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HUNGRY.

Dan Popewww.linkedin.com

HUNGRY is THE podcast for Challenger FMCG & Hospitality Founders wanting to pour gasoline on growth.

We chat with the industry BIG HITTERS. We ooze out the HIDDEN success secrets they’ve never told before and dive deep into their gut-wrenching failures, so you avoid them. We help you grow bigger, faster, stronger. Over the last 6 years, we’ve chatted to some insane guests on the poddy: Rory Sutherland, Seth Godin, Jamie Laing, Spencer Matthews, Tom Kerridge, Sir John Hegarty, The founders of SOHO House, TRIP, The Devonshire, Tony’s Chocolonely, Vita Coco Look, I’ll be blunt, HUNGRY is NOT your normal podcast. HUNGRY is NOT scripted and sterile Q&A interviews. HUNGRY is for pretty much no one. HUNRGY is a deliciously fun, wild and crazy, ADHD rollercoaster of free flowing conversations. got what it takes? Buckle up. Strap in.

get ready to… FEED YOUR HUNGER

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Episodes

Espresso: How Coffee Culture Started in the UK - Jeremy Torz, UNION Coffee Founder

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to with Jeremy Torz, Union Coffee Founder Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save mone...

Feb 29, 202416 minEp. 158

DASH Water Founder: From Kitchen Table to Selling 45 Million Cans a Year in Starbucks, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors MKJ IGNITE - https://www.mkjignite.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - https://www....

Feb 26, 20242 hr 6 minEp. 157

Espresso: Green & Blacks Founder The Fail Safe Way to Build Your Brand

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money....

Feb 23, 202419 minEp. 156

What’s Stopping Kombucha ACTUALLY Going from “Niche” to “Mainstream” - Freya Twidgen, Fix8 and Fibe

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors MKJ IGNITE - https://www.mkjignite.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - https://www....

Feb 19, 20241 hr 47 minEp. 155

Espresso: The BIG Difference Between a Successful Brand Plan and Marketing Plan

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full episodes here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money...

Feb 15, 202418 minEp. 154

Espresso: the first draft of everything is shit - Rory Sutherland

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full episode here: Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money...

Feb 15, 20248 minEp. 153

Unveiling The Hidden Secrets to Winning European Rugby Championships and High Performance FMCG Teams

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors MKJ IGNITE - https://www.mkjignite.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - https://www....

Feb 12, 20241 hr 47 minEp. 152

George Pell: Pioneering The Renaissance of the Suffolk Food Scene

Escape the debauchery-drenched, randy-dandy dainty nights of sparkling SOHO. Chug along the spaghetti motorways before you peel off Soar and glide through voluptuously verdant countryside - Further, further, further, Further you go. Train stations become quieter. Post offices cuter. Bakeries sweeter. Conversation warmer. Pints slower. Life calmer. The Frontier. Aldeburgh, Suffolk. George Pell is doing things no one’s been brave enough to do before. After a illustrious career in Hospitality, Priv...

Feb 05, 20242 hr 14 minEp. 151

Why FMCG is Totally Broken For Black and Working Class Founders and How to Fix it - Asher Flowers

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors MKJ Ignite https://www.mkjignite.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - https://www.bo...

Jan 29, 20241 hr 56 minEp. 150

Espresso: Who Gives a Crap founder: The Pillars of High Performance Cultures

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/who-gives-a-crap-founder-the-8-principles-to/id1537239469?i=1000640860572 Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unle...

Jan 25, 20249 minEp. 149

Espresso: Who Gives a Crap Hiring Tactics for Great Talent - Culture Add vs. Fit

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/who-gives-a-crap-founder-the-8-principles-to/id1537239469?i=1000640860572 Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unle...

Jan 25, 202415 minEp. 148

Espresso: How to Scale from £0 to £1 Million Sales - William Kendall from Green & Blacks

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full episode here: Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money...

Jan 25, 202422 minEp. 147

6 Unilever Evidence-based Secrets: How To Effectively Tell Your Story on Shelf

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors MKJ Ignite https://www.mkjignite.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - https://www.bo...

Jan 22, 20241 hr 51 minEp. 146

Espresso: Rory Sutherland - The Best MBA is a Kitchen Porter

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money....

Jan 18, 20245 minEp. 145

The Unshakeable Toolkit for Fast Decision Making Under Excruciating High Pressure - Lottie Unwin

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ There is ONE sure fire way to lose Making decisions slooooooowwwwwwlyyyyyyyyyly So many teams: Ponder and pontificate and plot and pander and pop-out-for-a-walk which ends up in wandering...

