Delightful Food Group

Co-Founder & CEO

March Foods Ltd

IBC Simply

Director

General Manager

Head of Marketing and Communications

Barney & Ben (Dinoshakes)

Managing Director

The Kent Theatre Company

Owner

🌟 I’m Ricky, the proud Co-Founder and CEO of the Delightful Food Group, founded in December 2023 as part of a strategic growth initiative.

🚀 Delightful Food Group is at the forefront of the food and drinks industry, bringing together the strengths of two well-established businesses. Our journey includes a pivotal strategic move, with IBC Simply, a renowned player in shaking up the beverage landscape for over 25 years, acquiring March Foods.

☕ IBC Simply (Italian Beverage Company) are manufacturers and suppliers of food and beverage products all around the world. Our range of Simply products are renowned for their quality and taste.

🌐 March Foods stands out as one of the UK’s leading co-packing and co-manufacturing entities, specializing in working with esteemed household names. They uniquely offer co-packing and co-manufacturing services anonymously, providing bespoke tailored bays to meet client's specific requirements.

💡 The synergy between IBC Simply and March Foods has been a driving force in our success, propelling both businesses to new heights. At Delightful Food Group, we pride ourselves on providing end-to-end expertise in innovation, product development, production, and packing.

🤝 Our dedicated teams are here to collaborate with you, leveraging insights and knowledge to bring your products to market successfully. Whether it's identifying the latest trends, presenting innovative ideas, or meticulously co-manufacturing and co-packing your products to exact specifications, we are committed to your success.

Ricky Flax

On Monday, I won Scale-Up Entrepreneur of the Year at the The Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards, which still feels a little bit surreal.

I’ve never chased awards, and to be honest, it’s not something I ever really expected. But looking back at what we’ve built this year as a group… it truly has been unbelievable.

When I walked into the IBC Simply office 13 years ago, I had zero intention of staying in the industry long-term. I came in to help out for a bit, and somehow that turned into scaling IBC, building the Delightful Food Group, and growing alongside March Foods Ltd

It’s been messy at times and definitely not a straight line, but we’ve learnt an insane amount along the way, and I’ve loved every second of it.

None of it (genuinely none of it) would have been possible without the people inside this group who show up every day, take ownership, and care about what we’re building, along with the people around me in my life who support me through thick and thin.

I can’t thank you all enough. There are far too many of you to tag, but you know exactly who you are. We wouldn’t be anywhere near this point without you.

And thank you as well to Frankie James for an amazing evening and all the work that goes into bringing the awards to life.

Big end to the year ahead for us at Delightful Food Group, and I’m excited to see where this momentum takes us next!

CEO of Delightful Food Group, IBC Simply & March Foods | Creating, Manufacturing, and Supplying “Best in Class” products to the Food and Drink Industry

Renee Rogers

Oh No!! My driver has had a car accident! 

Don’t worry, ONO helps drivers report calmly and concisely, sending this data straight to a fleet owner (the asset owner), broker or insurance provider. 

The ONO dashboard allows fleet owners to manage their incident data quickly and effectively, utilising their own supply chain, helping minimise spiralling insurance, repair and settlement costs that can be associated with mismanaged claim handling.

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PCO RENTALS LIMITED

In 2011 I started as the only administrative assistant with 44 vehicles. Powering through to become the GM, building to become one of the top providers of hire vehicles in 6 locations UK wide with 500 vehicles and thousands of drivers to manage.

Brimas

Training the bridal shops of the UK in the joys of bridal software. 
A lot of traveling around the UK, meeting fabulous bridal boutique owners and staff.
Customer relations and account management skills were essential.

Account Manager

Pronuptia Ashford

Started as a Saturday girl at 18 and working up to boutique manager while studying my degree and post grad. Dealt with every aspect of running a bridal boutique from frontline sales to cash-flow projection.

Bridal Manager

Canterbury College

Level 1 course co-ordinator and tutor on A-Level and Level 3 performance courses.

Drama Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator

10 years in the bridal industry, dealing with dreamy rails of girly sparkle somehow transitioned in to an operational role within the transport industry, propelling me into a whole host of testosterone! Proudly a forerunner in the vehicle hire market, growing a fleet from 44 vehicles to 500 through the acquisition of electric vehicles and wheelchair accessible transportation. I throughly enjoy the changing make up of the automotive industry and even more so, I am thrilled to be actively revolutionising the way in which fleets manage their vehicle accidents through ONO.

Oh No!! My driver has had a car accident! 

Don’t worry, ONO helps drivers report calmly and concisely, sending this data straight to a fleet owner (the asset owner), broker or insurance provider. 

The ONO dashboard allows fleet owners to manage their incident data quickly and effectively, utilising their own supply chain, helping minimise spiralling insurance, repair and settlement costs that can be associated with mismanaged claim handling. 

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