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    Explore " future of food" with insightful episodes like "Reflecting on Nowadays, a Tenacious Portfolio Company Wind Down", "How Outside Forces are Shaping the Food System with Ian Proudfoot, KPMG", "Methane and the Climate Commitments that Matter Most Today", "Bringing Systems Thinking to the Global Fertilizer Industry with Alzbeta Klein" and "Cultivating Agility at a Multi-Generational Food Company with Standard Meat" from podcasts like ""Agtech - So What?", "Agtech - So What?", "Agtech - So What?", "Agtech - So What?" and "Agtech - So What?"" and more!

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    Reflecting on Nowadays, a Tenacious Portfolio Company Wind Down

    Reflecting on Nowadays, a Tenacious Portfolio Company Wind Down

    Hearing the stats about startup failure rates (70 - 90%), and how one - only one- investment drives returns for most VC funds, is one thing. Actually experiencing it, is another. In line with our learning out loud ethos, today we're talking about Nowadays, a Tenacious portfolio company that recently wound down operations. Nowadays was a manufacturing platform for whole cuts of clean label plant based meat, whose flagship product is a plant-based chicken nugget made with just a handful of simple, clean ingredients. 

    We’re speaking with Founder and CEO Max Elder about what happened, where he is now, and what he's learned. Then, at the end of the episode, Tenacious General Partners Matthew Pryor and Sarah Nolet dig in on their takeaways and where to from here.

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    How Outside Forces are Shaping the Food System with Ian Proudfoot, KPMG

    How Outside Forces are Shaping the Food System with Ian Proudfoot, KPMG

    We've spent a lot of time this year talking about the future of specific sub-spaces of the food system– fertilizer, vertical farming, alternative protein, and ag retail, just to name a few. We’ve focused a lot on the existing internal trends and pressures that help us predict what might be coming next, but we’ve talked less about the factors outside of the expected, not least the way that people - from lawmakers, to organizations, to consumer groups- might be able to play a more active, and less reactive, role in shaping that future.

    Today we’ve asked Ian Proudfoot, Global Head of Agribusiness at KPMG, to help us explore that question, specifically as it relates to the conclusions included in KPMG’s most recent 2023 Agribusiness Agenda

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    The information in this post is not investment advice or a recommendation to invest. It is general information only and does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision you should read the information memorandum and seek financial advice from a professional financial adviser. Whilst we believe Information is correct, no warranty of accuracy, reliability or completeness is given, except for liability under statue which cannot be excluded.

    Methane and the Climate Commitments that Matter Most Today

    Methane and the Climate Commitments that Matter Most Today

    As 2030 looms and the climate commitments made in the last decade come into clear (and often disappointing) focus, one important lesson we’ve learned is that not all greenhouse gasses are created equal. Despite the many metrics created in the hopes of simplifying our way to climate action, CO2 is neither the most potent greenhouse gas nor, arguably, the most important priority in the short term. That position is held by methane, and a need for short term methane reductions puts the livestock and dairy sectors in the center of the action. 

    Today we’ve asked Katie Anderson, Senior Director of Business, Food and Agriculture at the Environmental Defense Fund, to shine a light on the kinds of current efforts that are fueling these reductions. Her organization’s recently announced partnership with Danone centers on a first-of-its-kind example of a commitment that puts methane– and not generic “climate” or “carbon” work– squarely on the goal line. 

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    The information in this post is not investment advice or a recommendation to invest. It is general information only and does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision you should read the information memorandum and seek financial advice from a professional financial adviser. Whilst we believe Information is correct, no warranty of accuracy, reliability or completeness.

    Bringing Systems Thinking to the Global Fertilizer Industry with Alzbeta Klein

    Bringing Systems Thinking to the Global Fertilizer Industry with Alzbeta Klein

    Without a doubt, the global fertilizer sector sits at the center of a complex web of international industries. From energy to mining and food to agriculture, turning deep earth minerals from the far reaches of the globe into the food we eat every day is no small task, and even tiny changes can have outsized, and often unpredictable, impacts. That’s why, as we continue our thinking around what the future of fertilizer, and therefore the future of the global food system will look like, we are coming to the challenge with a systems approach. 

    And today, we’ve invited a guest with a unique global perspective to offer some insight at the system level. We’re joined by Alzbeta Klein, CEO and Director General of The International Fertilizer Association (IFA), who offers her vision of a path towards a more resilient and responsible fertilizer sector, and what that journey could mean for everyone else. 