Jan 15, 20241 hr 13 minEp. 144

Espresso: Why POPHAM's Founder Allows the Vision to Evolve

📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money....

Jan 11, 20249 minEp. 143

Who Gives A Crap Founder: The 8 Principles to Building a Global Consumer Brand

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors MKJ Ignite https://www.mkjignite.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - https://www.bo...

Jan 08, 20241 hr 56 minEp. 142

How All Things Butter Started - Thomas Straker, Toby Hoppy

Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow. 3. The ...

Jan 04, 202416 minEp. 141

8 Timeless Brand Building Lessons: Selling Green & Blacks for £35 Million and New Covent Garden Soup for £40 million

** PLEASE NOTE: my audio improves after 7 minutes!!! Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Feast your eyes on this 🍫 Exit New Covent Garden Soup Co for + £40 million 🍫 Exit Green & Black's exit for £35 million 🍫 Builds...

Jan 01, 20243 hr 8 minEp. 140

Espresso: How The Craft Beer Revolution Started

Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow. 3. The ...

Dec 28, 202312 minEp. 139

Minor Figures founder: Building a + £30 million Challenger That Thinks Like a Funk Band

Hey y'all, This is a repost of one of my favourite episodes of all time. Back to normal in the New Year. Hope you have an amazing Christmas STOP thinking like a Challenger Brand, please. Zipping n’ zinging through the Challenger zeitgeist is a David vs. Goliath mentality. Post BrewDog , challenger brands act like Punk Bands. Minor Figures took a screw-that view and forged a new path. They act like a FUNK BAND. Stuart Forsyth , taught me: "We play our groove and let our people come dancing” Mind-...

Dec 25, 20231 hr 33 minEp. 138

Espresso: How POPHAM'S Founder Deals with Mental Torture

Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow. 3. The ...

Dec 21, 202312 minEp. 137

How Jez Galaun Sold Brixton Brewery to Heineken

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors Mackenzie Jones - https://www.mackenziejones.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - ht...

Dec 18, 20231 hr 57 minEp. 136

Espresso: 5 Negotiation Hacks from Dragons Den

Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow. 3. The ...

Dec 14, 202315 minEp. 135

Top Negotiation Secrets from ex-Dragon Sarah Willingham from Dragons Den

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Are you crap at negotiating? C’mnnaaan be honest? Challengers are notoriously, hopelessly, woefully crap at negotiating. I’m awful. Founders struggle to separate themselves from their bus...

Dec 11, 20231 hr 33 minEp. 134

Espresso: I was ready to kill myself, but like a Phoneix Rose from the Ashes - Matt Kelly

Listen to the full episode here: Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow. 3. The...

Dec 07, 202311 minEp. 133

UNION Coffee Founder: Pioneering the Coffee Culture in the UK (it all started in a Garden Shed)

Every top food and drink founder reads our Newsletter - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Watch the full shabang on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@HungryFMCG/videos Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ Imagine walking down a street today. No Starbucks No Pret A Manger. No Costa. No Cafe Nero. No GAIL’s. No McDonalds coffee No coffee. Imagine a world with coffee? As an ardent coffee fien...

Dec 04, 20231 hr 55 minEp. 132

Espresso: Rory Sutherland - YOU MUST KNOW The Peak End Rule

Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow. 3. The ...

Nov 30, 20237 minEp. 131

Calum Franklin: Reinventing The British Pie and Putting British Food on the Map

Every top food and drink founder reads our weekly Newsletter, Friday Feast - why wouldn't you? https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/ Let’s link up on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/ Stalk me on Insta- https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/ HUNGRY’s absolutely bloody marvellous and wonderful sponsors Mackenzie Jones - https://www.mackenziejones.co.uk/ GS1 - https://www.gs1uk.org/ Big Fish - https://bigfish.co.uk/ BOWIMI - https://www.bowimi.com/ HC Consulting - https://www.hc-consu...

Nov 27, 20231 hr 43 minEp. 130

Espresso: Rory Sutherland - Why Brands Are Scared of Humour

Listen to the full episode here Espresso's are powered by our brand new sponsor, Unleashed! 1. What on earth is Unleashed, I hear you asking? Unleashed is Inventory management software that talks to your financial and eComm software. We use it daily at Islands. It's BANGING!! 2. Why Unleashed will change your life as a foodie founder? Cut admin time in half. Save money. Lots of money. Get lucid clarity on margins. Be all over cash flow, after all cash is king. Manage stock and cash flow. 3. The ...

Nov 23, 202311 minEp. 129
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