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Average audio length:
26 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
19 episodes
since Sept. 5, 2025
episodic

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DEAN ATTWELL

Building a global food supply chain business from a standing start might sound like a carefully planned journey. For Dean Attwell, it began with survival. In this episode, Dean joins Eimear Andersen to share the story behind Oakland International, from the collapse of the family farming business to…

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DARREN NICKELS

Retail technology is evolving quickly, but for many retailers the challenge is knowing which tools genuinely add value - and which simply add complexity. For Darren Nickels, that balance has shaped more than two decades working at the intersection of retail and technology. In this episode, Darren s…

CAROLINE COOKSON

Margins are tightening, customers are more price-sensitive and costs continue to rise across the retail supply chain. In that environment, pricing has become one of the most important - and often misunderstood - decisions retailers make. In this episode, Caroline Cookson speaks to Eimear Andersen a…

RICARDO AMORIM

Technology, data ownership and the race to control the last mile are reshaping how retailers reach their customers. For Ricardo Amorim, that shift has been more than a trend. In this episode, Ricardo speaks to Eimear Andersen about the evolution of Stuart, the B2B last-mile delivery specialist oper…

DAVID SANDS

Family retail heritage, fresh food innovation and a growing obsession with AI might not seem like an obvious combination. For David Sands, they are all part of the same story about how independent convenience retail is evolving. In this episode, David speaks to Eimear Andersen about growing up in a…

MIKE OSBORNE

Surviving a catastrophic plane crash and building a global technology platform to reduce food waste might seem like very different stories. For entrepreneur Mike Osborne, they are deeply connected. In this episode, Mike speaks to Eimear about how his long-term recovery shaped his sense of responsib…

GroceryAid

In this episode, host Eimear Andersen sits down with Mandi Leonard, Welfare Director and Megan Harrison, Marketing Director of GroceryAid, to explore how the charity is breaking down barriers and reaching people when they need it most. Mandi explains the breadth of support available to anyone worki…

KIRSTY HENSHAW

In this episode of 20 minutes with, Eimear Andersen speaks to Kirsty Henshaw, founder of Kirsty’s, about building one of the UK’s most trusted free-from food businesses. Kirsty shares how the company began after her son was born with multiple severe food allergies, at a time when free-from options …

JONATHAN JAMES

In this final episode of Series 1 (we’re back with Series 2 soon!), Eimear talks to Jonathan James. From a small farm shop in a disused barn to a thriving multi-site retail estate spanning the country, he has built quite the journey in convenience retail. In this episode, host Eimear Andersen sits …

VICTORIA LAWSON

Victoria Lawson – Making form-filling a distant memory Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most transformative. Victoria Lawson, Founder and CEO of Wholepal, has created a platform that’s quietly revolutionising how suppliers and wholesalers share product data — removing the spreadsheets, the erro…
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