HUNGRY.

Dan Pope
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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. got what it takes? Buckle up. Strap in. get ready to… FEED YOUR HUNGER

  1. -10 h

    London's Most Sandwich Shop Wild Story & The Secret to Happiness - Max's Sandwich Shop "Max Halley"

    Max Halley built one of London’s most cult-loved sandwich shops by ignoring almost every piece of conventional restaurant wisdom. In this brilliantly unfiltered conversation, Max joins Dan Pope to unpack how Max’s Sandwich Shop went from an empty Finsbury Park restaurant doing a handful of covers to a genuine London institution — without chasing hype, Michelin stars or customer suggestions. They get into why restaurant hype can be dangerous, the surprising philosophy behind achievable goals, why Max thinks sourdough is terrible for sandwiches, what Rick Rubin can teach hospitality about creativity, and the tiny behavioural tweaks that can completely change a business. Plus: New Orleans inspiration, pork pie mayonnaise, the science of the perfect sandwich, why vegetarian dishes shouldn’t be labelled with a “V”, and Max’s wonderfully simple rules for deciding what belongs between two slices of bread. {{===============ON THE MENU:=============== 00:00 INtro01:28 Building an Empty Sandwich Shop08:58 Why Customer Advice Can Kill Your Business17:34 Is Restaurant Hype Actually Dangerous?20:10 Why Achievable Goals Make You Happier29:45 Why Max Never Wanted Michelin Stars39:50 The Secret Philosophy Behind Max’s Sandwiches49:00 Why Sourdough Is Terrible for Sandwiches59:30 What Actually Makes the Perfect Bread?01:09:35 The New Orleans Sandwich Epiphany01:18:10 What Rick Rubin Gets Right About Creativity01:24:40 Why The Audience Comes Last01:31:30 Max’s Two Rules for New Ingredients01:34:25 The Michelin-Star Pork Pie Mayonnaise01:40:20 Tiny Changes That Transform Restaurants01:47:10 Why Max Hides the Vegetarian Option01:54:50 What Taco Bell Gets Wrong02:04:00 The Science of Crunch02:13:30 Why Anything Can Become a Sandwich  ==============================================  ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲  ==============================================  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)  This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)  Ayra is your external front of house. An artificially intelligent communications manager that lives on your website and across your social channels, chatting and responding to customers 24/7 with warmth and personality. She's trained on your business and built to act. Taking the reservation, holding the card, sending the reminder, recovering the lost booking. Instantly and autonomously.click the link to learn more. 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out

    London's Most Sandwich Shop Wild Story & The Secret to Happiness - Max's Sandwich Shop "Max Halley"

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    Espresso: Inside Michelin-Starred Kol's WILDLY Creative Drinks Menu

    Most restaurants treat drinks as an afterthought.Santiago Lastra doesn’t. In this clip, the Michelin-starred chef behind KOL explains how learning about wine, mezcal, cocktails, bitterness, aroma, and balance fundamentally changed the way he cooks food — and why some alcohol feels clean while other drinks leave you angry, anxious, or wrecked the next day. From mezcal’s natural production to why heating food kills aroma, this is a masterclass in flavour thinking, not recipes.  Full episode here! 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/f-pMQy1n0So ===============🍸 ON THE MENU=============== 😡 Why vodka makes you feel bad (and mezcal doesn’t)🍋 How bartenders think about flavour differently to chefs👃 Aroma vs taste — and why most chefs get it wrong🔥 Why heating food destroys flavour🧪 What cocktails taught Santiago about sauces and condiments🌍 How low-intervention wine changed KOL’s philosophy

  3. 24 août

    How to ACTUALLY Exit Your Food Brand for Millions - David Milner, Giles Brook, Adam Balon, Barney Mauleveur

    How do you build a food and drink brand somebody actually wants to buy? In this Hungry Podcast “Megatron” episode, Dan Pope brings together four masterclasses on all things EXIT with Adam Balon, David Milner, Barney Mauleverer and Giles Brook. They unpack what really makes a business attractive to buyers: genuine product superiority, strong margins, the right team, international potential and a clear path to future growth. From Innocent’s near-death experience and Fuel10K’s exit journey to walking away from 2,000 Walmart stores, they reveal the decisions, mistakes and negotiations that can make or break an exit. Plus: how to reverse-engineer your ideal buyer, create competitive tension, survive due diligence, understand valuation — and why your exit will probably take twice as long as you think. Essential listening for any founder who wants to build, scale and eventually sell a brand.  ==============================================  ON THE MENU:Worked for 2m 14s [00:00:00] Intro [00:02:10] The Exit Timeline Founders Get Wrong [00:06:45] Reverse Engineer Your Buyer Before You Sell [00:10:40] Why Multinationals Pay More for Brands [00:13:23] Adam Balon: Different AND Better Wins [00:19:54] David Milner’s Four Exit-Ready Building Blocks [00:26:42] Why Your First Team Won’t Scale [00:29:37] The Gross Margin Rule Founders Ignore [00:35:16] Innocent’s 2008 Near-Death Experience [00:43:34] The Three-Thing Focus Rule [00:50:00] Why One Brand Beats a House of Brands [00:55:44] The Retail Listing That Can Sink You [01:01:41] Fuel10K’s Exit Nearly Collapsed [01:08:30] What Due Diligence Actually Uncovers [01:13:34] How to Create Buyer Competition [01:18:59] Start Selling 18 Months Before Exit [01:22:05] The Negotiation Rule That Saves Your Margin [01:29:25] See Your Business Through Buyer Eyes [01:34:45] Why Innocent Struggled in France [01:42:40] Why Brands Get Stuck at £5M [01:49:15] Fuel10K Walked Away From 2,000 Walmart Stores [01:54:19] From Breadline to Nasdaq [01:58:21] How Buyers Actually Value Your Business [02:02:28] The Darkest Day After Vita Coco ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲  ==============================================  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)  This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)

