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Stelios (Founder & Director of Ceres | Pure Food Innovation) travels and talks to exciting people within the Food & Hospitality industry. We don't rush in this podcast, we really want to find out what makes people do what they do. Focussed on learning from Chefs, Food Producers, Growers, Hoteliers, Suppliers, Restauranteurs, Trade Associations, and whoever makes hospitality happen. Tune in if you're in the business of making hospitality happen.
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Nick Damurakis, Athenas Fish & Chips
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In this episode with Nick we have a general chat, but we also deal with the questions submitted by listeners. It is a long episode because we tackle all the questions but also have the odd conversation about them too.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
In this episode we bring back Kate Nicholls from UK Hospitality, we first spoke to Kate a year ago nearly to the day little did we know what was ahead of us. In this episode we discuss so many topics, and once again Kate is an absolute star. How she remembers what she does is a credit to her and her team. To learn more about UK Hospitality visit ht…
In this episode I talk to Steve Drake from Sorrel Restaurant in Sorrel. We talk about so many great things that we cant list them here, and I could write a really long description but its better if you just listen.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
Alex started his career in London as a private butler for the French Ambassador and has worked on projects with The Hoxton Hotel, Eight Members Club and Coya Restaurants. From 2017 he became Global Brand Director at The Hakkasan Group and In 2019, he founded Aware Hospitality, specialising in food and beverage concept creation and international pro…
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Huw Jones, Finnegans Fish Bar Group
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In this episode we talk to the owner of Finnegans Fish Bar Group. It was really enjoyable catching up with Huw, he is very knowledgeable about fish and chips but also about business. You can learn more about Finnegans Fish Bar here.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
Charlie Terry, the CEO of CEEK Marketing, he is a Marketing Consultant, Board Advisor, an expert on Social Media and SEO, and so much more. We had a great conversation on the technicalities of being online for business. Learn more about CEEK Marketing.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
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Shaun de Vries, The Open Pantry Podcast
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In this episode, I talk to Australian hospitality expert Shaun De Vries about hospitality in the UK and Australia. It's more of a joint conversation, to be honest, we end up going off script and just talking. In these crazy times, it can be pretty therapeutic to talk without a fixed plan, we kept to what we know, but it was pretty fluid. You can su…
This episode is unashamedly about fish & chips; we tackle a lot of the pressing issues. Some of the topics we cover are the dreaded Covid-19, Seafish Awards, NFFF, Training, National Fish & Chip day and so much more. Thanks to our guests Tim Barnes from Krispies and Charlie Collins from Frydales.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
In this episode of the ceres podcast, we talk to Amir Gehl, the founder of Difference Coffee. Amir buys some of the most expensive coffee in the world and sells it to some of the UK's finest restaurants. If you have a Nespresso machine at home, then you can buy some too.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
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Cem & Cihan Oktem, The Packet Bridge Fish & Chips and Westgate Fish & Chips
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After a little break, we are back at it. In this episode, we talk my good friends Cem & Cihan Oktem from The Packet Bridge Fish & Chips in Bolton Le Sands, and Westgate Fish & Chips in Morecambe. We talk about so much industry stuff. But also how the brothers both work with each other often from a distance.…
In this episode we talk to Chloe Combi who is a Writer, Speaker, Consultant. We talk about the next generation of people coming not into the workplace but the consumer space too. This is a wide ranging conversation, we discuss all topics from movements, covid 19 and training Gen Z’s. Find out more about Chloe at https://chloecombi.net…
in this episode we talk to Max Kotin, Global Communications of Dodo Pizza. Today Dodo Pizza have 619 pizza outlets in 13 countries, including the US, the UK, and China. Follow Max on Linkedin Read more about Dodo Pizza.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
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Pete Fraser, Harbour Lights & Frasers Fish & Chips
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In this episode, we talk to Pete Fraser from Harbour Lights in Falmouth & Frasers Fish & Chips & Penzance. We discuss his journey in the fish & chip industry and how he manages teams across two sites, how he manages with seasonal trading, serving 180,000 people last year. If you want to get in touch with Pete, email him on pete@harbourlights.co.uk…
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Stuart Devine MBE, The Ashvale Group
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In this episode, I talk to Stuart Devine, Operations Director of The Ashvale Group. We discuss all the recent happenings and how it affects a group of 8 outlets (soon to be 7) and how you manage with 140 employees. While I had Stuart on, I picked his brain on regional issues and differences. In 2015 Stuart was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year…
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Adrian Bartlett, The Crabstock Boys
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In this episode, we talk to Adrian Bartlett. He is an ambassador of Seafish UK & Love British Food, He is partners with Andy Hunting, and they both travel the country as The Crabstock Boys. They have a lofty goal of making trying to get people to fall in love with British seafood, but more importantly, British crab.…
In this episode, I catch up with Steven Hesketh CEO of Savvy Hotel Group. We met in person just before COVID 19 hit and with everything happening we caught up online to have a chat.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
Yianni Papoutsis was the co-founder of the Meatliquor. He started as one of the first street food trucks in the U.K., the Meat Wagon. Yianni was doing street food before it was fashionable and explained why the U.K. just doesn't have street food like they do in the U.S. After teaming with Scott Collins and opening a pop-up restaurant, they opened t…
We talk to Cyrus Todiwala about the current COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting the hospitality industry. We talk through how he has managed at Cafe Spice Namaste, the challenges with takeaway & delivery models and how he envisages the future.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
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Elaine Batho, Life Coach & Wellness Consultant
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Elaine Batho is a Life Coach & Wellness Consultant. She has been in the hospitality industry for 30 years, and we discuss how looking after yourself is really important, especially if you are a leader, but the positive impact it can have on teams too.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
Charlie Collins is the owner of Frydales in Leicester & Syston. Charlie & Stelios chat about current affairs, how he became an owner of two fish & chip shops at the age of 25, we discuss the current COVID-19 pandemic, delivery aggregators and the future of fish & chips.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
In this episode, we talk to the awesome publicist of The Pig Hotel Group, Emma Cripwell. The Pig Hotel Group have seven hotels and soon to be nine. As you know, nearly all hospitality sites in the UK have had to close because of COVID-19. Today The Pig Group have announced they are now open for bookings again.…
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Andy Hayler, AndyHayler.com & Elite Traveler Magazine
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In this episode, we talk to the remarkable Andy Hayler from AndyHayler.com and Elite Traveler Magazine. We discuss the Covid-19 and the restaurant industry, and Andy helps me understand a little more about the pandemic as he knows a lot more about it than me (which is not hard).By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
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Hospitality Insights - Gary Lewis, KTC Edible Oils & NEODA
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In this instalment of Hospitality Insight, we talk to Gary Lewis, Business Development Manager at KTC Edible Oils & President of NEODA.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
Was good to talk to Paul Williams from KFE Limited. It is a long one, but hey it seems if your business is close. We have nothing but time. Why not find out more about KFE.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
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Hospitality Insights - Tony Crolla, Vittoria Group
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In this instalment of Hospitality Insight, we talk to Tony Crolla from the Vittoria Group in Edinburgh.By Ceres | Pure Food Innovation