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    The information in this post is not investment advice or a recommendation to invest. It is general information only and does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision you should read the information memorandum and seek financial advice from a professional financial adviser. Whilst we believe Information is correct, no warranty of accuracy, reliability or completeness is given, except for liability under statue which cannot be excluded.

    Cultivating Agility at a Multi-Generational Food Company with Standard Meat

    Cultivating Agility at a Multi-Generational Food Company with Standard Meat

    Innovation in the protein space has most recently seen a lot of hype around “alternative” proteins, from high tech microbe engineering to proprietary science that makes plants into something magically similar to juicy burgers or satisfying nuggets. But innovation in protein is a much deeper field. And when it comes to actually getting products to customers, protein innovations are just as likely to happen on the production floor as the lab bench. 

    Today, we’re talking about how protein companies are thinking about innovation. We talk to Ashli Blumenfeld and Ben Rosenthal, Co-Presidents at Standard Meat Company, a family owned meat company founded in the 1930’s. Ashli and Ben chat about how they’re future-proofing their business, from how they make decisions about products and partnerships, to how they invest in innovations that might come to define the protein space. 

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    The information in this post is not investment advice or a recommendation to invest. It is general information only and does not take into account your investment objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision you should read the information memorandum and seek financial advice from a professional financial adviser. Whilst we believe Information is correct, no warranty of accuracy, reliability or completeness is given, except for liability under statue which cannot be excluded.

    326: Creating Impactful Vegan Events: Talita Trygsland Shares Insights from the Vegan Women Summit

    326: Creating Impactful Vegan Events: Talita Trygsland Shares Insights from the Vegan Women Summit

    In this episode, Maya interviews Talita Trygsland, the founder and CEO of SPIRE Connection, a company specializing in planning and producing vegan events. Talita discusses her journey in the event industry, merging her vegan lifestyle with her expertise to create impactful events that showcase the future of food, fashion, and entertainment. She provides insights into the behind-the-scenes work in creating large-scale events, including venue scouting, partnership building with sponsors and brands, and the importance of in-person connections. Talita also touches upon the Vegan Women's Summit held in New York, highlighting the reasons behind choosing the city and teasing an exciting announcement for the following year's summit.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Merge your passion and expertise: Talita demonstrates the power of combining her event planning skills with her vegan lifestyle to create meaningful and impactful events.
    • Building meaningful partnerships: Establishing long-term relationships with sponsors and brands is crucial for successful event planning. Synergetic partnerships enhance the event experience and promote collaboration.
    • In-person connections matter: While virtual events have their place, Talita emphasizes the unique energy and connection that in-person events offer. Creating spaces for attendees, speakers, and sponsors to interact fosters a more impactful experience.

    Meet Talita Trygsland:
    Talita was born and raised in Kristiansand, Norway, and resides in Los Angeles. In addition to being in front of the camera, Talita thrives on creative collaborations and brings her unique flare and ideas to the set. She also has extensive experience in the event industry. Today, she oversees, manages, and produces events in the entertainment industry. She is the Co-Founder of SPIRE, a bi-coastal company producing events & experiences that connect people within and beyond the conscious food, lifestyle, and entertainment space.

    Connect with Talita:
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/talitatrygsland/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talitatrygsland/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalitaTrygsland
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spireconnection/
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    The Future Of Food SXSW 2023

    The Future Of Food SXSW 2023

    The Future of Food @ SXSW educated attendees about cutting-edge insights on creating a more just and sustainable future of food. Multi-day panels and programming dove deep, encompassing a range of diverse voices that make up the global food ecosytstem, while collectively exploring ideas on how to address systemic problems through advancement and innovation.

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    UVC: Maryanna Saenko from Future Ventures on investing with an abundance mindset, 3 questions she asks while assessing a deep tech startup and future of food and energy

    UVC: Maryanna Saenko from Future Ventures on investing with an abundance mindset, 3 questions she asks while assessing a deep tech startup and future of food and energy

    In this episode you will learn:

    • Why does Future Ventures invest in only technology risk startups?
    • Can a venture fund afford to build a portfolio of just deep tech startups while giving good returns? If so, how?
    • Maryanna shares why she invests with an abundance mindset and why it’s important.
    • 3 questions that Maryanna asks herself while looking to invest in a deep tech startup
    • How does Future Ventures support the startups they invest in?
    • 2 reasons why deep tech startups originate in and around universities
    • Why does Future Ventures have a fund life of 15 years instead of the traditional 10 years?
    • Why does Future Ventures operate with a tiny team and not follow the service model that many large funds employ, and is it sustainable?
    • What does Maryanna think about the future of the food industry and energy?

