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Richard Reed Biography
RICHARD REED is the co-founder of Innocent Drinks, the UK's fastest growing food and drinks company and the no.1 smoothie brand in the UK. Richard is a fabulous keynote speaker for events geared around business, entreprenuerial spirit, marketing, leadership and CSR (corporate social responsibility).
The Innocent Story
The Innocent story shows that with a non-corporate attitude, a sincere commitment to the cause and creative thinking it is possible to create a fast growing, profitable company that acts responsibly.
In 2006 Innocent Drinks employed 89 people, and had its little tasty drinks selling in over 6,000 outlets, over the next five years sustained growth has seen Innocent increase to a workforce of over 150 people and ever more increasing outlets for sales. The innocent range has expanded to include: Veg Pots, special smoothies for children, big one litre cartons for families at home, juicy waters for a more refreshing natural drink and thickies for a yoghurt and fruit blend. The drinks regularly win industry awards, including Best Soft Drink in the UK.
Serial Entrepeneur
Innocent is not Richard's first enterprise. In fact, Richard's entrepreneurial career started earlier than most, when he began washing windows for his neighbors at the age of 8. Following a brief spell of selling Smurf stickers at junior school (until his teachers caught him), Richard retired from the coalface of self-employment, aged 12. However, a summer job picking up dog biscuits in a pet food factory soon reminded Richard of the joys of working for himself, and led him to set up a summer gardening business called Two Men Went to Mow, employing his school friends.
After graduating from Cambridge University and working in advertising for four years, Richard and his two college friends Jon and Adam, decided to set up a lovely fresh fruit juice company. After six months of developing recipes in their kitchen, they boys wanted to test their drinks with a wider audience. To do so, they bought £500 of fruit, turned it into smoothies and sold them from a stall at a music festival. They put up a sign that said, 'Should we give up our jobs to make these smoothies', and put out a big bin that said NO and one that said YES. Fortunately, at the end of the weekend, the YES bin was full so they went in the next day and resigned.
Recent Awards
- Business Awards
- E&Y Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- National Business Awards - Small/Medium Business of the Year
- Growing Business Awards - Most Promising New Company
- Orange Small Business of the Year Orange Marketing Campaign of the Year
- Orange Innovative Company of the Year
- Best Investors in People - National Business Awards
- Innovative Company of the Year - Growing Business Awards
'Innocent Drinks' Awards
- 2009 The Grocer Gold Awards - Veg pots were a finalist in the Top Launch of the Year category
- 2008 The Grocer's Branded Excellence Awards - Soft drink of the year for mangoes and passionfruits Smoothie
- 2006 Quality Food & Drink Awards (the foodie Oscars) - Best UK Soft Drink for mangoes, coconuts & lemongrass Smoothie
- 2005 Quality Food & Drink Awards (the foodie Oscars) - Best UK Soft Drink for pineapples, blueberries & ginger Smoothie
- 2004 Quality Food & Drink Awards (the foodie Oscars) - Best UK Soft Drink for pineapples, bananas and coconuts smoothie
- 2003 Quality Food & Drink Awards (the foodie Oscars) - Best UK Soft Drink for yoghurt, mangoes and coconut thickie
- 2003 Great Taste Awards - Silver award for mangoes and passion fruit smoothie
- 2002 Quality Food & Drink Awards (the foodie Oscars) - Best UK Soft Drink for vanilla bean and honey thickie
- 2001 Great Taste Awards - Gold award for mangoes and passion fruit smoothie: Silver award for vanilla bean and honey thickie
- 2000 Great Taste Awards - Gold award for blackberries and blueberries smoothie
- 1999 Great Taste Awards - Gold award for mangoes and passion fruit smoothie
For further information or to book Richard Reed, call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Richard Reed News
A selection of relevant news related to Richard Reed, Keynote Speakers, Business Speakers, Entrepreneurs, Leadership Speakers, Marketing & Branding, Sales/Customer Service and Sustainability Speakers stories. For more information on Richard Reed or details as to how to book Richard Reed for your corporate event, please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Richard Reed Tells of Innocent Success
19th December 2011
Innocent co-founder Richard Reed tells Director Magazine how his company kept control after breaking corporate tradition by selling a ÂŁ30m stake to Coca-Cola in 2009. Innocent has maintained its position as arguably the most successful UK brand of the new millennium, and Speakers Corner proudly presents a host of Innocent speakers, all ideally placed to motivate and entertain on the corporate circuit. Joe McEwan, Dan Germain and Jessica Sansom, as well as Reed himself are all in high demand for corporate events.
Sought after conference speakers, the Innocent entrepreneurs, sell a piece of Innocent
8th April 2009
A coup for Speakers Corner's sought after conference speakers - the Innocent entrepreneurs, who have sold a stake in the environmentally eco-friendly company to Coca Cola. The selling of a minority stake in order to raise funds for an expansion into Europe is a watershed moment in the 10 year history of the company.
Top 10 Speakers for 2012
27th December 2011
As the year draws to a close, Speakers Corner looks forward to the promise of the intriguing and opportune months ahead. 2012 is set to be a year of economic optimism, business innovation and a host of rising stars on the corporate circuit – all primed to motivate, educate, stimulate and entertain.
Mary Perkins Wins Director of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
2nd November 2011
Director Magazine has awarded Dame Mary Perkins, Specsavers queen, entrepreneur, and retail keynote speaker, the Director of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.
Tony Fernandes and Arianna Huffington Amongst 100 Most Creative People In Business
2nd June 2011
Entrepreneur Tony Fernandes; media mogul Arianna Huffington; facebook genius Chris Cox and happiness expert Tony Hsieh, are some of the top names on a list of the 100 Most Creative People In Business, compiled by industry magazine Fast Company.
Entrepreneurs’ Forum Boasts Speakers Corner's Best
20th May 2011
The North East of England is the venue for the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, where a handful of Speakers Corner’s top talent take the stage to inspire business leaders and aspirational executives from all over the UK. Hamish McRae, Sarah Willingham, Tim Smit, James Timpson, James Cracknell, and Simon Calver are all on the programme, as are Kanya King, Douglas McWilliams, Karen Mattison, John Timpson and Richard Huntingford – all inspiration and charismatic public speakers.
Bill Gates Amongst Hosts at TED 2011
3rd March 2011
Bill Gates, technology pioneer, businessman and philanthropist, is amongst the acclaimed hosts at this year’s TED Conference in California.
Sir Terry Leahy Adjusts to Life After Tesco
11th April 2013
Business speaker and former CEO of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy stepped down from his position at Tesco in 2011 at the age of 55, he has since started working with several charities, invested in small businesses and written a book.
Will Whitehorn Appointed as Chair of Catapult Board
27th March 2013
Keynote speaker and former President of Virgin Galactic, Will Whitehorn, has been appointed as chairman of the new Transport System Catapult.
Lynne Franks Returns to PR
6th March 2013
Entrepreneur and lifestyle guru Lynne Franks is set to return to a career in PR after 19 years out of the business.
Richard Reed Reviews
Richard Reed has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Richard Reed for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Richard Reed for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Richard was a great addition to the conference. His style was relaxed, inspirational and extremely engaging. The feedback from the audience was very positive indeed.
For further information or to book Richard Reed, call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
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