Pip Murray Grew Pip & Nut from a Kitchen Blender to a Retail Brand

Pip Murray started Pip & Nut with homemade nut butter, then grew the UK brand from market stalls into retail.

Pip Murray began experimenting with nut butter while training for a marathon. Dissatisfied with the options she could find, she used a kitchen blender to make her own. What began as a personal product search became Pip & Nut, a UK food brand founded in 2013.

The early business required Murray to test recipes, source ingredients, package jars, sell at markets and persuade retailers to make room for a new brand in a familiar category.

Pip & Nut built its range around nut butters and later expanded into snacks. Moving from market stalls to supermarket shelves increases visibility, but also raises the stakes around forecasting, production capacity and working capital.

The company’s journey shows how a founder can begin with a product she wants herself, then build the processes and partnerships needed to serve a wider customer base.