The Ceres Podcast
In November 2018 I launched the Ceres Podcast — a place for proper conversations with the people who keep food and hospitality moving.Since then it's grown into a bit of a team effort.
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250: The Podsquad – Rising Costs, Strange Consumers & the Future of Fish & Chips (opens the original)
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For Episode 250 of The Ceres Podcast, Stelios is joined by the Podsquad: David Miller, David Nicolaou and Mark Petrou. David Miller kicks things off with the latest potato and fish market update, including the impact of drought, smaller potato crops, changing demand and what operators could be paying in the months ahead. From there, the conversation widens into the pressures facing fish and chip shops: rising wages, taxes, supplier costs and increasingly tight margins, along with the steps opera
#249 - Kate Mills (Stokes Sauces) | Family Business & Food Trends (opens the original)
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In Episode 249 of The Ceres Podcast, Mark Petrou is joined by Kate Mills, Business Development Manager at Stokes Sauces. Kate shares her remarkable journey from growing up in a family-run hairdressing business, through careers in textile design, sportswear and insurance, to becoming one of the most recognisable figures in the UK fish & chip industry. Along the way she explains how family values, creativity and a passion for people shaped her approach to business. The conversation then explores t
#248 - Potato Prices Fall, SSP Changes, Farmed Cod & Running a Fish & Chip Shop in a Heatwave (opens the original)
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In Episode 248 of the Ceres Podcast Podsquad, Stelios Theocharous is joined by David Miller, Kelly Barnes and Mark Petrou for another wide-ranging discussion on the biggest issues currently affecting fish & chip shops. This episode covers: • The latest market update on cod, haddock, hake and potato prices. • Why falling potato prices may not last as long as many expect. • The UK's new Statutory Sick Pay changes and what they mean for independent businesses. • How employers can balance supporting
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