The Spinoff Business

Twiice: the family business making edible coffee cups
This week we talk to Jamie Cashmore, co-founder of Auckland-based edible packaging company Twiice.
This week we talk to Jamie Cashmore, co-founder of Auckland-based edible packaging company Twiice.
We ask Business is Boring host Simon Pound to pick 10 of his favourite and most interesting episodes from the past year.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Georgia Meek, founder of The Babysitters Club, an online agency connecting families with babysitters.
On this week's Primer, we talk to the co-founder of vegan, low calorie, halal certified ice cream brand WāHiki Creamery which has recently signed a deal to enter the Chinese market.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Jo McColl about Unity Books Auckland's new offshoot just down the road: children's bookshop little Unity.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Sean Aickin whose Wellington photo store Splendid is hoping to revive film photography in today's digital world.
On this week's Primer, we talk to James Fuller whose tech platform, Hnry, takes the admin out of being self-employed.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Alexandra Bell, co-founder of smoothie bowl business Soul Boul.
On this week's Primer, we talk to the founder of clothing company Flo which donates a free school lunch to a child in need for every product sold.
On this week's Primer, we talk Jo Blair from Brown Bread – a marketing and communications agency from Christchurch that focuses on championing the arts, philanthropy and social good.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Human Interface Jewellery founder Amelia Diggle who's melding fashion and technology together to create a new form of ‘wearable tech’.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Aaron and Jo Taylor, founders of wellness drink No Ugly.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Adrian Wills, the man behind a technology that manages every aspect of the beer’s lifecycle and flow from keg to customer.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Nick Leckie, co-founder of rainwear company Okewa which is raising money for its newest product line – raincoats made from recycled plastic bottles.
On this week's Primer, we talk to co-founder of The Pure Food Co, Sam Bridgewater, whose business makes nutritionally dense and visually appealing food for people who have a hard time eating.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Mark Stolten, the inventor of flexible, Lego-like brick toy, Flexo.
On this week's Primer, we talk to sibling entrepreneurs Brittany and Johanna Cosgrove of Nopesisters, the social enterprise championing 'fashion for a cause'.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Fresh As founder Tommy Roff whose company freeze-dries everything from mandarins and feijoas to liquorice and Red Bull.
On this week's Primer, we talk to Abhi Kala of Titan Ideas who's reimagining cross-cultural storytelling through augmented (AR), virtual (VR), and mixed reality (MR) technology.
In this week's Primer, we talk to James Denton, owner of plastic-free supermarket GoodFor.
This week on The Primer we look at Method Recycling which looks to encourage better waste disposal habits by making beautifully designed rubbish bins for modern workplaces.
This week on The Primer, we talk to David Bowes, CEO of insights agency Zavy, which helps businesses understand in simple, visual terms what all this social media fuss is about.
Craig MacGregor is one of the founding developers of NavCoin, an alternative cryptocurrency that's gaining steam around the world.
Every week on The Primer we ask a local business or product to introduce themselves in eight simple takes. This week we talk to Little Angels founder Heather Baker.
This week on The Primer we talk to Parkable co-founder Brody Nelson whose business is using technology to shake up traditional parking.
In this week's Primer, we talk to Kristy Lorson, the founder of popular Facebook group Zero Waste in NZ!, about her latest business venture, EarthSavvy.
Jihee Junn talks to Jason Lovell of Reobot, an IBM Watson-powered chatbot that allows you to practise conversational Māori via Facebook Messenger.