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Dan Pope 400 Episodes Sep 17, 2026

HUNGRY is a podcast for Challenger FMCG and Hospitality Founders who want to accelerate growth. Host Dan Pope interviews industry heavyweights, uncovering hidden success secrets and exploring their failures. The show features guests like Rory Sutherland, Seth Godin, and founders of SOHO House and Tony's Chocolonely. It is known for its unscripted, energetic, and ADHD-style conversations.

Episodes

Espresso: The Crazy Lessons Prison Teaches You About Life - Riordan Maynard
Espresso: The Crazy Lessons Prison Teaches You About Life - Riordan Maynard Sep 17, 2026 653  ============================================== ♨️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/d
Michelin Stars Make You Miserable. Do This For a Happy Life & Business - Michel Roux Jr. (round 2)
Michelin Stars Make You Miserable. Do This For a Happy Life & Business - Michel Roux Jr. (round 2) Sep 14, 2026 6272 Michel Roux Jr knows what it takes to build one of the world’s great restaurants. But behind the Michelin stars, MasterChef and Le Gavroche was a career shaped by pressure, burnout, family legacy and learning when to let go.Michel opens up about taking over Le Gavroche from his father Albert Roux, pushing against an “immovable” resistance to change, and why closing the legendary restauran
Espresso: Rory Sutherland on London Hipsters
Espresso: Rory Sutherland on London Hipsters Sep 10, 2026 562
Traditional Marketing Is F*cking Your Food Business - Bold Bean Co. Founder & Uncommon Chief Strategy Officer
Traditional Marketing Is F*cking Your Food Business - Bold Bean Co. Founder & Uncommon Chief Strategy Officer Sep 7, 2026 7539 Bold Bean Co didn’t just make beans cool. They built a brand people actually care about.Tobey and Amelia join Dan to unpack how Bold Bean turned one of the least glamorous supermarket categories into a cult food brand, and why obsessing over culture, community and product beats blindly following the conventional FMCG playbook.From rejecting boring advertising and building genuine brand ob
Espresso: The Wild Stories of the Roux Family History - Michel Roux Jr.
Espresso: The Wild Stories of the Roux Family History - Michel Roux Jr. Sep 3, 2026 607
London's Most Famous Sandwich Shop's Wild Story & The Secret to Happiness - Max's Sandwich Shop "Max Halley"
London's Most Famous Sandwich Shop's Wild Story & The Secret to Happiness - Max's Sandwich Shop "Max Halley" Aug 31, 2026 8787 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
Espresso: Inside Michelin-Starred Kol's WILDLY Creative Drinks Menu
Espresso: Inside Michelin-Starred Kol's WILDLY Creative Drinks Menu Aug 27, 2026 480 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
How to ACTUALLY Exit Your Food Brand for Millions - David Milner, Giles Brook, Adam Balon, Barney Mauleveur
How to ACTUALLY Exit Your Food Brand for Millions - David Milner, Giles Brook, Adam Balon, Barney Mauleveur Aug 24, 2026 7608 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 a
Espresso: Rory Sutherland vs. Oísin Rogers - Chinese vs. Indian
Espresso: Rory Sutherland vs. Oísin Rogers - Chinese vs. Indian Aug 20, 2026 387
Fallow Founders - The Secrets Behind London’s Busiest Restaurant
Fallow Founders - The Secrets Behind London’s Busiest Restaurant Aug 17, 2026 7387 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 h
Espresso: The Devonshire Founder Reveals Secret to Make Any Restaurant Incredibly Busy
Espresso: The Devonshire Founder Reveals Secret to Make Any Restaurant Incredibly Busy Aug 13, 2026 250 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out 
The Indian Restaurant Chain Built to Beat McDonald's - With ZERO Marketing Spend
The Indian Restaurant Chain Built to Beat McDonald's - With ZERO Marketing Spend Aug 10, 2026 7179 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 mi

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