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Welcome to Bethan’s Bite-Sized Bulletin - your quick-fire briefing on what’s happening across the food and drink industry. In under five minutes, journalist and Food Manufacture editor Bethan Grylls shares the latest headlines, trends and developments to keep you in the know. Explore more industry news at foodmanufacture.co.uk The post Bethan’s Bite-Sized Bulletin June 2026 first appeared on Fearl...

The food industry is under pressure. Rising costs, restructuring, talent shortages, and frozen budgets are creating challenges that many leaders and teams have never experienced on this scale before. In this season finale of The Fearless Foodie, I take an honest look at what is happening across food manufacturing and retail right now, and the impact it is having on the people behind the businesses...

The food industry talks a lot about talent shortages, but what if the problem is not a lack of talent? In this episode of The Fearless Foodie, I’m joined by Rich Howell, founder of Marvel FMCG, for a straight-talking conversation about recruitment, career paths, and the assumptions that are holding both candidates and businesses back. We explore why great people are often overlooked because of age...

Conflict is part of working life in food manufacturing and retail, but for many of us it still creates that familiar reaction of a racing heart, a blank mind, and the feeling that we either need to fight back or disappear completely. In this episode of The Fearless Foodie, I explore why conflict feels so uncomfortable and why our reactions often have more to do with biology than communication skil...

Leadership in food manufacturing and retail has never been simple. High expectations, tight deadlines, and constant pressure can make it easy to focus on results while forgetting the people behind them. In this episode of The Fearless Foodie, I’m joined by James Campbell, Director of Product and Innovation at Sainsbury’s, for an honest conversation about leadership, resilience, and creating enviro...

Welcome to Bethan’s Bite-Sized Bulletin - your quick-fire briefing on what’s happening across the food and drink industry. In under five minutes, journalist and Food Manufacture editor Bethan Grylls shares the latest headlines, trends and developments to keep you in the know. Explore more industry news at foodmanufacture.co.uk The post Bethan’s Bite-Sized Bulletin May 2026 first appeared on Fearle...

Supporting women in food manufacturing and retail is not just the right thing to do. It is a business decision. In this live episode of The Fearless Foodie, I’m joined by Tracy Southwell from March Foods and Ross Dennison for an honest, no-nonsense conversation about what it really takes to build workplaces where women can thrive. We explore the practical realities of diversity, equity, and inclus...

Creativity gets talked about a lot in the food industry, but it is often misunderstood or limited to a handful of roles. In this episode of The Fearless Foodie, I’m joined by Susan Arkley to unpack what creativity actually looks like in food manufacturing and retail. This is not about being artistic or coming up with big ideas. It is about how people think, solve problems, and get work done every...

Product innovation gets talked about constantly in food manufacturing and retail, but too often it drifts away from what actually drives success. In this episode of The Fearless Foodie, I sit down with Scott Dixon, Managing Director of Flava People, for an honest conversation about what really works when it comes to product development. We explore the reality behind innovation, from changing consu...

AI is everywhere right now, but beneath the noise there’s a much more important shift happening in the food industry. In this episode of The Fearless Foodie, I break down what AI really means for food manufacturing and retail teams. Not from a technical angle, but from a human one. As AI takes on more of the technical and process-driven work, it’s exposing a gap that has been there for years. Skil...