The Retail Influencer

In comments or through feedback, many of you told me that you listen to this podcast with a coffee in your hand. Well you will  be happy to know more about the one in your mug as it is this episode’s topic. 

Guillaume Bergiers is Category Manager at Delhaize Belgium and we had a chat about the coffee category and the Brand Latitude 28. You will discover that coffee today needs to be more than just a good roast. Fairtrade, quality and affordability become key requirements for the segment. 

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When talking about food retail, the name Deliveroo still seems surprising for many. However, the company has developed strongly and is making its mark in the delivery sector. In this episode, Yoann Antoine, Head of Retail, explains the rise of Deliveroo in retail and unveils the next developments of the group.

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Sustainability is one of the major concerns in retail today. But to truly do something about it, manufacturers and retailers should measure their impact with the best precision possible. 

inoqo offers impact assessments for all food & beverage products so one can make informed decisions to

create a more sustainable business module.

Markus Linder Founder of INOQO participates in this episode to explain why product assessment is necessary but also useful to take better informed decisions. 

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An efficient pricing approach is essential for retailers and especially in the current economic context. 

In this episode, my guest is Rémi Casanova from Pricemoov who helps us understand the effects of inflation and gives advice on which areas retailers and manufacturers should focus. 

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To implement reusable packaging in a sustainable system is a key challenge for catering and food retail businesses. To help companies in this sustainable transition, Jan Patzer and Lennart Heynercreated Crafting Future. The young start-up helps develop and produce sustainable packaging, but it also advises companies when it comes to develop a circular model. In this episode I chat with both cofounders about the different aspects of their vision but also recycling, deposit systems and many more. 

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Urban farming is a relatively recent concept. Many pilot projects are developed and the idea is to make cities more sustainable and self-sufficient. Technology and know-how are necessary but profitability also needs to be achieved. With this in mind, my guest in this episode is Jens Krogshede, Co-Founder and CEO at Nabo Farm. Together we chat about the young start-up’s experience with urban farming, but also about the technological side and a new software designed to help the new generation of urban farmers. 

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What to do with plastic at the end of its life? That is the question, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be great if we could still find a way to transform these plastics into something useful?

Well, it seems that a specific insect, the Galleria mellonella might be a solution. In this episode, Nathalie Berezina from Norbite explains how this insect can digest and transform plastics into proteins, lipids and biofertilizers. These can then be used in various industries for feed, cosmetics and more. 

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Today a packaging needs to be sustainable and this means many different things. (Reuse, Recycle, Compost etc…). But there is also another major trend in the packaging industry which focuses on digitalisation. So, what does it imply? Concretely what applications and achievements are made today?

To discuss this digitalisation I invited Greet Vanoppen, Strategy & Design Leader at .becoming belgium.

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The world faces conditions such as diabetes or malnutrition. Therefore, educating consumers is quite an important challenge. Retailers and brands even make it a pillar in their plans as they have a major role to play. 

And to address the challenge, initiatives such as the ones my guests started might help. Tuulia Järvinen and Laura Holland founded Venner Nutrition and took on the task of empowering families to live healthy and happy lives. In this episode, you will hear about improving food awareness through gamification.

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Covid, supply chain, the Ukrainian conflict... The crises follow one another. It makes you wonder if a startup can still launch itself and make its mark on the market. 

Yet some do, and the buzzword to describe them is resilience. To talk about this term and no doubt inspire you, my guest today is Gary Garnier-Guisgand from Nespart. Together we talk about Kidywolf, a brand of toys and objects for children that launched at the end of 2019 and that despite successive crises has established itself well in several countries. A great example that with resilience, great results can happen. 

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