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James Averdieck founder of GU and The Coconut Collaborative is the next guest on HUNGRY.In 2003, James launched GU securing listings at all major retailers and successfully sold to Noble Foods for £32.5 million.In 2014, James founded The Coconut Collaborative, winning listings at listings at Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Ocado with £20m + retail sales.James embodies his puddings.A charming exterior yet his core bubbles with unshakeable resilience and optimism.*Follow on LinkedIn and Ins...

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James Averdieck founder of GU and The Coconut Collaborative is the next guest on HUNGRY.

  • In 2003, James launched GU securing listings at all major retailers and successfully sold to Noble Foods for £32.5 million.
  • In 2014, James founded The Coconut Collaborative, winning listings at listings at Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Ocado with £20m + retail sales.

James embodies his puddings.

A charming exterior yet his core bubbles with unshakeable resilience and optimism.

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ON THE MENU:

  1. WHY CHALLENGER FOOD AND DRINK BRANDS SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE UK GROCERY

MARKET VS. OTHER MARKETS.

  1. HOW TO CRACK THE EXPORT ENGIMA: THE BATTLES OF BUILDING IN U.S.A AND BETTER MARKETS TO FOCUS ON.
  2. HOW TO SCALE FROM £5m RETAIL SALES TO £20m RETAIL SALES = PRICE POINT + NPD + CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT = HOUSEHOLD BRAND
  3. THE PILLARS OF BUILDING GREAT BRANDS: MAKE A PROMISE AND KEEP A PROMISE.
  4. YOU INHERIT THE GOOD & BAD FROM YOUR PARENTS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.


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What is HUNGRY.?

HUNGRY is THE podcast for Challenger FMCG & Hospitality Founders wanting to pour gasoline on growth.

We chat with the industry BIG HITTERS. We ooze out the HIDDEN success secrets they’ve never told before and dive deep into their gut-wrenching failures, so you avoid them.

We help you grow bigger, faster, stronger.

Over the last 6 years, we’ve chatted to some insane guests on the poddy:

Rory Sutherland, Seth Godin, Jamie Laing, Spencer
Matthews, Tom Kerridge, Sir John Hegarty,

The founders of SOHO House, TRIP, The Devonshire, Tony’s Chocolonely, Vita Coco

Look, I’ll be blunt,

HUNGRY is NOT your normal podcast.
HUNGRY is NOT scripted and sterile Q&A interviews.
HUNGRY is for pretty much no one.
HUNRGY is a deliciously fun, wild and crazy, ADHD rollercoaster of free flowing conversations.

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