Interviews - Just Food https://www.just-food.com/interviews/ Global Food Industry News | Market Research and Reports - Just Food Mon, 11 May 2026 14:50:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2022/01/cropped-Just-Food-Favicon-150x150.png Interviews - Just Food https://www.just-food.com/interviews/ 32 32 <![CDATA[Cerealto CEO Bosco Fonts talks contract manufacturing tailwinds]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/cerealto-ceo-bosco-fonts-interview/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2026/05/Bosco-Fonts-2-e1778493012442.jpg Mon, 11 May 2026 13:37:02 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=206222 Cerealto’s CEO talks about the tailwinds in the Spanish contract manufacturer’s categories as it takes on new capacity.

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]]> <![CDATA[“We need to understand the ‘why’” – Valio innovation VP talks protein, GLP-1 and AI]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/we-need-to-understand-the-why-valio-innovation-vp-talks-protein-glp-1-and-ai/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2024/10/finland-shutterstock_2011873895.jpg Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:24:13 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=204793 Valio’s innovation VP met Just Food in Amsterdam to discuss the demand for protein, the rising use of GLP-1 drugs and using AI.

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]]> <![CDATA[“We are acquisitive…and active in deals right now” – Glacier’s Matt Frost on Europe’s ice-cream market]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/interview-glacier-ice-cream-matt-frost/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2026/03/Matt-Frost-e1773656252340.jpg Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:21:50 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=203641 Matt Frost, Glacier’s executive director, discusses the company’s aspirations with Just Food’s Simon Harvey.

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]]> <![CDATA[“Our brands have a legacy we need to protect – not for us but for the future” – Deoleo talks sustainability priorities]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/our-brands-have-a-legacy-we-need-to-protect-not-for-us-but-for-the-future-deoleo-talks-sustainability-priorities/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2026/01/Deoleo-olive-oil-2-e1769506588613.jpg Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:51:18 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=200872 Deoleo experts leading the company’s ESG agenda, led by Maria Luchetti, its chief sustainability officer, talk about the challenges.

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]]> <![CDATA[Meal ticket: Ireland’s DMC Foods targets UK market]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/meal-ticket-irelands-dmc-foods-targets-uk-market/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/12/Brian-OLeary-DMC-Foods-1-e1765977424686.jpg Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:04:49 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=199478 DMC Foods has landed in the UK and CEO Brian O’Leary tells Dean Best why its Fit Foods brand can appeal on the other side of the Irish Sea.

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]]> <![CDATA[“There’s still too many small brands. There will be consolidation” – Livekindly Collective CEO David Suarez on the meat-free challenge as profit wheel starts turning]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/theres-still-too-many-small-brands-there-will-be-consolidation-livekindly-ceo-david-suarez-on-the-meat-free-challenge-as-profit-wheel-starts-turning/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/12/David-Suarez-e1764939036252.jpg Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:12:53 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=198766 Livekindly Collective CEO David Suarez chats with Just Food on the challenges facing the meat-free category.

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]]> <![CDATA[“As challenger brands, everything we do must be different” – Made Uncommon CEO Calum Haggerty grapples with the “big guys”]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/as-challenger-brands-everything-we-do-must-be-different-made-uncommon-ceo-calum-haggerty-grapples-with-the-big-guys/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/11/Calum-Haggerty-e1763641336423.jpg Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:22:55 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=197770 Made Uncommon has weathered the cocoa storm by playing like the “big guys” in the futures market and has expanded with two acquisitions.

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]]> <![CDATA[Private label is “transitioning and getting much more sophisticated” – Snak King CEO Michael Axelrod discusses snack leadership ambitions]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/private-label-is-transitioning-and-getting-much-more-sophisticated-snak-king-ceo-michael-axelrod-discusses-snack-leadership-ambitions/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/11/El-Sabroso-e1763029794510.jpg Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:26:22 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=197205 Consumers are “migrating” to better-for-you snacks, along with added protein and alternative oils like avocado - Michael Axelrod.

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]]> <![CDATA[“It’s not all about how much protein is in the product” – The Protein Ball Co. sees opening as consumer scrutiny rises]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/the-protein-ball-co-interview/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/11/The-Protein-Ball-Co-founder-Matt-Hunt-main-image-e1762946553437.jpg Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:26:25 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=197087 Co-founder Matt Hunt talks his plans to grow exports and how consumers’ understanding of protein claims may be changing.

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]]> <![CDATA[“The gut-health wave is finally here” – The Gut Stuff’s ambition to build “mass-market” brand]]> https://www.just-food.com/interviews/the-gut-stuff-brand-gut-health-interview/ https://www.just-food.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-03-093223-e1762179679843.png Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:40:48 +0000 https://www.just-food.com/?p=196334 Co-founder Lisa MacFarlane discusses how The Gut Stuff is helping consumers to take control of their gut health – and has its sights set overseas.

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