This episode features Liron Nimrodi, the Co-Founder and CEO of Zero Egg. Animal friendly, sustainable, and a healthier alternative, Zero Egg is the plant-based egg for everyone. Zero Egg’s products are 100% plant-based, gluten-free, non-GMO, l

#179 - Plantega: Nudge Theory and Plant-Based Food

May 9th, 2023 11m 35s

The episode explores Nudge Theory, a behavioral economics concept used to guide better decisions through minor environmental changes. Plantega, a company making plant-based food accessible via a unique plant-based-deli-in-store model in New Yor

#178 - Climbing the Plant-Based Slope of Enlightenment

Apr 18th, 2023 16m 33s

This episode discusses the plant-based food industry's evolution and future prospects, following the Gartner Hype Cycle. Despite a disillusionment phase, consumer demand remains strong, with plant-based food sales growing in 2022. To ensure con

#177 - Elena Devis of Deliveroo on the Unstoppable Rise of Plant-Based in Takeout and Food Delivery

Mar 9th, 2023 51m 41s

Elena Devis is on a mission to make Deliveroo the go-to delivery platform for plant-based food. As the Head of the Vegan Category, she works cross functionally with the Commercial, Marketing, Product and Sustainability teams to make it easier f

#176 - Strong Roots: Tasty, Plant-Based Food Designed for Busy Lives

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 14m

Samuel Dennigan is Founder and CEO of Strong Roots, a leading plant-based brand committed to planet-friendly food. Launched in 2015, Strong Roots are on a mission to provide tasty and environmentally responsible food for busy lives. Since its b

#175 - Wildtype: Seafood Without Fishing or Fish Farming

Dec 13th, 2022 58m 44s

Wildtype is a cultivated seafood brand on a mission to create the most sustainable seafood on earth, starting with their highly anticipated sushi-grade salmon. Aryé Elfenbein, a cardiologist, and Justin Kolbeck, a former U.S. diplomat, set out

#174 - Alexis Gauthier: A Michelin-Starred French Chef Embraces Vegan Food

Nov 22nd, 2022 1h 3m

Alexis Gauthier is a multi-award-winning French chef and successful London restaurateur. In 2016 he became vegan, and in 2021 he removed all animal products from his restaurant menus entirely. From Avignon, in the south of France, Alexis began

#173 - Victory Hemp Foods: Developing Super-Nutritious Plant-Based Ingredients

Nov 17th, 2022 1h 11m

Chad Rosen is the Founder & CEO of Victory Hemp Foods, a business-to-business primary food ingredient processing company that develops innovative technology to manufacture hemp grain into premier proteins and healthy fats for applications in fo

#172 - Chef Palak Patel: Inspiring Change with Good Food

Oct 18th, 2022 1h 5m

This episode is co-hosted by Ben Davis, Content Chair and Strategic Advisor of Plant Based World Expo and was produced in collaboration with Plant Based World Expo.Palak Patel is a classically trained chef, Host, Atlanta restaurant owner, and

#171 - Sonalie Figueiras on Food Culture, Food Tech, and Systems Change

Sep 26th, 2022 1h 23m

Serial social entrepreneur & trends forecaster Sonalie Figueiras is the founder & editor-in-chief of Green Queen, an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change through inspiring & empowering original conten

#170 - Pleese Foods: Authentic NYC-Style Pizza Cheese That’s Plant-Based and Allergen-Free

Sep 2nd, 2022 1h 9m

Kobi Regev is a passionate New Yorker who happens to be vegan. Over the past 5 years he has become an expert in the development and production of plant based cheese.Together with his wife Abev, they switched to a plant-based diet in 2014, and

#169 - Target’s Inclusive and Interconnected Approach to Plant-Based

Aug 23rd, 2022 50m 7s

Le’Spencer Walker is Director of the Merchandising Vendor Development (MVD) team and lends his skills and leads in many areas at Target. Currently leading a team that identifies, develops and on-boards women and minority owned brands aligned to

