The Food Mentor
For those of you who know me, you would know I love working in this wonderful food industry, but I also love talking about it!The Food Mentor Podcast unravels innovative, insightful and insprirational stories from individuals and businesses from the food industry. If you are interested in developing or growing a food or beverage brand/business or you are a retail, food service, hospitality, distribution company or even a food industry service provider, then we have you covered. One thing is for sure when listening to The Food Mentor podcast, you will always meet someone interesting (virtually) and learn something new - guaranteed!
Podcasting since 2023 • 36 episodes
The Food Mentor
Latest Episodes
Episode #36 - Meet Matt Demicoli Co founder and Managing Director of Health Lab
Today I’m chatting with Matt Demicoli the Co Founder and Managing Director of Health Lab. This year the team celebrate their 10th birthday. Health Lab burst on to the scene back in 2015 with delicious plant based, gluten free protei...
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Episode #35 Sugira Rubasha chats with David about personal brand and entrepreneurship from humble beginnings.
Today I’m chatting with Sugira Rubasha from ETS Rubasha media.We’re talking about my personal and professional journey, from humble beginnings growing up on the South Coast of England to now partnering with businesses to develop multi mi...
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Episode #34 - Meet Fuad and Mehmet the baby faced founders of Pistabella Pistachio Spread.
Welcome back to the Food Mentor podcast my name is David Burns your host and today we’re chatting with Fuad and Mehmet the founders of Pistabella Pistachio spread.It would be no secret that anything pistachio is in vogue in a big way rig...
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Episode #33 - Meet Remy, Rory & Maxi the Malvern City FC trio carving up the turf and turning heads throughout the 2025 season
Hey everybody welcome back to the food mentor podcast my name is David Burns your host and today we’re doing something a little bit different. Growing up in England soccer (or football as the world game calls it) was a big part of ...
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Episode #32 - Meet Chris Kitto. A conversation on how best to start, grow and scale a brand with David Burns.
Today I’m chatting with Chris Kitto, the founder of KittGro Advisory, a trusted growth partner for Australia’s emerging and scaling food, beverage and wellness brands.Chris has spent more than 20 years working in the Australian retail sp...
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