    About

    Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist with an interest in robotics, quantum computing, blockchain, aerospace, and the future of food. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that at DFJ, where she worked with Steve to focus on frontier technology investments. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus’ future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation.

    Maryanna graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in BioMedical Engineering and a BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering. 

    The FOODS Founder Evaluation Framework, Post-Investment Support, and Protecting Your Time, with Shayna Harris and Noramay Cadena of Supply Change Capital

    The FOODS Founder Evaluation Framework, Post-Investment Support, and Protecting Your Time, with Shayna Harris and Noramay Cadena of Supply Change Capital

    Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Shayna Harris (@mamashayna) and Noramay Cadena (@noramayc), co-founders and managing partners at Supply Change Capital, a VC firm that believes in a future of food that is sustainability-mindful, supply chain efficient, better for you, and culture rich. They invest at the intersection of food, culture, and technology to catalyze early stage sustainable businesses that modernize the food system.

    Noramay Cadena is an aerospace engineer turned investor whose professional career has spanned a diverse range of operating and investing environments, from early-stage startups to Fortune 50 companies. She previously launched MiLA Capital, an early stage fund that invested in over 20 manufacturing and supply chain companies. She also leads investments for Portfolia's Rising America Fund, a micro fund investing in Latinx, Black and LGBTQIA founders. She serves on the advisory board of the Homeboy Industries Ventures and Jobs Fund, and as a founding board member of Latinx VC, an organization increasing the Latino ecosystem of funders and founders. She was appointed to the board of the Housing Authority Commission of Los Angeles (second largest housing authority in the nation) by the Los Angeles Mayor. In 2020, she was named one of 50 renowned women in robotics, one of 10 Latinas making waves in venture capital, and one of the top 100 influential Latinas in the United States. She’s a Kauffman Fellow and holds a MBA, a Master’s in Engineering Systems and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering – all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She’s also a Director Member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA).

    Shayna Harris brings an insider's eye to the industry, from architecting the 21st-century chocolate supply chain at Mars to building the groundbreaking food tech company Farmer’s Fridge. She advises Fortune 100 companies and startups on navigating the fast-changing food terrain, and writes for Forbes. She has spent her career at the intersection of food, sustainability, and innovation. She’s driven by a deep personal belief that food is a human right, and it should have a positive impact on all it touches. She cares to connect with people in authentic and personal ways; spanning from the farmers that she lived with and learned from in southern Mexico, Brazil, and Cote d’Ivoire, to the board rooms of Mars, Oxfam, and Farmer’s Fridge. She’s also a builder – she has never taken a role with a job description. 

    Website: Supply Change Capital

    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/noramay/ and linkedin.com/in/shaynaharris/

    Twitter: @noramayc and @mamashayna

    Show Notes:

    • How both Shayna and Noramay ended up in the VC industry
    • Supply Change Capital’s origin story
    • How Noramay and Shayna came to develop Supply Change Capital’s investment thesis at the intersection of culture and climate in the future of food
    • Their fundraising journey and storytelling around their thesis
    • What differentiates Supply Change Capital
    • The FOODS framework for evaluating founders
    • Their Supercharge III post-investment support program in partnership with Verde Associates
    • Their favorite up and coming food trends
    • Some of Supply Change Capital’s most interesting investments: Aqua Cultured Foods and Hyfé Foods
    • How Shayna and Noramay stay educated in the rapidly changing future of food market
    • How Shayna and Noramay protect their time as VCs
    • How they’ve approached building out the Supply Change Capital team


    More about the show:

    The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 300+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.

    Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. 

    The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. 

    The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. 


    More about us:

    Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

    The Vitalize Team:

    Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVC
    Caroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_
    Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212

    Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:
    https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/

    The EVERY Company: Arturo Elizondo

    The EVERY Company: Arturo Elizondo

    Arturo Elizondo, Founder and CEO of The EVERY Company, on his life’s purpose:

    “I fundamentally believe my purpose on this Earth is to help enable a shutdown of the last factory farm in the world.”

