Oh For Food's Sake
Oh For Food's Sake
Amy Wilkinson, Lucy Wager
Oh For Food’s Sake unravels the challenges faced when working in the food industry whether you are in an employed role or a business owner. We are your hosts, Amy Wilkinson and Lucy Wager and offer you a new discussion drawn from our own experiences in the industry from stress, burnout and resilience to working with retailers, setting up on your own 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.
Ta Da: Celebrating your successes
When life is getting you down and you’re feeling overwhelmed with work, family, your health or worries, it’s time to drop your to-do list and start a Ta Da list. On this week’s episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, the last one of the year, we’re reflecting on 2022, discussing what we achieved and what we’d like to work on in 2023. If you’re someone who doesn’t spend enough time acknowledging your own successes⁠—and hardly anyone does⁠— then grab a pen and listen in!
Dec 29, 2022
32 min
Understanding Agronomy with Debbie Winstanley
On this week’s episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we’re getting technical about potatoes! We’ve invited a very special guest Debbie Winstanley, an agronomist and potato lover, to talk potato varieties, supply chain logistics, sustainability and storage. Don’t miss the big reveal of Debbie’s favourite potato variety! Pop open a bag of your favourite crisps and tune in.
Dec 22, 2022
48 min
How to say No
One little word really can make all the difference, and it’s ‘no’. On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we’re exploring the power of saying no and what happens when you start to get back control of your timetable, your energy and your life.
Dec 15, 2022
32 min
Vegan Chocolate Pioneers! We meet Rimi & Manav from Love Raw
On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we’re interviewing a power couple who are making waves in the British food industry. Join us as we talk with our new friends Rimi and Manav, creators of the vegan chocolate brand LoveRaw, about everything from starting a business, to working with your spouse, to coping with Covid-19, to the future of LoveRaw.
Dec 8, 2022
57 min
How to stop self sabotaging
You’re not achieving enough. You didn’t handle that conflict well. You’d better check that email again before you send it. You should volunteer for another project… Any of this sound familiar? On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we’re shining a light on our inner self-saboteurs and telling you how to stop getting in your own way.
Dec 1, 2022
33 min
Micro networking
Today we’re talking about one of the most underestimated career advancement tools: networking. But since networking is a big concept that many people don't understand, we’re breaking it down into a series of small, easy steps that you can take right now to grow your network. Join us on this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast as we talk about micro networking!
Nov 24, 2022
31 min
Harnessing the power of trends with Charles Banks
Rewind back to 2012: Who would have ever said then that plant-based food and drinks would take off as a category? Enter the special guest for this week’s episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast: Charles Banks, cofounder of thefoodpeople! Charles joins us for an in-depth discussion on food trends, the responsibility that comes with food trend analysis and how thefoodpeople are investing in the next generation of food industry innovators.
Nov 17, 2022
55 min
Developing Functional ingredients with Danni Schroeter
When you work in NPD, you come across product roadblocks all the time that delay bringing a product to market or slow down sales. It might be that the mouth feel of your product isn’t right, or the texture is off-putting to the consumer or that you want to provide a meat-free alternative but can’t get the ingredients right…they’re all very common NPD headaches. But did you know that there's support available to help you overcome your NPD challenges? On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we chat to Danni Schroeter who’s the R&D manager at Ulrick & Short, the proud sponsors of this month of the podcast, about what Ulrick & Short can do for your NPD team.
Nov 10, 2022
36 min
Sustainable & Healthy Ageing with Barbara Bray
Whether you admit it or not, we’re all getting older. But what does that mean for your body and mind? How do you take care of yourself as your needs change? On this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast, we discuss food and nutrition with the multitalented Barbara Bray, a food and sustainability consultant, podcaster and well-deserved recipient of an MBE.
Nov 3, 2022
46 min
Overwhelm
How do you know when you’re in a state of overwhelm? And what can you do about it? In this episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake Podcast, we look at overwhelm from a compassionate point of view and give you tips on how to identify and avoid overwhelm, as well as how you can work yourself out of overwhelm in the moment.
Oct 27, 2022
35 min
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