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Retail Ready Podcast

Dec 9, 2019

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Ally Mellor who is the founder of Locako.

In 2 years Ally has created over 20 lines within the Keto, Low Carb market. Ally is not done there she has a whole new range coming out in 2020.

Ally was one of the first brands to see the Collagen trend, she was one of the very first...


Dec 2, 2019

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Mike Lee who is Mr Food Innovator.

Mike is all about food innovation. He is the founder of Alpha Food labs which works with medium to large FMCG companies to help them stay ahead of the curve in innovation. Mike also has two sister companies, Food Tech Connect which merges...


Nov 25, 2019

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Paula Hannagan who is the founder of Bounce in 2004 after getting inspiration from a holiday in New York. Bounce is a company which changed the game in snacking especially with their range of bounce balls.

Paula tells all in this episode about her journey and the learnings...


Nov 20, 2019

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Dan Pope, who is sales manager of Manilife. Manilife is a UK based peanut butter company which has some high-end customers such as Waitrose and Harrods.

Dan tells the fantastic story of Manilife in this episode with a bit of comedy thrown in too.

Manilife uses single origin...


Nov 11, 2019

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Shaun Malligan, the co founder of Kooee! Kooee is an  All Natural Jerky snacking company based in Tasmania, Australia.

Shaun is an Australian who was living in the USA when he started making his own jerky to snack on. It then turned into a side hustle when more and more people...