Plant protein and Soy critic
Future of Tofu (19.30)
Where tofu sits now within its category
Future of Dragonfly Foods
Episode 2: Keeping it Cleaner
01 mars 2019
00:28:51
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to the founders of Keep It Cleaner - Steph Smith and Laura Henshaw.
Get to know Steph and Laura (0 mins)
Steph and Laura meet each other
The perfect collaboration
The magic of Social Media
Australian Grocery and Comparison to the UK (4.30 mins)
The Australian health and grocery scene
The word ‘cleaner’
How does Keep it Cleaner fit in within grocery
The Keep it Cleaner App (9 mins)
The Keep It Cleaner app and how it works
Being role models and the responsibility of this
How to keep grounded amongst all of this
Keep It Cleaner Grocery Products (17.50 mins)
Not having enough time to make the food we want to eat
Baby food products
The future of the Keep It Cleaner range
Protein - not just for boys?
Steph and Laura's favourite Keep It Cleaner products
Episode 1: Packaging with Neil Shackleton
19 févr. 2019
00:36:50
In this week's episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to packaging expert Neil Shackleton the founder of Medoola.
Introduction to Neil Shackleton (0 min)
Interest in packaging
What the industry was like when Neil started in the packaging industry 30 years ago.