Getting to Grow

By Getting to Grow

Hosted by Zoe Fox, Getting to Grow is THE podcast dedicated to unearthing the stories of some of the best brands in FMCG.

Every episode I chat to founders, experts and industry personalities who each... more

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November 29, 2023 #37– Jack Brewitt - Founder of 92 Degrees Coffee
On episode 37 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Jack Brewitt Founder of 92 Degrees Coffee🎙👂 😀
Named after the optimum temperature for the extraction of espresso, 92 Degrees coffee opened its first roastery in Liverpool city centre in 2014 and its first coffee shop the following year!
They have a strong vision of;
UNITING EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE THROUGH OUR LOVE OF COFFEE
Strictly small-batch, hand-roasted methods are employed to ensure each cup consistently brims with flavour and freshness, and only beans sourced from green coffee import partners are used.
Jack began his work with 92 Degrees without huge financial backing and quickly realised a dream. The business has since gone from strength to strength, remaining agile throughout COVID to continue to expand.
“92 degrees was founded by myself and 5 other people. At the time, I was working on a building site and someone who ran a tech business asked me to show him around the building. We got to the corner of Hope Street and he said we should build a shop there. So I said, “let’s do it!”
“Six weeks later, we had a full business plan and six weeks after that, we opened our doors as a coffee shop. We had a total of six of us, as the two of us couldn’t afford it on our own. Another six weeks later, we all sat down and I knew how much our customers loved us and it was working well, so I suggested we build more shops – but everybody else said no.”
What happened next?!
Listen to the full episode to find out more!
To find out more, visit 92degrees.coffee and follow them on Instagram @92degreesuk
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November 17, 2023 #36– Andy Shovel - Co- Founder of THIS
On episode 36 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Andy Shovel Co- Founder of THIS 🎙👂 😀
Andy and Pete last job entailed selling tonnes (literally tonnes) of meat. Then they felt bad! Also, they felt like meat-alternatives weren’t realllllly for people who love the taste of meat. They felt, that they were for people who like sandals with socks (and the taste of sandals).
So they’ve basically made food for themselves, but they now would love you to try it too because THIS™ is a game-changer – 100% plant-based, high in protein, waay lower in saturated fat than meat, yet FULL of flavour.
THIS™ was founded in June 2019 by Andy Shovel and Pete Sharman as a plant-based food brand for meat-lovers. Following two years of extensive research and development with a team of world-leading food scientists and flavourists, they created hyper-realistic meat alternatives. The THIS™ Isn’t Chicken and THIS™ Isn’t Bacon product ranges are specifically designed to replicate the taste, texture and flavour of popular meat products but without any of the downsides (they’re high in protein, low in saturated fat and are GMO-free, carcinogen free, and nitrate free).
THIS™ was listed by Kantar in the top 10 most valuable FMCG product launches of 2020. In under two years since launching, THIS™ has been stocked in over 8,900 retail distribution points (an annual growth rate of 633%) in all four of the UK’s major grocers. The products also feature in over 300 restaurants throughout the country (including Prezzo, Pho, and Honest Burgers).
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THIS BRAND!
To find out more, visit this.co and follow them on Instagram @this.co
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October 31, 2023 #35 - Imme Ermgassen & Sam Steavenson - Founders of Botivo
On episode 35 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Imme Ermgassen & Sam Steavenson - Founders of Botivo🎙👂 😀
They believe that everyday pleasures should be full of life and savoured; and that the most important moment of the day is when you clock out and ease into your evening. Whether it’s an evening enjoying amazing food with great friends or unwinding after a tough day's work, at Botivo they call this time 'the yellow hour'. We believe that everyone deserves a truly special drink to look forward to and that people are tired of compromising when they are not drinking.
They made Botivo to challenge the idea that only alcohol makes delicious craft drinks. Great drinks are delicious, complex and multilayered. It is their fullness in taste that gives us pleasure.
“I wanted to bring the true craft and depth of flavour we all see in the alcohol category, to the non alc category. This meant using real ingredients, no flavourings and low intervention techniques”
Sam Paget Steavenson
“When I tried Botivo it blew my mind, it was everything I wanted in a drink. I left my job and joined Sam. My friends still can’t get their head around the fact I am co-founder of a non-alcoholic aperitif brand... until they try it.”
Imme Ermgassen
To find out more, visit botivodrinks.com and follow them on Instagram @botivodrinks
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October 10, 2023 #34 – Shani Higgs - Head of Sales at Perfect Ted
