Archive of all Interview articles – Page 5
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‘Our biggest risk to health is inertia’: how Kieron Boyle is driving social change in food
Boyle chairs a multitrillion-dollar investor coalition. He’s driving the food industry to take action on obesity levels and health inequalities
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Original Beans founder Philipp Kauffmann on craft chocolate and ethical trade
Philipp Kauffmann founded Original Beans to celebrate some of the world’s rarest cacao. Now he wants to see craft chocolate recognised in the mults
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Who needs Sainsbury's? Meet the pioneer behind Morrisons Daily’s first independent store
Harj Dhasee was the first independent retailer with Morrisons Daily after being left high and dry when Sainsbury’s pulled the plug on its wholesale plans
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Going plant-based with Pilgrim’s Food Masters CEO Nick Robinson
Pilgrim’s Food Masters CEO is taking some of the UK’s biggest meat brands and turning them veggie. So far, at least, it seems to be working
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How Dash founders Alex Wright and Jack Scott are making its seltzers sparkle
The duo are turning wonky fruit into sparkling seltzers, carving out a major niche in a category loaded with multinational rivals
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How Susan Jebb is setting a new health standard at the FSA
Susan Jebb’s obesity work hasn’t won her too many friends in the industry. So how should it view her decision, in her new role, to put health back on the Food Standards Agency’s agenda?
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Why grocery is swiping right for Nicky Jackson’s app sensation RangeMe
Nicky Jackson’s RangeMe is hooking up buyers and suppliers and despite only landing in June, has already caught the eye of Tesco, Asda, and Co-op.
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Costa Coffee’s Becky Brock on ‘backing the big bets’ with M&S and Coca-Cola
Costa’s commercial & customer director only joined 15 months ago but has already launched a tie-up with M&S, revamped Costa’s loyalty scheme, and expanded its Deliveroo partnership. So what’s next?
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Guy Singh-Watson: Riverford’s veg boxer comes out swinging
Guy Singh-Watson is the tough-talking entrepreneur behind Riverford’s fast-growing veg box business. He reveals what’s next on its sustainable agenda
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Josiah Meldrum on how Hodmedod’s is trailblazing a path for British beans
Meldrum and his co-founders are trailblazing a more co-operative, sustainable, equitable food system based on a renaissance in British pulses
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Candy Kittens founder Ed Williams on how the brand axed its Playboy purr
Ed Williams has transformed Candy Kittens from a sleazy reality TV plot into one of the UK’s fastest-growing sweet brands. Now, he’s tackling Goliaths
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Jonathan Petrides on his Allplants vision: ‘veganism without the preach’
Jonathan Petrides may hate the ‘v-word’ but his plant-based delivery service is finding its way into everywhere from Amazon HQ to Downing Street
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Mark Livings on Lyre’s plan to be the first low & no unicorn
Mark Livings is eyeing unicorn status for his booze-free Lyre’s. But gin obsessions, supermarket buyers and regulation stand in his way.
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Stuart Machin on M&S Food's turnaround: 'The job's not done'
M&S’ food business is undergoing a dramatic transformation under MD Stuart Machin. New stores, Ocado, and now Costa Coffee are helping reignite its spark. But the work isn’t done yet
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Highland Spring’s Simon Oldham on the war on plastic: "Bottled water isn’t going anywhere"
Highland Spring’s joint MD has coped with Covid sales slumps, sustainability concerns and supply issues. But he’s feeling optimistic about the brand
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Noble Foods boss Duncan Everett on Gü, Happy, Crackd and other things egg
Since Duncan Everett joined Noble Foods, he’s sold its posh pudding brand Gü and is going back to basics. But what exactly does that mean?
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How Tara Garnett is driving dialogue in the debate on food’s environmental impact
Tara Garnett has long studied food’s impact on the environment. Now she is driving dialogue and collaboration in this increasingly polarised space
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Innocent’s Douglas Lamont on leading the quest to make business ethical
Innocent boss Douglas Lamont wants business to be a force for good. He’s making the case for legislation to that effect – and he’s practising what he preaches
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Skinny Food Co founders on taking a leaf out of the Heinz playbook
The Skinny Food Co’s founders started out with £3k and an idea. Now they’re turning over £35m, and eyeing the US and China
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Benedict Daniels: the man who made Ritter Sport a UK name
Benedict Daniels made the ‘special, strange’ brand of his childhood a hit on these shores. Now he’s facing a fresh challenge in the form of HFSS rules