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Retail Ready Podcast

Welcome to the Retail Ready Podcast, hosted by Ben Whyatt Your destination for food trends, business talk and some serious knowledge bombs about the food industry.

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Talking with Matthew Parry, CEO and Co Founder of The Good Crisp Company - Ep. 23

Talking with Matthew Parry, CEO and Co Founder of The Good Crisp Company - Ep. 23

In todays episode I am joined by Matthew Parry, the founder of the Good Crisp Company. When Matt was based in Adelaide h... Read more

2 Sep 2019

24mins

Ranked #2

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Retail Ready Has Been Taken Over

Retail Ready Has Been Taken Over

Kate Johansson, founder of Koja has taken over the Retail Ready Podcast. At the weekend we met up and she asked the ques... Read more

1 Jun 2020

43mins

Ranked #3

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Managing Director of Dan Murphys, Alex Freudmann - Ep. 57

Managing Director of Dan Murphys, Alex Freudmann - Ep. 57

In today’s episode I am joined by Alex Freudmann who is the Managing Director of Dan Murphy’s. Alex has been someone I h... Read more

25 May 2020

41mins

Ranked #4

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Grounded Foods - The story of a plant based cheese company - Ep. 56

Grounded Foods - The story of a plant based cheese company - Ep. 56

Episode 56 is now available with Grounded Foods – The story of a plant based cheese company. In this episode I chat to G... Read more

18 May 2020

37mins

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Ranked #5

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What was it like in Italy for a food supplier during Covid19 - Ep. 54

What was it like in Italy for a food supplier during Covid19 - Ep. 54

In this episode it was great to chat with Francesco Franceschinelli who works in Italy within the food and beverage sect... Read more

5 May 2020

35mins

Ranked #6

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Making Milk Using Cell Based Technology with Turtle Tree Lab Founder, Fengru Lin - Ep. 52

Making Milk Using Cell Based Technology with Turtle Tree Lab Founder, Fengru Lin - Ep. 52

TurtleTree Labs is a Singapore-based startup which is making milk through cell based methods. The company has created pa... Read more

20 Apr 2020

24mins

Ranked #7

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$1m in online sales and a legal battle due to Cybersquatting we talk to Smoothie Bomb Founder, Cinzia Cozzolino - Ep. 46

$1m in online sales and a legal battle due to Cybersquatting we talk to Smoothie Bomb Founder, Cinzia Cozzolino - Ep. 46

In today’s episode I am joined by Cinzia who is the owner and founder of Smoothie Bombs. An idea which started to try an... Read more

2 Mar 2020

51mins

Ranked #8

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Welcome the the world of Nootropics with Shine Drinks Founder, Steve Chapman - Ep. 45

Welcome the the world of Nootropics with Shine Drinks Founder, Steve Chapman - Ep. 45

In today’s episode I am joined by Steve Chapman, who is the founder and CEO of Shine Drinks. Shine can be found in over ... Read more

24 Feb 2020

39mins

Ranked #9

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Why The Non-Alcoholic Drinks Trend Is Here To Stay - Ep. 43

Why The Non-Alcoholic Drinks Trend Is Here To Stay - Ep. 43

The global nonalcoholic beverage market is expected to reach a record value of $1,650.28 billion by 2024, according to a... Read more

10 Feb 2020

39mins

Ranked #10

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What are the main mistakes start ups make? With guest David Burns - Ep. 42

What are the main mistakes start ups make? With guest David Burns - Ep. 42

In today’s episode I got to hang out with David Burns, who is the founder of DJB food group. David works with start-ups ... Read more

3 Feb 2020

24mins

Ranked #11

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What the food industry will look like in 10, 20 & 30 years with Food Futurist, Tony Hunter - Ep. 41

What the food industry will look like in 10, 20 & 30 years with Food Futurist, Tony Hunter - Ep. 41

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Tony Hunter, a Food Futurist. While most people my age are following celebriti... Read more

27 Jan 2020

25mins

Ranked #12

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Running a successful Farmers Market with Brad and Jeanie - Ep. 40

Running a successful Farmers Market with Brad and Jeanie - Ep. 40

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Brad and Jeanie who are the founders of the brand, GoodMix but also expert Far... Read more

20 Jan 2020

22mins

Ranked #13

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Learn how a Australian Keto and Collagen brand has exploded just in 2 years - Ep. 36

Learn how a Australian Keto and Collagen brand has exploded just in 2 years - Ep. 36

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 ... Read more

9 Dec 2019

23mins

Ranked #14

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Mr Food Innovator, Mike Lee, founder of Alpha Food Labs- Ep. 35

Mr Food Innovator, Mike Lee, founder of Alpha Food Labs- Ep. 35

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 th... Read more

2 Dec 2019

25mins

Ranked #15

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How Bounce changed the game in snacking - Ep. 34

How Bounce changed the game in snacking - Ep. 34

In today’s episode I got to hang out with Paula Hannagan who is the founder of Bounce in 2004 after getting inspiration ... Read more

25 Nov 2019

30mins

Ranked #16

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How Harvest Box became a healthy snacking company with William Cook - Ep. 31

How Harvest Box became a healthy snacking company with William Cook - Ep. 31

In today’s episode I got to hang out with William Cook, the co founder of Harvest Box. Harvest box has been around in Au... Read more

6 Nov 2019

25mins

Ranked #17

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Mingle Seasonings Founder Jordan Evans - Ep. 29

Mingle Seasonings Founder Jordan Evans - Ep. 29

In today’s episode I got to hang out with one of the sassiest female entrepreneurs I know. Jordyn Evans who is the Found... Read more

15 Oct 2019

25mins

Ranked #18

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Talking with Quin and Michael Scalzo, Founder and Managing Director of Scalzo Foods - Ep. 25

Talking with Quin and Michael Scalzo, Founder and Managing Director of Scalzo Foods - Ep. 25

In the first part of the podcast you will hear how Quin, in 1977 left his job after 15 years and and decided to set up S... Read more

16 Sep 2019

39mins

Ranked #19

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Talking with Vicki Nguyen, Director of Jomeis Fine Foods - Ep. 24

Talking with Vicki Nguyen, Director of Jomeis Fine Foods - Ep. 24

In todays episode I am joined by Vicki Nguyen who is the founder of Jomeis Fine Foods. Which started off as a side hustl... Read more

9 Sep 2019

19mins

Ranked #20

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Talking with Mathew Slavica and all things social media - Ep. 22

Talking with Mathew Slavica and all things social media - Ep. 22

In todays episode I am joined by Mathew Slavica who is the founder of Digital Stand. In 2013 Matt saw the huge opportuni... Read more

26 Aug 2019

21mins

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