Tomorrow's Bites with Andrés and Sjacco

Andrés and Sjacco

Food is a problem, and this podcast is full of solutions. Every two weeks, Andrés and Sjacco sit down with the founders, farmers, investors, chefs, and other rebels who are reshaping the way food is grown, made, financed, and shared. From farmers building resilient, regenerative food systems to founders creating sustainable, healthy food products, and from impact investing to scaling agrifood companies, these are the stories, lessons, and strategies. If you’re building in agrifood, dreaming of something better, or hungry to understand the future of food, this podcast is for you.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Build in Public #2: Did Favamole get listed in another wholesaler? – With Andres Jara, Co-Founder of Favamole

    What if you could follow a startup’s evolution in real time, as it happens?Welcome back to Build in Public, the monthly Tomorrow’s Bites series where we sit down with Andres Jara, co-founder of Favamole, to document the highs, lows, and lessons of building a food startup from the ground up. In this second episode (recorded in Barcelona) Andres reflects on a month of tension, focus, and growth. From chasing listings and building social capital to confronting imposter syndrome, we get a raw look at what it really means to keep a mission-driven food company alive. We explore: Why founders must balance focus with perspectiveHow to turn “no” into momentum through long-term trust buildingThe surprising role of social capital in B2B salesHow to communicate differently with investors, farmers, and consumersHow can entrepreneurs face imposter syndrome? Listen now to join Favamole’s journey, month by month, challenge by challenge, and see what it really takes to build a regenerative food brand in public. 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW  If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform, even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show!  👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US 👥 ⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠ 📸 ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ 🌎 ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 😊 The Guest: Andrés Jara Look into the company ⁠⁠Favamole

    23 min

  2. 5 NOV

    He Made the First Alcohol-Free Beer in the UK And Now Reinvents Asian Snacks - With Steve D Sailopal Co-Founder Curry Smugglers #97

    What do you do after creating the UK’s first alcohol-free beer?If you’re Steve, you take your creativity, your culture, and a few family recipes, and you turn them into the world’s first Asian snacks sold in beer cans. In this episode of Tomorrow’s Bites, we sit down with Steve, co-founder of Curry Smugglers, to explore his journey from the fashion industry to brewing and now to reinventing an entire snack category. From branding born out of a customs joke to packaging inspired by sustainability and nostalgia, this is a story about turning memories into movements. We unpack: How Steve created the UK’s first alcohol-free beer when no one believed in it.The moment his wife and daughter sparked the idea for Curry Smugglers.Why the snack industry needs a design revolution and how this should look like.The link between fast fashion and snacks, and what both can learn from each other.The business lessons from creating UK's first alcohol-free beer. 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW  If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform, even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show!  👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US 👥 ⁠Linkedin⁠ 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🌎 ⁠⁠Website⁠ 😊 The Guest: Steve D Sailopal Look into the company ⁠Curry Smugglers

    1h 2m

  3. 29 OCT

    The Part Listeners Didn´t Skip: What AgTech Startups Get Wrong About Regenerative Agriculture - from our conversation with regenerative farmer Thomas Gent

    Most agtech startups want to help farmers. But many miss a fundamental truth. Technology doesn’t move at the same pace as nature, and innovation that works in theory often fails in the field. In this short episode, Thomas Gent, regenerative farmer and founder of Gentle Farming, shares what most startups overlook when trying to support sustainable agriculture. → The mismatch between tech expectations and seasonal farming→ Why soil and systems thinking can’t be rushed→ What it really takes to build trust with farmers And finally, what regenerative farming needs most from innovation partners. In 7 min, you’ll hear directly from someone who lives the complexity of farming change. Listen to the whole conversation here 👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US 👥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌎⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    6 min

  4. 22 OCT

    Food Scientist with +500K Followers Shares Her Most Impactful Personal Branding Lessons - with Wendy Luong (Wendy The Food Scientist)

    What does it take to turn your expertise into influence, and your passion into a movement? In this episode of Tomorrow’s Bites, we sit down with Wendy, a food scientist turned content creator who’s built a community of over 500,000 followers by blending science, storytelling, and creativity. From developing plant-based baking mixes to going viral with tofu recipes, Wendy shares how she built a personal brand that educates, inspires, and empowers people to cook from scratch. We explore: How to grow your online presence as a food founder or expert Why personal branding is the most underrated business tool in food innovation How to create content that feels authentic and builds real trust Lessons from burnout, virality, and staying consistent online Why founders should build their brand before their product And much more... 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW  If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform – even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show!  👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US 👥 ⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠ 📸 ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ 🌎 ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 😊 The Guest: Wendy The Food Scientist

    53 min
  5. Build in Public: What if you could follow a startup’s evolution? – With Andres Jara, Co-Founder of Favamole

    15 OCT

    Build in Public: What if you could follow a startup’s evolution? – With Andres Jara, Co-Founder of Favamole

    What if you could follow a startup’s evolution, not through press releases, but in real time, as it happens? Welcome to Build in Public, a new series from Tomorrow’s Bites where we sit down every month with Andres Jara, co-founder of Favamole, to document what it really takes to grow a food startup from the inside out. In this first episode, Andres joins Sjacco and Andres to reflect on Favamole’s latest wins and setbacks: getting listed with major wholesalers, refining their messaging, and navigating the long road of scaling a regenerative food business. We unpack: The highs and lows of Favamole’s last monthWhy being present, and telling your story, is key to growthThe messy reality of B2B food sales and product positioningHow a strong mission attracts the right partners (and patience tests your limits)The founder mindset needed to ride the wave instead of chasing it Listen now to follow Favamole’s journey as it unfolds, month by month, challenge by challenge, and discover what it really means to build a meaningful food startup in public.