#168: Why the Future is Bright for Plant-Based in Foodservice

Aug 10th, 2022 1h 8m

This episode features Vincent "Buddy" Gillespie, Director of Culinary at JBH Advisory Group. Buddy has thirty years of experience in restaurants and hospitality markets with past projects that include fast casual restaurant development, kitchen

#167: Plant-Based Trends and Insights with Rodd Willis of Dot Foods

Jul 12th, 2022 58m 11s

This episode features Rodd Willis, Director of Natural & Specialty at Dot Foods. His 25-year career at Dot Foods has included positions in sales, management, supply chain, and business development. He is based out of St. Louis, MO. He holds a

#166 - WayFare Foods: A Family's Health Journey Inspires the Creation of a Plant-Based Food Company

Jul 7th, 2022 1h 11m

This episode features Kelly Coffin, the Founder and CEO of WayFare Foods, a company that takes the finest whole, plant-based ingredients in the world, and turns them into products that are truly Simple, Delicious, and Amazing. You’ll find WayFa

#165 - Plant Based World Expo 2022: A Critical Moment for the Plant-Based Foods Industry

Jun 29th, 2022 1h 19m

This episode features Julie Emmett, Sr. Director, Marketplace Development at Plant Based Foods Association and Sabina Vyas, Sr. Director, Impact Strategies at Plant Based Foods Association and is co-hosted by Ben Davis, VP of Content at Plant B

#164 - Matriark Foods: Creating Access From Excess

Jun 20th, 2022 1h 6m

Anna Hammond is the Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods, a social and environmental impact food business that upcycles farm surplus and fresh-cut remnants into healthy, shelf-stable vegetable products for institutional foodservice. Matriark is bu

#163 - Karana: Meat From Whole Plants

Jun 1st, 2022 42m 38s

Karana is a Singapore and US based company that makes meat from whole plants.Show Page: https://eftp.co/karanaNewsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletterFollow us on InstagramFollow Nil Zacharias on TwitterLearn more about your ad choice

#162 - Garrett Broad: A New Vision of Food Tech Justice

May 2nd, 2022 1h 25m

Garrett Broad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University. His research and teaching focus on contemporary social movements, digital media technologies, and the food system. He is the aut

#161 - Nowadays: Clean Label, Delicious, Nutritious Plant-Based Meat is The Future

Apr 25th, 2022 1h 17m

Max Elder is the co-founder and CEO of Nowadays, a venture-backed foodtech startup making plant-based meats with only a few simple ingredients and unparalleled nutritional profiles.Show Page: https://eftp.co/nowadaysNewsletter signup: https:/

#160 - VegTech: Impact Investing in Alternative Proteins

Apr 11th, 2022 49m 31s

Elysabeth Alfano is the Co-Founder and CEO of VegTech™ Invest, an investment management company that advises the thematic ETF, VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, ticker: EATV.EATV invests in companies that are actively innovating w

#159 - Rachel Dreskin: A Better (and Plant-Based) Food System Is Possible

Apr 6th, 2022 1h 20m

Rachel Dreskin is the CEO of the Plant Based Foods Association, the first and only trade association representing the nation’s leading plant-based food companies, as well as the Plant Based Foods Institute, PBFA’s sister nonprofit dedicated to

#158 - OmniFoods: David Yeung on How to Catalyze a Global Transformation in the Food System

Mar 7th, 2022 47m 5s

David Yeung is the Co-founder & CEO of Green Monday Group, a multi-faceted social venture with the mission to take on the world’s most pressing crises of climate change, food insecurity and public health. With the global sustainability movement

#157 - Dan Altschuler Malek on Unovis Asset Management’s New Alternative Protein Fund

Jan 26th, 2022 1h 10m

Dan Altschuler Malek is a Managing Partner at Unovis Asset Management, a global investment firm that provides early-stage funding to entrepreneurs developing plant-based and cultured meat alternatives to foods derived from conventional animal a

#156 - Journey Foods: Supply Chain and Food Science Meets Data

Jan 5th, 2022 47m 58s

Riana Lynn is the founder of Journey Foods, a food tech company that supports cutting-edge product management and data services for food businesses. A biologist turned serial entrepreneur, Riana has developed high-growth, nationally recognized