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
Stress Management
Stress is a topic that comes up pretty often for people working in the food industry. If you work in food, you’re probably familiar with common...
Why Quality Management matters
Quality management is a really misunderstood area of the food industry and other departments can often be reluctant to engage with quality...
Challenges for young people in Food with Kirsty Barden from MDS
On this episode of Oh For Food’s Sake, we interview Kirsty Barden, a Business Development Manager at MDS, a scheme set up in 1986 to train the next...
Special Episode – It’s our 1st Anniversary!
We can’t quite believe it, a whole year of the Oh For Food’s Sake Podcast! How quickly has that gone? In this special episode we select some of our...
Knowing when to Quit – Lucy’s Story
In this episode of Oh For Food’s Sake, we turn the mic over to host Lucy Wager to hear her story of burnout and career change in the food industry....
Why we need to support NPD Teams
Let’s face it NPD is misunderstood. You may be familiar with the term fluffy but where does this come from? Why is there a misunderstanding here of...
Women in Leadership with Nicola Buckley
In this episode, we’re talking with the incredible women’s leadership coach, Nicola Buckley. As she shares her journey from the corporate tech world...
Emotional Intelligence
What is emotional intelligence and how does it play a part in our working day? Can we improve it and how does it work best and in what situations?...
Time Management
How would you gauge your current time management at work? Would you say you have it sussed or do you want to hear a few more tricks and tips that...
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.