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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. I’m joined by a cracking line-up of co-hosts: • Mark Petrou (Petrou Bros) • Kelly Barnes (Krispies) • David Nicolaou (Auckley Friery) • David Miller (Millers Fish & Chips) Together we’re what I jokingly call the Podsquad — a group of people who care about the industry and aren’t afraid to talk honestly about what’s really going on. We don’t do rushed soundbites or glossy nonsense. We take our time and get into the good stuff: what drives people, what they’ve learned the hard way, and what they’d do differently if they were starting again. Guests range from chefs and fish & chip shop owners to producers, suppliers and hoteliers — basically anyone shaping the hospitality world from the ground up. If you’re in the trade, thinking about joining it, or just curious about how this industry actually works, you’ll find something here. Real stories, real experience, and the odd laugh along the way.

info_outline #238 - Business rates, wages and hospitality policy with Allen Simpson and Kate Nicholls 12/20/2025
info_outline #237 - Trust, pressure and customer loyalty, with Giles Fuchs of Burgh Island Hotel 12/20/2025
info_outline #236 - Why hoping for help is not a business plan - Podsquad 12/20/2025
info_outline #235 - What makes a business worth buying or selling with Andrew Markou, Businessesforsale.com 12/06/2025
info_outline #234 - The News Review, Grumpy Fryers, Scottish awards and the stories shaping hospitality 11/30/2025
info_outline #233 – Steven Muscat of Yan’s Fish Bar, Cardiff 11/25/2025
info_outline #232 - The Real Cost of Standing Still — with Robert Furey, Florigo U.K 11/24/2025
info_outline #231 - Andrew Griffith MP on VAT, Business Rates & Small Business 11/13/2025
info_outline #230 - Leadership, Loyalty & Lessons from Cos Michael of Pisces, Heswall 10/21/2025
info_outline #229 - Join Jamie, Murray, Edward & Stuart for the Scottish Roundtable 10/16/2025
info_outline #228 – Discipline Over Motivation: Daniel Rosser, Noahs 10/14/2025
info_outline #227 – The £25K Challenge, VAT Gaps & Fish Quotas: The Podsquad Talks Realities of the Trade 10/08/2025
info_outline #226 - Podsquad Unplugged – Lessons from the Frying Range 08/21/2025
info_outline #225 - Kate Nicholls: Taxed Out & Fighting Back 08/08/2025
info_outline #224 - Future-Proofing Fish & Chip Shops 08/07/2025
info_outline #223: Lessons from Nigel Hodgson – Growing a Great Chippy from the Ground Up 08/06/2025
info_outline #222 - Cashflow, Cod and Comebacks with Graham Reed-Stephenson 07/26/2025
info_outline #221 - Resilience, Risk & Reinvention – John Lavery of Fish City 07/11/2025
info_outline #220 - From Toilet Block to Top Chippy—The Scrap Box Growth Blueprint 07/11/2025
info_outline #219 – VAT Cuts, Wage Scandals, Drone Deliveries & KFC’s Big Bet 07/05/2025
info_outline #218 – David Hennighan: 43 Years, Two Chippies, and a Life in Fish & Chips 07/03/2025
info_outline #217 – From Burnout to Breakthrough: Geoff Whitehead Returns 06/27/2025
info_outline #216 – VAT, Value & Viral Queues 05/31/2025
info_outline #215 - Lorraine Arnold’s Bold Leap into Fish and Chips 05/03/2025
info_outline #214 - Podsquad - From Stock Stress to Staff Success 05/03/2025
info_outline #213 - The Story Behind BD Signs – Barry Dickman Gets Candid 04/25/2025
info_outline #212 - Why Y-Pas? The Quiet Brilliance of Brent Watson’s Y-Pas Chippy 04/25/2025
info_outline #211 - How Graham Kennedy Built a Mini-Empire in Durham 04/21/2025
info_outline #210 - Jo Hage & Lynda Simmons: Building the Buzz Around National Fish and Chips Day 03/28/2025
info_outline #209 - George Morey on preserving 116 Years of Tradition at Knights Fish Restaurant 03/28/2025
 
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