In this episode YF co-founder Thea and Andy are joined by Dan Sands from GS1 UK and Marieke Syed the founder of Snackzilla.  We talk all things HFSS (sadly they did not come up with an easier acronym to say.) Looking at the back story behind the introdu

After a rather long hiatus, we are very pleased to be back with a brand new season of the Blue Plaster Podcast starring our very own Thea Alexander and Andy Allen. For our first episode back, we couldn’t help but address the elephant in the room, that i

In our latest 'from-home' episode, Thea and Andy begin to look forward and theorise about the world after Covid, reflecting on the scenarios at play for challenger brands. Young Foodies is the leading voice of challenger food & drink brands in the U

In the second of our ‘catch up’ episodes, Andy hears how the current world looks from the point of view of Luke Boase, founder of Lucky Saint and Rich Wilkinson, Co-Founder at Doisy & Dam.   We’re also fortunate to grab a few mins to gain a little ins

In this episode Andy is catching up with a few people across the industry and understanding how the current social distancing measures are effecting business in different ways.  One thing that is clear, despite the obvious downsides and difficulties we'r

In this special 'from-home' episode, Thea and Andy address the economical and mental health challenges faced by the food & drink challenger industry in the wake of Covid-19. We interview Paul Surtees, CEO of Capitalise, on debt financing for SMEs to

It’s 2020 and we are back with our first Blue Plaster Podcast for the new year.  In this episode, Andy speaks with former Sainsbury’s Buying Director James Bailey, the brains behind Sainsbury's Future Brands initiative. James shares insights into the

It’s the final Blue Plaster Podcast for the year and boy have we got a good one to celebrate.  In this podcast, YF co-founder Thea and Andy talk all things B Corp with James Ghaffari, Director of B Corp Certification at B Lab UK.  Based on the principle

In this episode, Chris & Andy speak to Lucy Orton, former founder of Pudology. Lucy shares with us the highs and lows of her journey with Pudology, from the excitement of winning new listings to the issues that ultimately resulted in the closure of th

The Blue Plaster Podcast is back with a brand new season! What better way to kick off season two than with the podcast debut of our co-founder Chris?! In this episode, Chris & Andy speak to Ian Wright (no, not the footballer - the CEO of the Food &am