The economic shock to the UK (and much of the world’s) system has only just begun, and the FMCG industry is at the coalface. So, faced with some brutal economic facts, I thought I would lay out, if and how, we are seeing them play out in the innovative brand world.
I went for lunch the other day with a senior leader from the worlds’ biggest retailer and, when we asked what they look for in the brands they scale with, the answer was “founders that genuinely hear other perspectives”.
Covid accelerated cheesegeek’s e-commerce side of the business leading to stability and a structure that could now focus on marketing, resulting in their first senior hire, a new Marketing Director.
Kicking off 2022, Andy and Thea’s first Blue Plaster podcast of the year reflects on all things 2021. From their personal and professional highs to their ‘oh sh*t’ moments – be sure to listen to the highs, lows and what is in store for the future.
In this episode Thea and Andy are joined by Craig Jones, co-founder and MD at Cheesies, alongside Chris Gale from YF Funding to talk about Finance and Fundraising.
Wilf Marriott the founder of Islands Chocolate knew that building out his team was going to be the hardest on all fronts.
In this episode Thea and Andy are joined by the CEO of GS1 UK, Anne Godfrey to unravel the uncertainty behind the new Natasha’s Law legislation.
In this episode, join Thea and Andy as they talk all things Fundraising with Seedrs very own Scott Simpkin, the expert on F&B raising.
In this episode YF co-founder Thea and Andy are joined by Dan Sands from GS1 UK and Marieke Syed the founder of Snackzilla.
For our first episode back, we couldn’t help but address the elephant in the room, that is Covid-19. We take a look back over this last year, the good and the bad times and how our industry has changed.
This February was B Corp month: a time to celebrate the brands driving positive change and using their business for
Our vision for the consumer FMCG sector has always been to achieve a truly level playing field. We believe that
In our latest ‘from-home’ episode, Thea and Andy begin to look forward and theorise about the world after Covid, reflecting
In the second of our ‘catch up’ episodes, Andy hears how the current world looks from the point of view
At Young Foodies, we spend our days talking to entrepreneurial people who have been changing the landscape of food and
By Theadora Alexander When I visit brands, I always find it fascinating to learn about the ways in which different
Soda Folk, an all-natural American craft soda brand, was in a stage of high-growth. However, with the founder based in the US, they needed an MD with experience in the UK FMCG industry to help steer the ship.
This week we caught up with Tara, who, since the Young Foodies graduate programme, has been super busy getting hands-on
Jack Shepheard, Economics Graduate, has been working as an intern superstar in food service for the meat-snacking brand Ember snacks.
The world of blue chips (the big businesses) is a totally different beast to the start-up space the brands in
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