The London Food Network

The London Food Network Podcast shares real stories from the people shaping London’s food and drink scene. Host Sebastian Candelon speaks with founders, chefs, suppliers, and makers about their journey, challenges, and the future of food. Honest, insightful, and practical — this podcast is for anyone building or supporting great food businesses.

The London Food Network is a business podcast hosted by Sebastian Candelon, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sebastian Candelon hosts The London Food Network, a business show with 17 episodes published.

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  The London Food Network

  He Waited 10 Years to Taste His First Bottle. It Sold Out Before He Could with Alasdair Day

  May 21, 202634 min

  Isle of Raasay has a population of 160 people. The distillery Alasdair Day built there now exports to 50 countries. It took six years from breaking ground to bottling the first single malt. The inaugural release sold out before it shipped. And Alasdair's biggest regret is not starting ten years earlier. Alasdair is the co-founder and master distiller of Isle of Raasay Distillery, the first legal distillery on the island, and the inheritor of a whiskey blending lineage that stretches back to 1820. In this conversation he and Sebastian trace the full arc of building a premium craft spirit business from a disused hotel on a remote Scottish island, including the funding challenges, the long gap between vision and first product, what it actually feels like to manage a business where every decision you make today won't be measurable for another three years, and why the hardest thing in any entrepreneurial journey is simply being honest with yourself. This is a long-game business story with lessons that apply far beyond whiskey. Connect with Alasdair Day and Isle of Raasay Distillery: Website: https://raasaydistillery.com The London Food Network: Website: https://thelondonfoodnetwork.com Apply to be a guest: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekx9sI7rV6qmzOkBRAJLn-nQmP8cfSc4jcfEOaWGTbqZhiCw/viewform Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@thelondonfoodnetwork?sub_confirmation=1 If this episode gave you something, share it with a founder who needs to hear it. #ScotchWhisky #CraftDistillery #FoodFounders #IsleOfRaasay #ScottishFood #Entrepreneurship #LongGame #EmbraceAI

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  The London Food Network

  He Waited 10 Years to Taste His First Bottle. It Sold Out Before He Could with Alasdair Day

  May 21, 202634 min

  Isle of Raasay has a population of 160 people. The distillery Alasdair Day built there now exports to 50 countries. It took six years from breaking ground to bottling the first single malt. The inaugural release sold out before it shipped. And Alasdair's biggest regret is not starting ten years earlier. Alasdair is the co-founder and master distiller of Isle of Raasay Distillery, the first legal distillery on the island, and the inheritor of a whiskey blending lineage that stretches back to 1820. In this conversation he and Sebastian trace the full arc of building a premium craft spirit business from a disused hotel on a remote Scottish island, including the funding challenges, the long gap between vision and first product, what it actually feels like to manage a business where every decision you make today won't be measurable for another three years, and why the hardest thing in any entrepreneurial journey is simply being honest with yourself. This is a long-game business story with lessons that apply far beyond whiskey. Connect with Alasdair Day and Isle of Raasay Distillery: Website: https://raasaydistillery.com The London Food Network: Website: https://thelondonfoodnetwork.com Apply to be a guest: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekx9sI7rV6qmzOkBRAJLn-nQmP8cfSc4jcfEOaWGTbqZhiCw/viewform Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@thelondonfoodnetwork?sub_confirmation=1 If this episode gave you something, share it with a founder who needs to hear it. #ScotchWhisky #CraftDistillery #FoodFounders #IsleOfRaasay #ScottishFood #Entrepreneurship #LongGame #EmbraceAI

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  Episode #42

  Your Supplements Are Full of Fillers.