    25 min
  6. How 5 Students Turned Seaweed Goo Into a Scalable Solution For Indoor Farming - With The Winners Of WUR Student Challenges The HAB Special Edition WUR

    8 OCT

    How 5 Students Turned Seaweed Goo Into a Scalable Solution For Indoor Farming - With The Winners Of WUR Student Challenges The HAB Special Edition WUR

    What if the next big climate solution didn’t come from a lab or a boardroom, but from a student space farming challenge? That’s exactly what happened to Morgan and Feodor, two students from Wageningen University who joined forces with others to rethink food for astronauts, and ended up creating a breakthrough that could change farming here on Earth. Their idea, AstroGel, is a biodegradable, seaweed-based hydrogel designed to replace peat, the world’s most widely used plant substrate, responsible for massive CO₂ emissions and soon to be banned in the EU. What started as a concept for Mars missions could now help greenhouses transition to more sustainable practices. In this special episode in collaboration with WUR, we explore: How a space challenge led to a carbon-negative farming innovationWhy peat is both essential and destructive in today’s food systemThe scrappy student journey from whiteboard sketches to industry testsWhat they learned about failure, prototypes, and pitching under pressureWhy curiosity and bold ideas might be the missing ingredient in climate solutions 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW  If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform – even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show!  👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US 👥 ⁠Linkedin⁠ 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🌎 ⁠⁠Website⁠ 😊 The Startup: The HAB Look into WUR Student Challenges & Rethink Food Challenges

    38 min

  7. 1 OCT

    The Part Listeners Didn't Skip: What Every Startup Learns When Their First Business Model Doesn’t Scale - from our conversation with co-founder of Tälist, Pia Voltz

    What if your first idea... isn't the right one? That’s exactly what happened to Tälist, the alt-protein recruitment company co-founded by Pia Voltz. After dozens of interviews with founders and ecosystem players, Pia and her team realized the real bottleneck in food innovation wasn’t product development—it was people. Tälist first launched as a boutique executive search firm. But it quickly hit a wall: the service wasn’t scalable or affordable for the very companies they wanted to serve. So they pivoted. In this short, Pia shares how they shifted from 1:1 recruitment to building a matchmaking platform—complete with AI tools, a job board, and a curated talent pool—to support startups at scale. She also opens up about what most hiring platforms get wrong, and how Tälist is rethinking recruitment to make it faster, more inclusive, and better for the planet. In 9 minutes, you’ll learn the power of listening, letting go, and designing for real needs.

    9 min
  8. What Can Space Farming Teach Us About Feeding People On Earth? - With Charlotte Pouwels from EUSPA & Bart van Meurs Division Q a Special WUR Edition

    24 SEPT

    What Can Space Farming Teach Us About Feeding People On Earth? - With Charlotte Pouwels from EUSPA & Bart van Meurs Division Q a Special WUR Edition

    What if the innovations designed to feed astronauts on Mars could solve food security challenges here on Earth? In this special Tomorrow’s Bites episode, we sit down with Bart van Meurs, director of Division Q, and Charlotte Pouwels, analog astronaut and space mission leader, who both served as jury members for Wageningen University’s Student Challenges. Together, they reveal how the technologies tested for farming in space, like hydroponics, vertical farming, and AI-driven monitoring, are already shaping the future of horticulture and sustainable food systems on Earth. We explore: Why resource scarcity in space mirrors the challenges of urban food systemsHow vertical farming and hydroponics born from space research are revolutionizing citiesThe surprising psychological role plants play for astronauts, and what it means for usWhy water recycling in space could redefine how we handle wastewater on EarthThe startups that caught their attention with game-changing solutions🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW  If you like our podcast please leave us a review on your favourite platform – even one sentence helps! Thank you for your support; it helps the show a lot and it helps others to discover the show!  👋 GET IN TOUCH WITH US 👥 ⁠Linkedin⁠ 📸 ⁠Instagram⁠ 🌎 ⁠⁠Website⁠ 😊 The Guests: Look into WUR Student Challenges

    40 min
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Food is a problem, and this podcast is full of solutions. Every two weeks, Andrés and Sjacco sit down with the founders, farmers, investors, chefs, and other rebels who are reshaping the way food is grown, made, financed, and shared. From farmers building resilient, regenerative food systems to founders creating sustainable, healthy food products, and from impact investing to scaling agrifood companies, these are the stories, lessons, and strategies. If you’re building in agrifood, dreaming of something better, or hungry to understand the future of food, this podcast is for you.

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