The Ceres Podcast

Stelios Theocharous (Founder & Director of Ceres | Pure Food Innovation) travels and talks to exciting people within the Food & Hospitality industry. We don't rush in this podcast, we really want to find out what makes people do what they do.

Focussed on learning from Chefs, Food Producers, Growers, Hoteliers, Suppliers, Restauranteurs, Trade Associations, and whoever makes hospitality happen.

Tune in if you're in the business of making hospitality happen.

#134 - Hugh Lipscombe, Building a business, the founding, the challenges and the future.

Mar 4, 2023

In this episode, Stelios talks to Hugh Lipscombe, founder and chairman of the Chesterford Group.

The Lipscombe family have been in fish & chips for 100 years, and Hugh founded Fish n' Chick'n in the 1970s. We discuss the founding and the challenges over the years, Hugh's professional pet hates, and the future of the...

#133 - Alastair Horabin, Building A Successful Fish & Chip Group, Part Two

Jan 24, 2023

PART TWO

In this two-part special, Stelios talks to Alastair Horabin, the director of Seniors Group on the Fylde Coast.

Alastair doesn't hold back in this episode, and in business, he doesn't mess about. Nine outlets and more to come, a central preparation factory that supplies his outlets.

They talk about so much that...

#132 - Alastair Horabin: Building A Successful Fish & Chip Group, Part One

Jan 24, 2023

PART ONE

In this two-part special, Stelios talks to Alastair Horabin, the director of Seniors Group on the Fylde Coast.

Alastair doesn't hold back in this episode, and in business, he doesn't mess about. Nine outlets and more to come, a central preparation factory that supplies his outlets.

They talk about so much that...

#131 - Josette Foster: Focus on the NFFF Fish & Chip Awards

Jan 18, 2023

In this episode, Stelios talks to Josette Foster, a regional director for the national federation of fish friers.

As well as her role within the federation, she owns the multi-award-winning shop - Fish & chips at Weston Grove, which she started with her late husband, Richard.

This episode has one topic: Fish & Chip...

#130 - Andrew Crook: Challenges to the industry, VAT Fraud and Government Assistance for Hospitality

Jan 8, 2023

In this episode of the Ceres Podcast, Stelios talks to Andrew Crook, the president of The National Federation of Fish Friers and owner of Skippers Fish Bar in Euxton.

They talk about the industry's current challenges, fish prices, commodity prices, double invoicing and VAT fraud.