Chris Fryer and his wife Sarah founded the plant-powered pie company in 2018 on the banks of the River Tyne from their converted horsebox. The couple were getting tired of their careers; Chris was a full-time teacher, while Sarah was a medical secretary. After a year of experimenting with different flavours and recipes in their kitchen, the Fryers launched Magpye - a vegan pie company specialising in comfort food.
Chris Fryer and his wife Sarah founded the plant-powered pie company in 2018 on the banks of the River Tyne from their converted horsebox. The couple were getting tired of their careers; Chris was a full-time teacher, while Sarah was a medical secretary. After a year of experimenting with different flavours and recipes in their kitchen, the Fryers launched Magpye - a vegan pie company specialising in comfort food.
When the pandemic hit and Magpye grew, Chris purchased a domain name from GoDaddy and began to build an online store for Magpye, with the view of eventually creating an online arm to the company. But with global events taking a turn for the worst, this move had to come a little quicker than planned. Today Chris and Sarah can rely on Magpye as their sole income, as they have grown the business into a national success.
In this episode of PEP Talk we hear all about Chris’ story of transitioning from a teacher to a full time vegan pie brand owner, and he shares with us what he has learned in the process of growing a small business and taking it online to achieve national success.
“The biggest thing that you put in I think is your time and hard work. Initially, for around the first year you don’t see much back, we didn’t sell a single pie for 10 months. You’ve got to have that vision to see that at some point it will turn into something.”
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