First thing is first...
They are on a mission to spread positive energy through Matcha Green Tea.
Marisa has ADHD & anxiety, and for years she suffered from the negative side effects of coffee and sugary energy drinks.
The jitters, crashes, and heightened anxiety made her neurodiversity even harder to deal with!
Then, she finally found the solution she had been looking for:MATCHA GREEN TEA.
With the same amount of caffeine as a small coffee/typical energy drink, but without the jitters, crashes, or anxiety, matcha helped her feel her best self:
1. Energised for 2x as long without the comedown2. More focused and productive than ever3. Balanced in mood and no longer anxious
Now, they want to help everyone feel your best self with PerfectTed matcha energy!
The first UK-based energy drink to win a Great Taste Award, PerfectTed Matcha Energy Drinks are available in three unique flavour combinations, combining matcha green tea, lightly sparkling water and real fruit juice. The range includes:
Matcha Green Tea Energy– Pear Ginger: This all-natural energy drink contains juicy pear with a satisfying zing of ginger
Matcha Green Tea Energy – Apple Raspberry (Great Taste Award winner): Fresh-pressed green apples mixed with tart raspberries
Matcha Green Tea Energy – Pineapple Yuzu: PerfectTed has blended citrusy yuzu with pineapple for a refreshing experience
To find out more, visit perfectted.com and follow them on Instagram @perfecttedenergy
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September 27, 2023 #33– Camilla Barnard - Co- Founder of Rude Health
On episode 33 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Camilla Barnard Co- Founder of Rude Health 🎙👂 😀
If you thought breakfasts were boring, you can’t have heard of Rude Health!
The mission began in 2005 with husband and wife team Camilla and Nick, and their determination to bring flavour and enjoyment to healthy eating. Always passionate about wholesome, homemade food, they became more scrutinous of shop-bought cereals after starting a family. Browsing the supermarket aisles, they noticed a clear divide between the healthy and the tasty, and that the ‘healthy’ options were often anything but.
Offended by the ‘rabbit food’ nature of the truly healthy cereals, they dreamt up a huge goal – to create the world’s most exciting muesli. From their own kitchen table, they experimented with the most flavoursome fruits, crunchiest nuts and seeds, and smoothest grains, eventually concocting the tastiest combination of twenty-three perfect ingredients, each organically and sustainably farmed, nutritious and delicious.
Proudly naming it ‘The Ultimate Muesli’ they boxed it up in recycled jars and shoe boxes to sell locally, and it wasn't long before it took off - even Nigella Lawson loved it. Camilla and Nick were so proud of their muesli that they used it in place of confetti at their wedding that year- something they wouldn't recommend due to the amount of guests leaving with oats in their hair!
They are all about making the healthy choice as delicious as possible. And they have 23 great taste awards to prove it.
To find out more, visit rudehealth.com and follow them on Instagram @rudehealth
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a like and a review as it really helps support what I do.
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September 06, 2023 #32 Charles and Thom Bradley - Founders of New Theory
On episode 32 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Charles and Thom Bradley - Founders of New Theory 🎙👂 😀
Ripping up the rule book and smashing down the walls around wine. New Theory looks to the old methods of winemaking but brings them into the now. Throwing raves instead of tastings and offering a fresh approach to branding, New Theory has tapped into new audiences and built a strong community.
This is wine-new. Welcome to a new sip.
Bottle by bottle, New Theory is making great wine accessible to a new audience of rule breakers, misfits and outcasts. These sippers want a different approach to wine and they don’t want to be schooled in the process.
New Theory is an attitude. Bottling that energy, they are standing out from the crowd. They don’t borrow from other wine brands. They look to lifestyle and culture movements, whilst focusing on the now.
The New Theory brand reflects their mission to rip up the rule book. Showing there is a new way and ‘theory’ of doing things.
To find out more, visit newtheory.com and follow them on Instagram @newtheorywine
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a like and a review as it really helps support what I do.
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Zoe
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50min
August 23, 2023 #31 Fabian Clark - Co-Founder of Quarter
On episode 31 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Fabian Clarke – Co-Founder of Quarter🎙👂 😀

OLD friends,
NEW purpose

Fabian and Rohan have been best pals for 22 years, so it was about time they went into business together! Fabian loves a cocktail after work, but as someone who needs to be up at the crack of dawn for marathon training, he wanted something a little lighter. Rohan was an All or Nothing drinker for many years, and now only drinks our light spirits, because good tasting cocktails don’t have to result in an hangover!

