Susty Foodies

Jo Wren Jo Wren

Are you a progressive food and drink business?

Are you a progressive food and drink business?

What does it mean to be thought provoking in food and drink in this decade?

It’s quite a statement for any business to say they are “progressive”, so what exactly does that signify in today's competitive world?

For many, it indicates that you might be an organisation who pushes to be ecologically sustainable, future respecting, and proactively social in approach - really considering all the citizens in and around your enterprise. And building this into values to ensure the culture is where everyone wants it to be.

But it’s essential that you are not only thinking about it, but you are demonstrating it with genuine intention, as it’s become core to your strategy and ways of working. This is key if you are to make strides forward, you will need to prove it.

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David Matthews David Matthews

How optimism and people can help your food and drink business grow

The importance of being optimistic was a common theme for speakers and guests at last week's first annual conference on The Future of Food & Drink in the South West - and alongside the people in and around an organisation these was seen as the biggest opportunities for growth in 2024 and beyond.

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Jo Wren Jo Wren

Six months a Certified B Corp: our learnings

As the initial excitement has subsided, a new feeling of responsibility has emerged. We feel responsible for delivering more impact and living up to our potential for all our stakeholders, and we want to build a business that does better and does good! So rather than wait to share an annual impact report we thought we'd share some of what's been going on inside Maia - on our post-certification journey.

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David Matthews David Matthews

Our journey to B Corp: how we see the future

Certified B Corporations are businesses that prioritise social and environmental impact, transparency, and accountability in addition to profit. Here’s our experience of the start of the journey to becoming a B Corp, why it has been a good decision for our business already, and where we are going next

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Jo Wren Jo Wren

Everything we do has an impact

When we started our business, our intention was to have a clear set of objectives to aim for, track and measure ourselves against and strive to make improvements in order to ensure we are always having a positive impact in our world.

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