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Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/Gut-health-pioneer & Industry GuruJon Walsh & Dr. Megan RossiOpposites attract,  1+1 = 3.Had a good gut feelin’ about this one. BOY OH BOY - it was UNREAL Bio & Me have won listings at Sainsbury’s, Tesco, CoOp, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Sainsbury’s. ON THE MENU:1. Why just because you WIN more listings doesn't mean you should HIRE more resource 2. The Dangers of CPG (Creator Packaged Goods) - just because you’ve a big following doesn’t mean it’s easy 3. Bio & Me’s Secrets to driving rate of sale on a shoe string budget 4. The secrets to driving rate of sale on a shoe string drive rate of sale on a shoestring budget5. Megan's Art of Taking Calculated Risks: leave it a week + sleep on it + use iPhone notes6. Why 1 + 1 = 3 - the science of building successful co-founder partnerships7. How to stop being nervous, what to eat before BIG pitches and presentations🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

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 Beauty and suffering into Safety.Living by the mantra “Whatever You Want”In a sun-drenched attic, high above the hubbub of Covent GardenSurrounded by the cantankerous cuddles of clattering knifes, forks and conversationI met Greg Marchand.Greg is a wildly successful restauranteur, founder of “Frenchie”🇫🇷 Frenchie Rue Du Nil (Michelin Star)🇫🇷 Frenchie Verbier🇫🇷 Frenchie Food To Go🇫🇷 Frenchie Bar Au Vino🇫🇷 Frencihe Covent Garden🇫🇷 Frenchie Pigalle🇫🇷 Frencihe Caviste🇫🇷 Frenchie Biartizz (coming soon)ON THE MENU:1. “Whatever You Want”: Why founders must learn to Survive the Wild2. Why pain and suffering is a great driver - but at some point you must learn to fucking relax3. Jamie Oliver & Nick Jones Leadership Lessons: Energy + Emotional Connection builds loyal teams4. Hug The Cleaner: Why Great leadership is when NO ONE IS LOOKING.4. Be the DNA Keeper: Why the Founder’s job is to feed the machine, employees feed the founder5. The 51% Rule + The Eyes Never Lie: Danny Meyer’s Principle for Hiring Great, Loyal Talent.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

 Bankrupt. Suicidal. RunningRunning from the worms and snakes and spiders crawling his mind.Running somewhere, nowhere, anywhereWilliam Chase had lost EVERYTHING.Will escaped to AustraliaReturning to Blighty, a tenacious Builder.Tyrell's - won listings at Waitrose & Partners Selfridges Harvey Nichols Tesco Morrisons, HarrodsTyrells sold for £50 million in 2008.In 2008, Will founded @Chase Distillery, another successful exit to Diageo in 2021.Now Will’s into Wellness, founder of Willy’s Apple Cider Vinegar and Kombucha.Full episode goes live MondayON THE MENU1. Why Food and Drink Founders: Don't be a romantic “founder” be a cold blooded “builder”2. How to STOP great talent leaving your business without giving them more money. Culture. Be first in, last out.3. What it feels like when £50 mill drops in your bank account: “It’s Not Until You're in the Winners Enclosure, You Realise All The Fun is In The Race”4. Why a brand is a “Friend” and must speak like a “Friend” to find the moments of Magic5. Why Nature is The Escape, Let Nature Fill your Mind With Freedom6. Everything you do. Do it properly + If you're in a hole stop digging7. Why Tyrells NEVER promoted: Don't sell 5ers for 4 quid Grow by DESIRE. Not by DISCOUNT. Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?Email me alwayshungrydan@gmail.com if you need a sounding board and finding/building teams xx🤝 Let's Connect!►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/)►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

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 approach buyers and drive Rate of SaleDifferent in how they prioritise MEDIA and CONTENTDifferent in how they hire and build an incredible culture.Most brands don’t win a Waitrose listing in their first year.So why Bold Bean Co. do?And how?So thrilled to welcome my great friend and fellow Enthusiast, Amelia Christie-Miller on to the podcast.Bold Bean Co. are making us “obsessed with beans by giving us the best of beans”ON THE MENU:1. Why being a founder is like being in a Toxic-Relationship - fall in love with the pain2. Pick your priority: How to use CONTENT to drive Rate of Sale?3. Why Founders need Two Hats: Coal-Face-Problem-solver vs. Zoomed-Out-Path4. How brands can develop Authentic Audacity - “just stop trying” “be YOU”5. Why Brands need both Product-Market-Fit AND Buyer-Brand Fit = LIFT OFF Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you?Email me alwayshungrydan@gmail.com if you need a sounding board and finding/building teams xx🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

