FUEL LIVE 2025

If there’s one thing that’s become crystal clear in building KW Marketing, it’s that real growth doesn’t happen in isolation. The strongest strategies, the best ideas, the boldest brands, they all come to life when we share. When we gather. When we’re brave enough to say: this is what’s working for us.

And that’s exactly what FUEL LIVE 2025 was all about.

After the success of our first event last year, we knew we were onto something special. But this year? We leveled up in every possible way.

Held at Winslade Manor in Exeter, this wasn’t just a business event. It was a room full of ambition, packed with food & drink founders, marketers, makers, and changemakers from across the South West (and beyond), coming together to learn, ask bold questions, and build their brands with purpose.

From Will Little’s raw and real keynote on scaling Little’s Coffee from family roots to Dragons’ Den, to honest stories from Greendale Farm Shop, the day was a powerful reminder that the best marketing is the kind that’s rooted in truth.

We shared our own playbooks – how we’ve helped brands like Popcorn Kitchen scale their email marketing to drive 30%+ of total revenue. We dug into what’s actually working in content, paid, social, and retention. And most importantly, we connected with the people behind the products.

Alongside the KW Marketing team, including workshops from Lucy on building your 2025 blueprint and Laura on turning social into serious sales, we heard insights from some of the region’s most inspiring food & drink brands.

Big shoutouts to Devon Rum Co, Baboo Gelato, Miles Tea & Coffee, Josh’s Chocolate, West Country Olives, BodyMe, Flapjackery, and Bar Buoy, just to name a few. The conversations we had with you? Powerful.

FUEL LIVE was proudly supported by our incredible partners: The Food Marketing Club, Taste of the West, RAW PR, Pelosi Creative Studio, and Girl Behind The Lens. Your backing helped us bring this to life and we’re so grateful!

A personal note from Kate

Looking around that room, hearing the questions, seeing the scribbles in notebooks, and feeling the energy shift as ideas clicked into place… I honestly had to take a moment.

This is why we do it. Not just to talk strategy, but to connect. To create space for people like you – ambitious, driven, stretched, but still showing up.

The food & drink space is full of brilliant minds. But too often we’re all working in silos, trying to figure it out alone. FUEL LIVE is about rewriting that, giving founders and marketers the space to learn, be seen, and build real momentum with the support they deserve.

The feedback? It blew us away. From “I left with a plan and the fire to execute it” to “I didn’t expect to feel so understood”… every word mattered. And yes, 100% of attendees said they’d return for another FUEL LIVE event.

We’re just getting started!

Ready to FUEL your next stage of growth?

If you’re a food or drink brand ready to scale smarter, we’d love to help you get there. Book a call with Kate to chat through your goals and map out your next move or, if you’re looking for monthly support you can dip into any time, join the Food Marketing Club. It’s built for founders who want structure, strategy, and support that actually works, without the agency price tag. Because no one builds something brilliant alone. But with the right plan? You’ll go further, faster.

Photography by Girl Behind The Lens.

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