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ProfilesWho Gives A Crap’s Jessica Hook on Dolly, rescue dogs and drunk job interviews
‘I foster rescue dogs and live with a whole menage of different animals at home (ranging from sheep to tortoises) so my threshold for chaos is quite high!’
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ProfilesLa Vie CEO Nicolas Schweitzer on lardons, dragons and sweaty Metros
‘I sell plant-based lardons and have a lot of fun doing it’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Louis Hockton de Castañeda, senior partnerships specialist, Too Good To Go
‘Seeing first-hand the impact the app could have on a single bakery gave me a much more tangible understanding of the business’
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ProfilesTwo Chicks CEO Anna Richey on cockroaches, Kylie and Cluedo
’I would love to see Erewhon or an equivalent in the UK’
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ProfilesLost Sheep Coffee’s Stuart Wilson on The Goonies, deep pockets and David Brent moments
‘Unless you have investors or very deep pockets, it can be incredibly hard to get through the door’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Alice Pearson, operations director, Cotswolds Distillery
‘It was intimidating to learn under that kind of pressure, but I knew that whisky was my core passion’
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ProfilesHoly Moly MD Peter Oden on Prince, expenses and Seth Rogen
‘Being good and adding value is my purpose in life’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Katie Scott, product manager, The Gym Kitchen
‘Something that may seem relatively simple can take a year or more to grow from initial ideation to full-scale launch!’
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ProfilesDiageo’s Declan Hassett on licensing, German berries and Levi Roots
‘When great ideas hit restrictions or get tied up in lots of back-and-forth, it can slow things down’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Cait McNamara, social & community manager, Piccolo
‘Every experience teaches you something, even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time’
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ProfilesFrood CEO Frida Redknapp on East 17, modelling and UPFs
’Every “no” gets you one step closer to the right opportunity’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Charlotte Collins, brand manager, Pukka
‘Being an avid tea drinker and also being genuinely passionate about and a huge fan of Pukka’s products makes my job really rewarding’
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ProfilesPiccolo’s Bronwyn Hawker on UPF, slow trains and baby broth
’It’s great to see healthier snacks, fewer ultra-processed foods and more nutritious lunch options becoming mainstream’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sarah Haworth, brand manager, Mondelez
‘It’s not always about the role or category, but about what skills you’ve learnt and how you apply them throughout your career’
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ProfilesBooker’s Alex Edwards on steak, F1 and wedding videos
‘We have 22 master butchers currently working at Booker – almost 25% of the UK’s total’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Olivia Lewis, finance assistant, Jus-Rol
‘I was hired as temporary general help during a busy Christmas period and ended up becoming a permanent member’
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ProfilesGymkhana MD Ishen Paran on Oatly, Go-Ape and Sri Lankan prawn curry
’What happens on team awaydays, stays on team awaydays – although I now very strongly advise against 2am bike rides.’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Andrew Marr, graduate brewer, Damm UK
‘I make an effort to learn as much about different roles as possible to better my personal understanding’
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ProfilesJus-Rol MD Tim Clifford on smiles, Nigella and Pepsi Max
‘Being a small business enables us to nurture our team members and provide opportunities for them’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Kate Harrington, senior diet & health exec, FDF
‘Food companies can have such an impact on the nation’s health and the food we all eat’