Plant-based terminology, Amazon after ‘day 1’ & agile innovation at Morrisons - with guest Julia Kessler of Nix&Kix

Julia and Laura are joined by Julia Kessler, co-founder of soft drinks brand Nix&Kix. They chat about the continuing controversy over the use of terms such as ‘milk’ for plant-based alternatives, how the UK food supply chain coped during Covid-19, Morrisons’ move into hot takeaway food, the role of AWS in Amazon’s global empire and Ahold Delhaize’s first human rights report.

Plus, Julia shares her experience of running a small fmcg brand during the coronavirus outbreak and why she thinks the crisis has created a greater sense of community within the industry.

A big thank-you to Shopper Intelligence for sponsoring this week’s episode.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

Why alt milk isn’t milk according to the EU | The Vegan Review

From panic buying to food banks: how Britain fed itself in the first phase of coronavirus | The Observer

Ahold Delhaize releases first human rights report | Supermarket News

Reopened pubs in England may require drinkers to check in | The Guardian

Can Amazon keep growing like a youthful startup? | The Economist

Morrisons becomes first supermarket to sell hot café takeaways | The Independent

WATCH: BBC Two documentary on Keeping Britain Fed, as mentioned by Laura

 

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