James Averdieck
- Comment & Opinion
Ten years after Gü... launching a product is harder than ever
I set up Gü Puds in 2003. We had to go through all the palaver any new food business goes though…
- Comment & Opinion
Superstars: there's a spare desk in my London office
Through my coaching practice I meet a lot of start-up entrepreneurs and most have come into fmcg with little experience…
- Comment & Opinion
Why are imports of food & drink so much higher than exports?
We’ve just had a very upbeat chancellor telling us that the UK has the fastest recovery of any G8 nation…
- Comment & Opinion
What does the future hold for fmcg?
I am now what has become an increasingly rare breed in this industry – someone over the age of 45…
- Comment & Opinion
As unemployment falls, it's a good time to get more for less
Here’s a controversial idea: run your company with fewer people…
- Comment & Opinion
A tale of two cities: ranging and selling in Paris and London
London and Paris are similar in many respects. Each are home to about eight million people…