All Episodes

#21 The BRUTAL truth about clean label product development (and why 186 trials is actually okay)

#20 9 Food and Drink Trends from Expo West 2026

#19 How 2 Great Suppliers Cost These Food Brands THOUSANDS

#18 Packaging gets the interest, FLAVOUR gets the repeat purchase

#17 I Received a Functional Product That Tasted TERRIBLE. Here's What I Did

#16 You are doing EVERYTHING right (and your food product development is still stuck)

#15 She heard the same negative feedback all day (and still thought her drink product was FINE)

#14 How I tell you exactly what's wrong with your product flavour in ONE week (behind-the-scenes)

#13 I tasted their product at an event and found the problem IMMEDIATELY (they had no idea)

#12 Does Your Product Actually Taste the Way You Think? | The Blind Spot Problem

#11 How To Know When Your Product Is Actually Ready To Launch?

#10 The Supply Chain Change That Destroyed A Product

#9 Why "Free" Flavour Development Is Costing You Thousands

#8 When A Food Scientist Tried To Sabotage My Clean-Label Product (And Why We Proved Them Wrong)

#7 2026 Flavour & Consumer Trends

#6 What I Learned Fixing Flavours in 2025 | Year-End Reflections & Case Studies

#5 Why Popular Flavours Don't Work | Plant-Based Protein Case Study

30 November - Your Food Product Development Questions Answered

29 November - "It Doesn't Taste Like Strawberry!" | How to Fix Confused Tasting Sessions

28 November - "I Have a Bad Palate" is a Lie | How to Train Your Brain to Taste Better

27 November - How Long Does Food Product Development Really Take?

26 November - From Corporate to Consultant | Why I Help Food & Drink Brands Create Better Products

25 November - Stop Picking "Safe" Flavours That Don't Work

24 November - Why Your Product Tastes Different After Scale-Up

23 November - How Ingredients Change Your Flavour Profile

22 November - Why Your Food & Drink Tastings Aren't Working?

21 November - My Functional Food Product Isn't Selling - What Should I Do? | Fix Your Product

20 November - How to Adapt Your Product to the UK Market (Family Recipe or Foreign Trend)

19 November - Why Non-HFSS & Meat/Dairy Vegan Products Fail?

18 November - How to Work with a Flavour House?

17 November - Best Flavours for Pea & Rice Protein Products | Vegan Product Development Tips

16 November - How to Validate Your Food Product Before Launch (One Person Should NEVER Decide)

15 November - Why Your Brain Can't Describe Flavours (And How to Train It) | Food Tasting Skills

14 November - Why Natural Extracts & Essences Can Taste Fake (Stop Wasting Money!) | Flavouring Myths

13 November - How to Choose a Co-Manufacturer: 6 Questions Every Food Brand Must Ask Before Signing

12 November - 6 Rules to Stop Rubbish Tastings & Create Better Food Products | Tasting Best Practices

11 November - What Does a Food Scientist Actually Do? Inside Product Development & Flavour Science

10 November - Why Your Product Tastes Different After Scaling Up (and How to Fix It)

09 November - Your Favourite Flavour Might Not Be Your Consumer’s: How to Adapt Without Losing Authenticity

08 November - How to Run Tastings That Actually Help Your Product?

07 November - Why Naming Your Flavour Too Soon Destroys Consumer Trust

06 November - 5 Flavour Mistakes That Stop Your Product from Selling

05 November - Why I Left the Corporate Food Industry to Create EPICSI

04 November - How to Brief a Flavour House (Without the Endless Back-and-Forth)

03 November - Why Your Tasting Sessions Don’t Work

02 November - Can You Create Clean-Label Food Without Additives? Here’s the Truth

01 November - What to Expect From the 30-Day Podcast Challenge

#4: Why Your Food or Drink Product Isn't Selling – It’s Not Just the Flavouring

#3: How to Get Your Vitamins and Minerals Claims Right

#2: Mastering Nutrition & Health Claims: What Can You Really Claim?

#1: The Most Common Flavour Mistakes When Developing a F&D Product

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