Sustainable Bites - Food Waste as a Market Failure with Dan Kurzrock, CEO and Co-Founder at Upcycled Foods Inc. and ReGrained

This episode features a conversation between Phil Dillard, Founder of Thruline Networks, and Dan Kurzrock, CEO and Co-Founder at Upcycled Foods Inc. and ReGrained.

Upcycled Foods, Inc. powers the B2B upcycled food economy with product development expertise, cutting-edge technology, and a growing portfolio of ingredient solutions. With its innovation hub – the Upcycled Food Lab – the company leads the way for food makers as the go-to development partner.

With a mission to better align the food we eat with the planet and people we love, ReGrained is an upcycled ingredient company and innovation partner that works with great companies to close the loop with better foods for you and the planet. 

As you can tell, Dan spends most of his time championing upcycled food and the circular economy. Outside of that, you can find him conducting part-time gravity research on a mountain, nerding out with great books, or jamming to great tunes.

In this episode, Dan talks about the importance of upcycling food, regenerative agriculture, and the circular economy.

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Guest Quotes

“For the first few years, there was a lot of awareness building around what food waste is, what upcycling is. I used to give a lot of talks at places like industry trade shows and used to have the room raise their hand if they've heard of upcycling. There used to be like one or two people in the audience. Now, it's almost everybody.” - Dan Kurzrock

Episode Timestamps

(01:59) Dan’s vision at Upcycled Foods

(06:56) Product life cycles and supply chain

(10:24) Dan’s background and path to entrepreneurship

(18:05) Creating a patent and expanding the startup

(24:52) Enabling innovation for B2B customers

(29:50) Measuring impact over time

(37:21) The future for Upcycled Foods

Links

Dan Kurzrock’s LinkedIn

Upcycled Foods Inc

Phil Dillard’s LinkedIn

Thruline Networks