Chris Bavin

Chris Bavin started his career in fresh produce by working with growers supplying wholesale markets, first with flowers and plants and later moving to fruit and veg. He has worked across all areas of fresh produce including founding ‘The Naked Grocer’, one of the first zero packaging no plastic retail business, which he ran for nine years. During his time at the helm, the business was awarded ‘National Independent Retailer of the Year’ not once, but twice.

Chris first appeared on our screens in BBC’s Eat Well For Less in 2013 and has since gone on to present a total of eight series of the show. Alongside this he has also presented Tomorrow’s Food, The Truth About Meat, Food: Truth or Scare and Shop Well for the Planet, all for BBC One. He appeared as a judge and the resident fruit & veg expert on three series of BBC’s Best Home Cook and more recently he joined the presenting team on Channel 4’s Aldi’s Next Big Thing which returned for its second series in 2024.

After leaving school with “less than desirable” GCSE results, Chris tried his hand at various unglamorous jobs before finding a job importing flowers for a small company called Connaught Flowers. He spent much of his working day at Western International Market which specialises in horticultural produce. Chris found himself very at home with all the colourful characters and buzz of the wholesale market – this was his vocation.

After selling flowers into the wholesale markets for six years he turned his hand to selling fruit and vegetables throughout the UK. He built strong relationships with the small independent green grocers and florists and shared their passion in striving to keep independent retail flourishing.

Chris is a regular reporter for BBC’s The One Show and has presented several consumer and property based formats for the BBC including Wanted: A Simple Life and Escape to the Country. He has also shown us his horticultural roots by presenting two series of Britain in Bloom and is a regular feature on the BBC’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show coverage.

Chris is passionate about educating and raising awareness in children of nutrition and food produce. One of his ambitions is to teach others how eating healthily can be cheap and easy to achieve.

Throughout his career he has worked with many brands including HexClad, Gordon’s Gin, Maldon Salt, Nestlé, Innocent Drinks, Co-Op and Lakeland. Chris also has two cookbooks to his name. His first, ‘Good Food Sorted’ was published by DK Books in March 2019. His second, Fakeaway, also published by DK Books was released in January 2020 When he’s not on our screens, writing cookbooks or consulting fresh produce companies, Chris is a regular face at food festivals and live events up and down the country.

His laid back approach, quick wit and charm makes him the perfect choice for hosting sessions as well as leading informative, fun, and entertaining food demos.

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