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 CHANGED We entered unchartered, uncluttered waters I’d never explored I learnt you can be hyper-driven and super-chilled simultaneously. It made me reeeelaxxxxxSlooooowww down Enjoy it moreHave fun. Yes, Flat Whites, Creamy cups of molten dynamite are flung out of every coffee shop now. And yes, Avocado on Toast is totally ubiquitous. But who bought them to British soils? CARAVAN. A trio of kind, warm, affable, fun, hardworking New Zealanders DELIGHTED to welcome Laura-Harper Hinton and Chris Ammerman  co-founders of CARAVAN to the podcast. Caravan changed Coffee, they made Coffee culture.   ON THE MENU: 1. Why Founders must embrace  the mantra “Constant Gentle Pressure” 2. Why you DON’T HAVE to SCALE FAST - grow sloooowwww in your most organic way 3. How to not get “Bored of Your Own Brand” as you scale - keep the magic alive by working with epic, fun people 4. How to be Original: all great artists steal + constantly be the Magpie 5. Why Great leadership =  Balance of Empathy + Strength + Don’t Be a Dick and pack the boxes. 6. Why the key to successful restaurants (and brands) is ENERGY. Mackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

Download BOWIMI's Top Sales Tips and Tricks Course https://share.hsforms.com/1MYRWIkOjQwGK8jZLfUM-rA3imhIf Brand is frontman, Marketing: guitar and Operations: bassField sales is the DrummerThe pulse, heart beatMomentum-thumper, good mood-pumperField sales builds hustle and graft.J’Adore the Road Runners, Street Stompers, Pavement PoundersBut field sales is toil, hard-graft, rejection.Get it right and you're brand will be flying, turn-up unprepared and you'll be down a path of soul-crushing failure.Delighted to welcome my great friend, Dom BowcockDom is founder of Bowimi.BOWIMI - they’re a sponsor of the podcast too.BOWIMI work with THE fastest growing challenger brands, helping them scale.OLLY’s, NICE, Lucky Saint, Moju, Minor Figures, Double Dutch, KINDThis is a very special episode.Dom kindly reached out to BOWIMI brands asking their ONE Salient piece of field sales wisdom.We collected their learning, stuffed them into a delicious podcast.ON THE MENU:1. The simple trick is UNLOCK indie listings by reducing RISK and BUILDING TRUST with shop owners2. Why the Greasy Cog ALWAYS gets the Oil - You’re not that important, so always follow up - how to patiently persist3. The Power of Planning: fail to prepare, prepare to fail4. How Lucky Saint use Data to Drive to unlock more sales growth during the World CupMackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

Subscribe to the Hungry Newsletter for more Challenger Sales Tips and Tricks (coming soon) Maybe THE most important podcast I’ve EVER recorded.Getting ON shelf is EASY.Getting OFF shelf is HARDThe work really starts getting your brand in peoples hands, homes and habits.🍯 Struggling to win a listing?🍯 Shoddy Rate of Sale on the verge of being delisted?🍯 How to ACTUALLY manager availability without pissing off your buyer?🍯 How to negotiate Joint Business Plan’s with buyers?THIS IS FOR YOU.Dee-lighted to Welcome back the wise and pithy, Chris Dee to the podcast.Chris was the former CEO of Booths and Director of Food and Home at Harrods.NED at worlds best pb ManiLife, Get More Vits, Lucy's Dressing,🍯 THE 9 PRINCIPLES OF THE GROCERY (get these tattooed on you!)1. The Ingredients for Incrementality: new shopper + value vs. volume2. Ego is The Enemy: Why too much distribution is dangerous + get permission to fail3. Make Your Buyer Famous: what are their KPI’s4. Escape The Brand Bubble: LinkedIn vs. Reality5. The Art and Science of Pricing and Promotions: reframe price laddering and off shelf6. Don’t Score an Own Goal: availability dangers and communicating at all levels7. Negotiation is Not a Game: align your behaviours with talk8. Sequentially Build Your Brand: build distribution DENSITY9. Break Category Rules Steal Clothes from other categoriesFull episode goes live Monday 8am.Some say, good things come to those who slap the subscribe buttonIf you have 0.2 seconds, I’d be so gratefulG’wan ya’s kna’s ya’s wan’s ta’sMackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