    How to ACTUALLY Exit Your Food Brand for Millions - David Milner, Giles Brook, Adam Balon, Barney Mauleveur

  4. 20 août

    Espresso: Rory Sutherland vs. Oísin Rogers - Chinese vs. Indian

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  5. 17 août

    Fallow Founders - The Secrets Behind London’s Busiest Restaurant

    For this archive replay, we’re going back to one of my favourite conversations with Will and Jack, founders of Fallow — breaking down how they think about food, marketing, teams, energy, pricing, social media and the relentless work behind building restaurants people actually want to visit. The world has changed. The way you build a restaurant has changed too. This conversation shows you how. Yes, they’re incredible chefs — serving 10/10 banging food. But they’re also GENIUS marketeers who ripped up the restaurant rule book, zigged when everyone else zagged, and built Fallow, FOWL and ROE into three of the most exciting restaurants in the UK.  ==============================================  ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲  ==============================================  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)  This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)

    Fallow Founders - The Secrets Behind London’s Busiest Restaurant

  6. 13 août

    Espresso: The Devonshire Founder Reveals Secret to Make Any Restaurant Incredibly Busy

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  7. 10 août

    The Indian Restaurant Chain Built to Beat McDonald's - With ZERO Marketing Spend

    Mahesh Raikar wants to build the “Indian McDonald’s.” The founder of SKVP joins Dan Pope to unpack how he’s turning Indian street food into a scalable quick-service restaurant brand — without stripping away the authenticity that made the food special in the first place. Mahesh breaks down the systems behind SKVP’s 23 sites, why a seemingly huge menu can still deliver food in around seven minutes, and how the business thinks about everything from store-level EBITDA and bottlenecks to central kitchens, location strategy and its hero product: the vada pav. They also explore SKVP’s ambition to reach 44 UK sites by March 2028 and eventually take the brand global, why Mahesh believes Indian food still has a huge untapped QSR opportunity, and the lessons he’s learned from McDonald’s, Burger King, Nando’s and other global restaurant brands.Plus: Mahesh’s journey from starting as a porter at Compass, the reality of managing stress as an entrepreneur, Bollywood and Indian culture as brand-building tools, and why SKVP is investing relentlessly in making its core product “the best in the world.” ON THE MENU: 00:00:00 Intro00:05:00 The Indian Burger That Could Go Global00:11:00 Why Indian Food Needs a Western Lens00:15:05 SKVP’s Plan for 44 UK Sites00:18:25 How SKVP Serves Food in Seven Minutes00:23:25 The Systems Making Indian Food Scalable00:29:10 The Bottlenecks That Hold Businesses Back00:34:10 Building Today for 100 Restaurants Tomorrow00:43:00 The Numbers Restaurant Founders Must Understand00:51:00 From Porter to Building SKVP00:54:00 Why Authenticity Is SKVP’s Advantage01:00:50 Every Great Brand Needs a Hero Product01:07:10 Could Franchising Take SKVP Global?01:10:10 What Will Actually Limit SKVP’s Growth?01:18:40 The Hardship That Shaped Mahesh Raikar01:24:50 Why Founders Need Macro Patience01:30:20 Entrepreneurship Is Really Stress Management01:40:00 Building the Best Vada Pav in the World01:47:55 How Bollywood Builds Indian Soft Power01:53:45 Can Delivery Help Build the Indian McDonald’s?     ==============================================  ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲  ==============================================  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)  This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)

  8. 6 août

    Espresso: Soho House Founder Life Changing One Page Rule

    📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out   ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲  ==============================================  🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/)  This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)

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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. got what it takes? Buckle up. Strap in. get ready to… FEED YOUR HUNGER

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  • Création
    Dan Pope
  • Années d’activité
    2020 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    427
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
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    © 2025 HUNGRY.
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