  May 17, 202651 min

  Apply to be a guest: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekx9sI7rV6qmzOkBRAJLn-nQmP8cfSc4jcfEOaWGTbqZhiCw/viewform 96 percent of people in the UK are deficient in fiber. Not a few percent. Not a minority. Nearly everyone. And most of them have no idea. Helen Johnston spent years as a glossy magazine editor, deputy at Cosmo and Marie Claire, before training as a nutritionist and building Succeed, a range of whole food super blends made from seeds and botanical herbs grown as close to her Norfolk farm as possible. Less than six months since launch, she is already on the shelves at Selfridges. In this episode, Helen and Sebastian unpack why the supplement industry is making nutrition more confusing and more expensive than it needs to be, what 90 percent of our serotonin has to do with what we eat for breakfast, and why the simplest upgrade to your daily health might already be sitting in a kitchen cupboard. This is a practical conversation, not a sales pitch. You will leave with a clearer picture of what your body actually needs, why most of us are getting it wrong, and how small consistent steps are the only thing that actually sticks. Connect with Helen Johnston and Succeed: Website: https://succeeds.life Available in Selfridges, Blue Diamond garden centres, Panzers, farm shops across Norfolk and Devon, and approximately 40 independent stores nationwide. Sponsor: Embrace AI Consultancy — AI systems for food, hospitality, and service-based businesses that deliver real commercial results. https://embraceai.co.uk The London Food Network: Website: https://thelondonfoodnetwork.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@thelondonfoodnetwork?sub_confirmation=1 If this episode gave you something, share it with a founder who needs to hear it. #GutHealth #WholeFood #NutritionUK #FoodFounders #HealthFood #Supplements #Entrepreneurship #EmbraceAI

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  Episode #41

  He Turned a 28-Year Waiting List Into a Business

  May 13, 202643 min

  Apply to be a guest: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekx9sI7rV6qmzOkBRAJLn-nQmP8cfSc4jcfEOaWGTbqZhiCw/viewform In Lambeth, the allotment waiting list is 28 years. Not 28 months. Not 28 weeks. Twenty-eight years. William Gay did a freedom of information request to confirm it, and then decided to build the alternative. William is the co-founder of Roots Allotments, a fast-scaling UK business giving urban people access to ready-to-plant, chemical-free growing spaces. In four years, Roots has grown to 20 sites, 258 acres, over 4,000 active members, and nearly 7 million pounds raised, with plans to expand to America. This episode covers what it actually takes to build something physical and values-led at speed, including the community opposition, the near-death moments, and the customer whose patch brought him back to life after COVID. In this conversation you will hear why 30 supermarket tomatoes now contain the same nutrients as one from your grandparents' era, what house builders are doing to farmland on the edges of UK cities right now, and why William believes growing food could be one of the most powerful responses to the AI-driven economy ahead. Connect with William Gay and Roots Allotments: Website: https://rootsallotments.com Instagram: @rootsallotments TikTok: @rootsallotments Sponsor: Embrace AI Consultancy — AI systems for food, hospitality, and service-based businesses that deliver real commercial results. https://embraceai.co.uk The London Food Network: Website: https://thelondonfoodnetwork.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@thelondonfoodnetwork?sub_confirmation=1 If this episode gave you something, share it with a founder who needs to hear it. #UrbanGrowing #AllotmentsUK #FoodSystems #FoodFounders #UKFood #Sustainability #Entrepreneurship #EmbraceAI

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  Episode #40

  80 Years. One Broken System.

  May 11, 202650 min

  Become a TLFN guest: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekx9sI7rV6qmzOkBRAJLn-nQmP8cfSc4jcfEOaWGTbqZhiCw/viewform In 1940, 40 percent of the food on your table came from your own backyard. Today, almost none of it does. And in that one generation, something fundamental broke. Pete Russell is the founder of UBI (Out of Our Own Backyard) and a driving force behind The Decent Alliance. He has spent nearly two decades building the infrastructure to put small-scale food producers back at the heart of the food system. In this episode, Pete and Sebastian trace the collapse of decentralised food, the real reason the modern supply chain is fragile by design, and why the tools to fix it finally exist. What you will take from this episode: How to connect directly with local growers and cut out the layers that eat your margins, why the biggest food businesses of the next decade will be the ones operating at a human scale, and what it actually takes to survive long enough to see your mission become relevant. Connect with Pete Russell and UBI: Website: https://ubi.com The Decent Alliance: https://decentalliance.com Sponsor: Embrace AI Consultancy — AI systems for food, hospitality, and service-based businesses that deliver real commercial results. https://embraceai.co.uk The London Food Network: Website: https://thelondonfoodnetwork.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@thelondonfoodnetwork?sub_confirmation=1 If this episode gave you something, share it with a founder who needs to hear it. #LocalFood #FoodSupplyChain #FoodFounders #FoodDistribution #UKFood #SmallFarms #Entrepreneurship #EmbraceAI

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