OH FOR FOOD’S SAKE
-THE FOOD INDUSTRY PODCAST
unravelling challenges faced when working in the food industry whether YOU’re employed or a business owner.
We are your food industry podcast hosts, Amy Wilkinson and Lucy Wager and we offer you a new discussion each week. Drawn from our own experiences in the industry from stress, burnout and resilience to working with retailers, setting up on your own food brands and much more.
There will also be guest interviews from our food industry network to explore these challenges further giving you a comprehensive offering of stories, tips and advice through this rewarding industry.
TALKING POINTS
4 Things You Need To Do To Succeed In Your NPD Career
Starting a career in NPD is like being thrown in the pool at the deep end. There’s so much to learn and everyone around you is busy and under...
4 Things Foodie Startups Need to Know
You might have an incredible food product idea, complete with a compelling brand story and an ‘in’ with a big retailer. But unfortunately, the...
Marketing shorthand with Chris Owen
Can own-brand businesses compete with big brands? What does it take to get a food product from a new start-up onto the shelves of big retailers? And...
Book Review: The Chimp Paradox
You walk into a crucial NPD meeting knowing that you have bad news to deliver. When your senior colleagues start to question you, you feel your...
Navigating your EHO with Ruth Baker
Today we’re tackling an issue that affects businesses right across the food industry: food safety standards. Whether you’re a feisty challenger...
Self promotion without selling your soul
It’s that item on your to-do list that you keep putting off: self-promotion. You can always find a reason to put it off but avoiding self-promotion...
Starting out in the Food Industry with Martha Wood
On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we chat with recent graduate and food industry trends expert Martha Wood from Ulrick & Short....
Three Simple Ways to Become More Assertive
“I’m sorry to interject, but would you mind just please…” Nope, stop right there! On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we’re...
Overcoming Barriers in the food industry with Bethan Grylls
Sustainability, food safety, food security and a failure to meet recruitment targets, not to mention the aftershocks of a pandemic: The UK food...
Torifin, 12/11/2022
Informative, varied and relatable
Super-informative podcast that covers a huge range of topics related to working in and around food. Lucy and Amy are really relatable and provide honest, genuine advice and guidance.
LouiseChick, 04/12/2021
Brilliant!
Absolutely loving every episode. As a bit of a newbie in the food industry it’s so good to listen to two experienced female voices sharing the wealth of their experience.
Asertyuiop, 16/11/2022
Great resource
This is a brilliant podcast for those working in the food industry. It offers so much advice on how to manage mental health, how to progress, how to manage a team as well as really interesting interviews. It’s the empowering manager you had or you wish you had. It makes me better at my job.