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.

Hybrid working in the Food Industry
Hybrid working has blossomed since the pandemic and many of us are now faced with new challenges across the industry. We discuss how this is...
Insight Matters
Amy takes the expert point of view on today’s conversation having been an insight manager in chilled foods and we break down how the understanding...
Flourishing in the Food Industry with Jo Elsdon
In this week’s episode, we have a wonderful conversation with Joanne Elsdon who is Head of Food at one of the UK’s largest Food Manufacturers and...
Challenges for Women in Food
As a woman in the food industry do you feel held back compared to your male counterparts? This week we review some very interesting results...
Boosting Creative Confidence
20. Boosting Creative Confidence Today we dive into boosting creativity in the workplace, is it something we all can put our hand to or is it just...
Delegate for Success
In this episode we delve into the reasons why it is so important to ask for help and where possible, outsource, delegate or push back on certain...
Letting go of Perfect
18. Letting go of perfectionism Today we break down the idea of perfectionism from how we manage this in our work when it comes to completing a task...
How do we attract new talent to the Food industry
17. How do we attract new talent to the Food industry Each week Lucy and I talk through the trials and tribulations of working in the food industry....
Pivoting in a Pandemic with Justin Gilchrist
Every week, Lucy and I talk through the trials and tribulations of working in the food industry. This is to help you find new ways of coping through...
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.


























