Maggie Sadowsky - How the Naturals Industry Can Architect and Create Products to Better Serve Consumers’ Needs Gooder

“For the longest time we used the term vegan and vegetarian, and that really only describes about three to five percent of our population.” – Maggie Sadowsky
This week on the Gooder Podcast I had the pleasure of talking with Maggie Sadowsky, the President of 8 Track Foods. We discuss how the term plant-based has replaced the word vegan, at least from marketing and consumer facing format. We learn about beans – one of 8 Track Foods’ main products, and the benefits that it has to the consumers and the planet. And we get to meet one of the people responsible for some of the most significant innovations in Better-For-You food tech.
In this episode we learn:
- A little background about 8 Track Foods and the reason it exists.
- Beans relationship with the American diet, affordability, accessibility and its inclusion in every type of cultural diet.
- How vegan turned into plant-based and the related impact of food tech.
- About responsibility in the naturals industry to make sure that people do the right thing when it comes to producing BFY products.
- The importance of utilizing your pantry to help control food waste.
About Maggie Sadowsky:
Maggie Seng Sadowsky, the President of 8 Track Foods, is considered a thought leader in Natural Foods and a subject matter expert in plant-based proteins. Maggie graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Food Science. She is a Certified Food Scientist (CFS) from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and holds advisory positions with the Good Food Institute (GFI) and US Dry Bean Council (USDBC)Innovation Group. Before launching 8 Track Foods, Maggie owned the consulting firm The Culinary Architects, with clients including Conagra, Kellogg and Beyond Meat.

Guests Social Media Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggiesadowsky/
Email: maggie@8trackfoods.com
Company Website: http://www.theculinaryarchitects.com/
Website: https://8trackfoods.com/
 
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