OUT WITH the old,
IN WITH the new

They believe traditional spirits were created for a different time. Quarter is a manifestation of today’s needs, and proves that spirits don’t have to be full-strength to taste delicious and give you an amazing buzz. They stick to the traditional methods and distill all of their spirits to the highest quality to give you that lip smacking cocktail experience you’re looking for.

To find out more, visit quarterproof.com and follow them on Instagram @quarterproof

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58min
August 09, 2023 #30 Segun Akinwoleola - Founder of The Gym Kitchen
On episode 30 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Segun Akinwoleola – Founder of The Gym Kitchen 🎙👂 😀
Segun Akinwoleola grew up in East London back in the days when it wasn’t as cool as it is now. Gangs, riots and poverty dominated everyday life, but there was one place where he and his friends could always have fun…the Gym!
It is the enjoyment he experienced at the gym that has influenced Segun’s decision to go back to his roots.
Having worked in FMCG for some major global companies he has become more aware of the role good food and nutrition plays in a balanced fitness regime, so he felt it was now the right time to launch The Gym Kitchen and to share his passion with you.
The Gym Kitchen provides high protein, macro-counted for health conscious on-the-go individuals living and working in today’s ever more fast-paced society.
Fuelled by his passion for change, Segun’s The Gym Kitchen range of food products and fitness advice will help set you apart from the rest.
To find out more, visit thegymkitchen.com and follow them on Instagram @thegymkitchen
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a like and a review as it really helps support what I do.
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41min
July 19, 2023 #29 Scott Chassels - MD of Fuel 10K
On episode 29 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Scott Chassels – MD of FUEL 10K🎙👂 😀

FUEL10K makes FUEL for busy people. They have created great tasting, healthier, convenient breakfast to power you throughout the day.
What’s with the 10K?
"The 10,000-hour rule popularized by Malcolm Gladwell roughly says if you practice one skill for 10,000 hours, you'll have a good chance at becoming an expert at it."
For some, it could be a long run. For them, it has become a philosophy.
Malcolm Gladwell once wrote that if you want to become brilliant at anything, you need to practise for 10,000 hours.
So whether it’s learning to code or dancing the cha-cha-cha you need to make every hour count.
That’s why YOU start the day with FUEL10K.

Since certifying as a B CORP company in March 2021 they promise to strive towards the highest possible standards, transparency and accountability of verified social and environmental performance. They will balance purpose, quality and pride beyond just profit! AMAZING RIGHT? Give this one a listen!

To find out more, visit www.fuel10k.com and follow them on Instagram @fuel10k

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41min
July 02, 2023 #28 Rachel Kettlewell - Founder of Fearne & Rosie
On episode 28 of Getting To Grow, I sat down with Rachel Kettlewell – Founder of Fearne & Rosie 🎙👂 😀
Say hello to Rachel - Fearne & Rosie’s Mum who launched our business in November 2019 in the rolling hills of Yorkshire. As an ex-teacher, Rachel is passionate about creating healthy change for children and families. She’s on a mission to reduce the amount of sugar consumed in households. That’s why she developed our range of reduced sugar jams because she wanted there to be readily available healthier, tastier, happier choices for children and their families.
Meet Fearne & Rosie, who our delicious range of jams are named after. They’re Rachel's daughters and played a really important role in why Fearne & Rosie was launched. As a mother and teacher, Rachel wanted the berry best foods for her family and her girls. Fast forward a few years. Rachel is now squishing together natural fruits to make tasty, fruity jams with more fruit and less sugar for Fearne & Rosie and now George, her son, and most importantly, for you and your family!
Fearne & Rosie's jams are 40% less sugar than the standard jams you’ll see across the U.K. They are around 70% fruit and importantly we use all natural ingredients and never ever use concentrate!
To find out more, visit www.fearneandrosie.com and follow them on Instagram @fearne_and_rosie
If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a like and a review as it really helps support what I do.
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