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Food

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Food

Food

Updated 23/06/2025

12/06/2025

Scaling Regeneration: A Landscape-Level Approach to Food Systems Change

Saswati Bora, Global Director of Regenerative Food Systems at The Nature Conservancy, joins us to explore how regenerative agriculture can become a powerful climate and biodiversity solution. They discuss TNC’s global foodscapes strategy, the critical role of philanthropic capital in de-risking regenerative transitions, and why true systems change requires local trust, long timelines, and deep collaboration.

12/06/2025

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39 min
11/07/2025

Why It's So Hard to Build Hardware in America

On this episode of The Spoon podcast, catches up with with longtime food tech innovator and friend of The Spoon Scott Heimendinger about the hidden challenges of U.S. manufacturing, the future of kitchen robotics, and why tooling expertise has all but disappeared in America. Scott shares insights from his stealth startup Seattle Ultrasonics and his experience navigating domestic vs. overseas prototyping. The two also explore whether a new wave of robot-ready kitchen appliances is coming, what makes Thermomix a surprise hardware juggernaut, and how AI is powering everything from sous vide to smart food storage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11/07/2025

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49 min
20/07/2024

Gene Edited Tomatoes & Rethinking Robots Restaurants - FTNS #2

On this week's episode of the Food Tech News Show, longtime podcaster, former host of Marketplace, and all-around nice person Molly Wood joins Carlos and Mike to discuss the food tech stories of the week. On this week's episode, we talk about: Tomatoes are thirsty crops. Here’s how CRISPR gene-editing could help them thrive with less water Food recycler Mill unveils pilot study results Meatly gets nod to sell cultivated meat in UK Chipotle founder realizes he needs a few humans in the front of house Google backed company launches AI startup to map the entirety of the world's farm land And more! Tune in to The Spoon's new dedicated weekly food tech news show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20/07/2024

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32 min
16/04/2025

Predicting the Future of Food with Mike Lee

On this episode of The Spoon Podcast, host Michael Wolf sits down with food futurist and innovator Mike Lee to talk about the launch of The Tomorrow Today Show, his new long-form podcast exploring the future of food. The two Mikes trace Lee’s journey from corporate innovation at American Express to building immersive concept experiences like The Future Market and launching the storytelling-driven magazine Mise. Mike shares how improv, design, and dinner parties shaped his unique lens on the food system, and why he believes corporate boardrooms need more narrative thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16/04/2025

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34 min
21/08/2025

Data: The Real Power Behind AI

On this episode of the podcast we talk with Henrique Wakil Moyses (Crisp) about data and how it's at the heart of Crisp as well as all of the AI platforms. Crisp delivers real-time insights across the supply chain, and helps businesses optimize sales, reduce waste, and improve forecasting – driving growth, collaboration, and sustainability throughout global commerce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21/08/2025

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25 min
17/11/2023

Why Are CPG Brands Freaking Out About Ozempic?

This week SuperGut CEO Marc Washington joins the podcast to talk about why new GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are keeping CPG brand CEOs up at night. These new drugs, which got their start as a new class of pharmaceuticals that help contol type 2 diabetes, have become very popular in recent years as weight loss drug. They are hugely effective in suppressing appetites and reducing the overall calorie intake of those taking them, so much so that some speculate that they could have a significant impact on overall demand for food if, as predicted, tens of millions begin to take them in coming years as the price comes down and more accessible formats (i.e. not shots) become available. Marc thinks a lot about these drugs because his company, SuperGut, creates a natural alternative to GLP-1 drugs in the form of supplements, snacks and bars. His journey to leading the company was born out of both a personal loss as well as a chance meeting with Dave Friedberg, the CEO of The Production Board. You can learn more about Super Gut on their website. And a quick plug before we go: The Spoon is heading up the food tech conference at CES, the world's biggest technology expo. If you'd like to become involved as a sponsor, just fill out this form and we'll be in touch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17/11/2023

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31 min
27/01/2023

The Bloomberg Alt-Meat Hullabaloo with Rachel Konrad

In this week's episode we catch up with Rachel Konrad, a former journalist who has spent the last decade-plus working for Tesla, Impossible Foods and now the Production Board. Rachel joins Michael Wolf and Carlos Rodela to talk about her background, the recent controversy around Bloomberg's article declaring plant-based meat a fad, and how she helped Impossible bring food tech to CES in 2019 with the launch of the Impossible 2.0 burger. It's a really fun conversation that you won't want to miss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27/01/2023

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58 min
01/05/2025

Olive Oil Buying Tips with David Garci-Aguirre

Award winning food journalist, cookbook author and registered dietitian Carolyn O’Neil interviews experts from chefs to scientists, farmers to fishermen and a global list of guests on food topics ranging from pate to pesticides. O’Neil’s philosophy ‘the more you know, the more you can eat!’ guides every episode exploring the people, places and plates that promote good health and great cuisine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

01/05/2025

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31 min
19/09/2024

Having an AI partner

We chat with author and Futurist Mike Lee about writing alongside AI, AI art, AI video, and how he looks at AI as a partnership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19/09/2024

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28 min
02/08/2024

Blackbird Launches Pay, DoorDash Delivers Big Numbers - FTNS #4

This week we’re excited to welcome Kristen Hawley, long-time restaurant tech journalist. This week's stories: Blackbird Launches Blackbird Pay Andrew Simmons Says His Pizza Automation Experiment has Come to an End DoorDash Sees Digital Orders Surge Despite Industry Headwinds Taco Bell and Other Yum Brands Going to Expand Voice AI to Hundreds of Locations in 2024 Amazon Gives a Peak Under Hood of Its New Just Walk Out AI Model Le Petit Chef - The Immersive Dining Experience Make sure to rate and review The Food Tech News Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

02/08/2024

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29 min

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