Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
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Kier and Jen are the founders of Condimaniac, a condiment business from South London. On this podcast, they share their journey on how they accidentally started a food business, giving tips along the way for any aspiring small business owners, as well as sharing (sometimes funny, often infuriating) anecdotes from figuring everything out.
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
5M ago
In this episode Kier and Jen talk about Kier's experience on a BBC1 prime time TV show and what it did for the business, live-streaming on TikTok, wholesale and why it's not for everyone, a subscription box, loans, hiring their first employee and much more ..read more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
Kier and Jen are back after nearly 10 months. Whilst the bad luck streak did eventually end, many new challenges also surfaced - one of them being the fact that the whole of the UK has entered into a dire cost of living crisis and it's harder than ever to sell direct to consumer.  ..read more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
Stuff has gone too well lately, so maybe it was inevitable: Bad Luck. Kier and Jen are having a moan and sharing their not-so-great experiences.  ..read more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
Dealing with customers means both good and not so good feedback. As a small business it can be tricky to navigate customer service and whilst not perfect, Kier and Jen try to give some advice through their experiences and anecdotes.   ..read more
Product Development - How to bring a product to market: From idea, recipe to naming, design and more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
In this episode Kier and Jen go over how they typically come up with new product ideas and how they actually bring them to market - including all steps of the process.  ..read more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
Pricing one's products is one of the trickiest things to do, especially in the beginning. In this episode Kier and Jen talk about how they first came up with the prices for their condiments, how these prices have changed over time as well as all the hidden costs that have to be considered when looking at pricing in general.  ..read more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
I mean, what can we say - 2020 aye? You were all there, too, so you know what kind of year it has been. However, Condimaniac did grow a lot in this year and we achieved more than we thought we could, for example getting our first commercial unit and being featured in mainstream media. Therefore, this is a long old episode, so grab a tea or coffee and get comfy for this one ..read more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
2019 saw Condimaniac release a whopping four sauces, sell at their first market and become stocked in various London outlets. Kier and Jen take you through the year in which Condimaniac really started to become a business, rather than just a hobby.  ..read more
Accidentally Starting a Food Business by Condimaniac
9M ago
Kier and Jen, the founders of Condimaniac, take you through how their food business came to be (spoiler, it was accidental). From just a fun hobby to actually producing and selling their own product in a few months ..read more