Forward Fooding: The FoodTech Revolution Podcast Forward Fooding

Forward Fooding COO Max Leveau and Cristina Reni discuss the Future of Restaurants with a special line up of experts which includes:

 -Filippo Mottolese - Co-founder @ Miscusi

 -Apollonia Poilâne - founder @ Poilâne Bakery 

-Bryan Natavio - Co-founder @ Deliverart  

Some of the topics discussed include: 

-What are the challenges and opportunities that ‘traditional restaurants’ are facing when getting into food delivery?  

-How can restaurants leverage technology to build and maintain customer relationships and engagement? 

-What is the future of the dining industry? What will the restaurants of the future look like?

A Virtual Fireside Chat with Brett Brohl  

Forward Fooding CEO Alessio d'Antino chats with Techstars MD Brett Brohl.  Brett Brohl is the Managing Director of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator, partnered with Cargill and Ecolab.  He is also the Founder and Managing Partner of The Syndicate Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in retail, marketing, food & agriculture.  

How is Covid-19 driving the adoption curve of FoodTech and Digital Solutions by large enterprises? How can corporates engage with startups and vice versa? What does FoodTech funding after Covid-19 look like?  

They discussed these questions and many more!

Join Forward Fooding CEO Alessio D'Antino in a virtual fireside chat with byFlow co-founder and CEO Nina Hoff.  Nina is the CEO of byFlow – an innovative company specialised in the development of 3D technology for the Food Industry.  When in 2015 her brother, Floris Hoff, showed to her his own developed 3D Printer, she immediately saw business in the product and together with her brother and father, founded byFlow.  As Nina has an educational background and prior experience in business & management, she decided to take the lead within the company.  Since then, byFlow has opened up the 3D Food Printing market with their first product, a 3D Food Printer called “the Focus”, and has been constantly working towards growing the company.  byFlow's mission is to change the way food is prepared and experienced, aiming to contribute to a healthier and more sustainable world.  Join Alessio and Nina as they talk about the future of food, 3D printers for the food and beverage industry, and innovative ways of preparing and enjoying food.  Find out more about ByFlow at: https://forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/3d-by-flow/

Join Forward Fooding CEO Alessio D'Antino in a virtual fireside chat with Growing Underground co-founder and CEO Steven Dring.  Steven is a long-term sustainability advocate and an award-winning entrepreneur with a passion for agriculture, future cities and sustainable food systems.  In 2012, he co-founded Zero Carbon Food Ltd, which introduced the UK's first urban-farmed, sustainable, fresh produce brand -Growing Underground.  Growing Underground now supplies many of the major UK retailers and continually drives innovation within the industry Ag-Tech industry.  Zero Carbon Food builds controlled-environment farms that grow a range of natural products, without any environmental impact.  The farms are space efficient and located close to consumers in city spaces - allowing for a consistent (daily!)supply of hyper-local, fresh and sustainable produce: meaning less food miles and ultimately, less food going to waste.  Join Alessio and Steven as they talk about the future of agriculture, indoor and urban farming, vertical farming and zero carbon produce.  Find out more about Growing Underground at https://forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/growing-underground/

Forward Fooding COO Max Leveau chats with Kafoodle co-founder Tarryn Gorre.  Kafoodle is an award-winning food technology company that offers innovative software solutions to the foodservice sector - connecting people to the food they need.  Kafoodle also helps foodservice businesses better manage and communicate allergen information following the EU food information regulations.  Join Max and Tarryn as they talk about Restaurant Tech, Supply Chain, Software solutions for the food industry, and the latest Food Technology trends.  Find out more about Kafoodle at www.forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/kafoodle

Forward Fooding CEO Alessio D'Antino chats with OLIO co-founder Tessa Clarke.  OLIO is an app on a mission to tackle the problem of food waste in the home. It does this by connecting people who have food they don't want or need, with neighbours living nearby who would like it.  In just over 4 years, OLIO has grown from a local initiative in North London to a global movement with 2 million members who have shared 4.5 million portions of food. OLIO's work has been recognised by the United Nations who highlighted OLIO as a "beacon" for the world, and by Vivatech who awarded OLIO "Next European Unicorn".  Find out more about Olio at www.forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/olio