{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Cashflow Show: Entrepreneurship Insights for Founders, CEOs and Business Leaders","title":"Aldi's Next Big Thing | Entrepreneurship, Scaling-up, Supermarkets, Food & Drink, Stormzy, Channel 4 | Chris Bavin","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":675,"description":"It is truly a pleasure to welcome Chris Bavin, Co-host of Aldi's Next Big Thing on Channel 4.In this episode, I sit down with  Chris Bavin to discuss; The Role of Programmes like Aldi's Next Big Thing, Life As A Former Greengrocer, The Difficulties of Scaling Up, Advice Gained From Working On The Show, Self-Belief & Work/Life Balance.Aldi’s Next Big Thing returns to screens following the success of the first series in 2022, where 36 small food and drink suppliers bid for the game-changing opportunity to stock their products in Aldi stores across the UK.  Winners have included young farmers, Charlie and Laurie Fermor of Freddie’s Farm, who described landing the Aldi contract as “like winning the lottery for a small business’” and Howard Kinder from Malton Brewery who said: “appearing on the show was absolutely life-changing”.  As well as dinners, this year’s six-part series will see contestants showcase products in categories such as healthy and wholesome, bakery, party, world, and confectionery.Viewers will see chef to the stars, ‘Chef Vickz’ pitch client Stormzy’s favourite to Managing Director of Buying at Aldi UK, Julie Ashfield. Chef Vickz, from South-East London, has been a personal chef to Stormzy, amongst other clients, for six years, since qualifying in Patisserie and Confectionary at the University of West London. She says: “Stormzy was looking for a chef and I got put forward, that's how it all started… This Mac & Cheese is his favourite dish. “It’s special as it’s made with short rib, which has been slow roasted for a very long time. “It would be the opportunity of a lifetime to have my product in Aldi, I want to be able to cook for thousands.” Multi award-winning rapper and singer-songwriter Stormzy will send his well wishes to the chef via a cameo on the show: “Vick we’re rooting for you, we love you, you’re the best. Hurry up and get back…I’m hungry!” Aldi’s Next Big Thing is available to watch on Channel 4 every Tuesday at 8pm for six weeks from...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5TDQUThJM60yAtjdMtHop6E3IULiY5PXxdvmQ0Ytl6Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZWMx/YzQ2ZjFmMWEyNTUy/NTMyYWFjZWI2ZWM0/MzIwZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}