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 bright-bouncing yellow countrysideVoluptuous blue skies, stress-incinerating views and salty kisses ofsea airAnd, of course, mighty Avalanches of Food-Glorious-FoodPadstow, Cornwall 2022.At Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 - I devoured a wondrous experience.Witnessing the soul-in-the-game dedication to craft.The hell-bent obsessionFastidious attention to detailChanged my life.I went ALL IN on the podcast.So THRILLED to welcome the true gent and delicious storyteller, Paul Ainsworth to Hungry.Paul’s career started at the prodigious Royal Hospital Road under Gordon Ramsay. Paul’s built a restaurant empire in Cornwall No.6 Padstow (Michelin Star), The Mariners, Cafe Rojano, Padstow Townhouse, Cici’s Cocktail BarHost of the Knifes Forks Tunes podcast: Tom Kerridge, Alan‘Seapa’ Mustafa, Jamie Cullum A regular veteran judge on The Great British Menu.ON THE MENU:1. How to build an INSANE culture of “Professional Fun” and “Make It Happen, Make It Happen, Together”2. How to get over losing great talent “Enjoy being in the shit, the ship will always keep moving forward”.3. Why Michelin star hospitality is the delicious dance of “Art” and “Magic”4. Gordon Ramsay’s Method to smash through Imposter Syndrome: “Why Not, You?”5. Leadership Lessons from Gary Rhodes, Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing: Discipline + Never Give In + One Foot In Front of the OtherMackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

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 silver-back Gorilla-GoliathsBig hairy beastsUber EATS and DeliverooUntil 2020When rapturous sparkle-eyed challenger charged inWith even bigger-hairy audacious goalsDeliveroo-ing a UBER heavy blow to their anklesEnter Foodstuff*THE* challenger brand delivery app:- Pedals Not Petrol, deliveries are 100% Emission Free- EXCLUSIVELY for Indies operating in Cambridge, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh- Recently raised £1.1MM and appointed hospitality legend, Charlie McVeigh, who sold Draft House to BrewDog as Chairman.Sooo thrilled to welcome Foodstuff founder Toby Savill to the podcast.ON THE MENU1. Why You Must Prove Product Market Fit for a LONG Time before investing in Tech.2. Why You Don’t Have to Reinvent The Wheel: Reframe the Question = New Perspective = New Ideas = Swim Where No One Else Is Swimming3. How to Build Traction in the Early Days: ****Do Things That Don't Scale + Slowly Leverage Communities + Double Down on Surprising Successes4. How to Compete with Deliveroo: 7 Years ahead with Billions in the Bank - BRAND> TECH. Go for the Ankles NOT the Heart - a la David Gluckman5. Why a Brand inhabits 1 % of your brain - 1 Hook, 1 Message, Be Known for ONE Thing + Make Consumers Feel SpecialHungry is fed by our utterly-wonderful sponsors: Mackenzie Jone, GS1 and Bowimi.Mackenzie Jones - the FMCG recruitment specialists.There’s salacious-yet-superfluous recruiters out there - proper Cowboys. Thank goodness for Billy and Paul. The Good guys.Loved by brands like Lucky Saint, Candy Kittens, Hunter & Gather, FULFIL. Looking to build out your team? Deeply implore you to reach out to Billy or Paul.GS1 UKYou’ve set the business up, the website is in development, got the bank account, what’s next? Barcodes! Get the barcodes for your products from GS1 UK from the start and don’t risk going with cheaper alternatives – it’ll cost you in the long run. Enjoy more than just barcodes and get 20% off your first year’s membership with GS1 UK by using the discount code HUNGRY20 at checkout.www.gs1uk.org/hungryBOWIMI - Food & Drink Founders and Sales Teams.  BOWIMI makes you better at your job and saves you stress, time and improves your bottom line.Save time, planning out your sales routes.Quickly sort out transfers ordersTrack store availability to ensure you’re not losing sales/leaving money on the table.🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) 🙏DONATE to Dan's London Marathon Fundraiser for Arts for All:click here or use the link below👇https://www.justgiving.com/page/dan-pope-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk&mi_u=55223120&mi_ecmp=FR-heroes_FRPo_Event-near-badge_uk

Rory Sutherland, Vice Chair of Ogilvy, discusses why the opposite of a good idea is a good idea, how premium pricing affects food taste, and the value of creativity. The conversation also explores the importance of challenger brands, hipster culture, and the impact of branding on consumer behavior.