The Erudus Podcast

Organic September is here and Andrew talks to Mark Machin from the SOIL Association, the UK's largest Organic certification body, about what it means to eat and drink Organic at every step in the food supply chain through the certifications available. They also explore the economic impact to producers, caterers and consumers for producing and consuming Organic food, is it more expensive to eat organic?   News Blasts: National Hospitality Day Single Use Cutlery Ban in England   Other Links: soilassociation.org erudus.com

In this episode, Andrew speaks with Ben Martin, the Chef Director of Cut+Grind Burgers and winner of the 2018 National Burger Awards in observance of National Burger Day. Andrew and Ben drill down into what makes an award-winning burger by exploring each individual component of the burger crafting experience. They also discuss the new menu development process at Cut+Grind and Ben shares his National Burger Awards experiences. News Blasts: Hospitality Not Included in Isolation Exception Sysco Consolidates its Five UK Wholesalers Under One Group     cutandgrindburgers.com erudus.com  

As we hit the height of summer we celebrate Ice Cream Month by talking to David Baker, owner of Styles Ice Cream. David tells Andrew all about the ice cream making process, how his winning recipe was discovered by accident, Styles commitment to lowering their carbon footprint through the use of solar power, and much much more. News Blasts: https://bit.ly/3qLYCmE - Labour Crisis in the Food Industry https://bit.ly/2Uqtxcc - Worlds First Fully Recycled Plastic Bottle   erudus.com stylesicecream.co.uk

For Food Safety Week, Andrew and Victoria talk to John Kuckoly, the Director of Certification Programs for BRCGS and Erudus' own Head of Technical Services, Sue Swinbourne, about the importance of food safety throughout the entire supply chain. News Blast: bit.ly/3uzjLk7 - Mandatory Calorie Labelling for Large Hospitality Businesses   erudus.com brcgs.com

Andrew and Victoria kick off season 2 of The Erudus Podcast by exploring Sugar Awareness Week. This episode's featured interview is with Elizabeth Jones, from Real Good Ketchup where discussion about the impacts of excessive sugar consumption and ways to mitigate it are on the agenda along with exploring how Elizabeth's company created a low sugar, allergen-free ketchup that doesn't sacrifice taste. News Blast: Oatly open UK manufacturing site   erudus.com realgoodketchup.com

What a year 2020 was, and not just because the first season of The Erudus Podcast debuted with great success! After all the upheaval from the previous year, Andrew and Victoria take a moment to tell you all about the next season of The Erudus Podcast and how you can stay involved in the conversation in the UK Foodservice industry while we all take a break and recharge our batteries. Sign up to the newsletter: erudus.com - Sign up at the bottom of the page to get the news you want from Erudus!

Andrew and Victoria are reunited for the Christmas episode of the Erudus podcast where they discuss different traditions and cuisines from around the world at this time of year, how to have an allergy-safe Christmas, their own traditions and explore the opinions of the Erudus community through the power of social media. News Blasts: Scotch Egg Sales Soar Junk Food Ad Ban Other Links: https://erudus.com/an-allergen-aware-christmas-dinner/ erudus.com

Andrew sits down with Matt Turner from The Vegan Society to discuss the World Vegan Month campaign and the wider world of veganism including the vegan product trademark, ways in which caterers can make tasty vegan dishes and dispelling some myths around products you may have thought were vegan but actually aren't. News Blasts: Farmers fail to ban terms like veggie "burger" Chancellor extends support to wholesalers   vegansociety.com erudus.com

Andrew meets the dietetic adviser for HEART UK, Lynne Garton to celebrate National Cholesterol Month. They discuss what cholesterol actually is, the causes and prevention of high cholesterol as well as ways in which caterers and food manufacturers can help consumers make heart healthy choices. News Blasts: Halloween pumpkins destined for food waste Tesco targets 300% rise in vegan meat sales   heartuk.org.uk erudus.com

This September, we are focusing on food waste for Zero Waste Week and Andrew chats to one of the biggest "waste warriors" in the world. Jamie Crummie, co founder of Too Good To Go talks us through the global impact that food waste has, the challenges he has faced and all of the great work Too Good To Go are doing. News Blasts: Global Food Waste Coalition Foodservice Job Board Launches Other Links: toogoodtogo.co.uk zerowasteweek.co.uk foodservicecentral.co.uk erudus.com