    EVERY exists to produce proteins that are better for people, the planet, and animals. Under Arturo’s leadership, the company has raised over $230 million dollars in capital from leading venture investors and some of the largest food companies on Earth to bring to market the world’s first animal-free egg and other animal proteins made without using animals. EVERY has been named one of the 50 Hottest Tech Companies in the World by Crunchbase, and has merited the award of the Top 40 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy and considered one of the 50 NEXT companies to Disrupt the World. His work at EVERY™  has also been featured in two books, The Fate of Food and Clean Meat and in publications including Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Bloomberg News, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Inc.com, and many others.

    Arturo was recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and was recognized as the National Hispanic Institute Person of the Year, and makes it a point to share his experience with others about how we can also make a difference in solving the world’s most pressing problems.

    🥃 What we drank during the episode: animal free gin fizz

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    Why We Need To Eat More Bugs

    Why We Need To Eat More Bugs

    Insects are a great source of sustainable protein that have the potential to feed the world en masse, at a cheap price, and with a small environmental footprint. While two billion people regularly consume insects today, many people in Western countries are still uncomfortable with the idea of beetle burritos or cricket curries. But considering the health and wellbeing of our planet relies on us to change how we eat, we may have to start bugging out soon. Tune in to find out more about insects as our future diet staple, and just how nutritious they really are.

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    Viewpoints In The Landscape

    Viewpoints In The Landscape

    So how can we value nature in our food system hands-on? And what are the social contexts in play? We catch up with Dr Lee-Ann Sutherland - Dir. of the James Hutton Institute's International Land Use Study Center, Cristóbal Reina- olive farmer + hunting society president and Bertrand Frézel - Peasant Farmers' Union Rep, to continue our quest... Episode show notes: https://linktr.ee/prophets_wizards_pod

    The Future of Food: On the Frontlines of Change from Louisiana's Wetlands to Palestinian Farms

    The Future of Food: On the Frontlines of Change from Louisiana's Wetlands to Palestinian Farms

    The future of food is not a faraway horizon, it’s unfolding before our eyes. In our third and final installment of our mini-series about the future of food we take you to four locations on the front line of our rapidly changing world. Depending on how things shake out, these communities could impact us all. Travel with us to occupied farms in Palestine, fishing boats in Louisiana’s wetlands, the first Starbucks shop to unionize, and to outdoor dining tables at New York City restaurants. 

    Further Reading:

    Get more familiar with NYC’s Open Restaurants program and the ins-and-outs of zoning laws here. You can read more about vegan bodega sandwiches and Mayor Adams’ vision of NYC’s food future here.

    Read more about Machsom Watch here. Read about seam zones and the history of the Israeli occupation of Palestine here. Learn more about burgeoning Palestinian food sovereignty efforts here and Palestinian olive harvests here.

    Learn more about Louisiana’s wetland loss here. You can read more about the details about these massive sediment diversions here

    To keep up with the growing Starbucks Unionization effort, check out this twitter page. To learn more about Shelly Steward and her work at the Aspen institute, check out her profile here. Read the full article put out by the Economic Policy Institute here. Dig further into the study conducted on unionization’s economic impact here.

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    The Future of Food: Going Global with Taste, Animals, and Açaí

    The Future of Food: Going Global with Taste, Animals, and Açaí

    For the second part of The Future of Food miniseries, we go global. We’ll explore the many ways our increasingly interconnected planet changes our foodways. We take a look at the future of disease through bats, the beloved chicken breast, the exploitation behind the açaí  berry, and the future of our taste and disgust. Join us on our quest across this big, blue floating rock to find out where we’ve been and where we’re headed.

    Further Reading:

    Check out Eaten, a food magazine run by historian Emelyn Rude.

    You can learn more about the Better Chicken Commitment here

    Click here to visit Alessandro Falco’s website, and this is Leandro Barbosa’s labor story for The Intercept Brazil.

    For some great articles that helped to inspire our story on globalization and disgust check out this article at the New York Times and this piece at The New Yorker

    For more on the studies on disgust conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, click here. And for the journal article referenced by Dr. Carla Cevasco, go here.

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    The Future of Food: The Metaverse, Space Farming, and NFTs

    The Future of Food: The Metaverse, Space Farming, and NFTs

    Meat and Three takes a look at cutting edge technology, the power and pace of globalization, and breakthrough accomplishments and discoveries in a new mini series about the future of food. In the next three episodes, we’ll pose our most pressing questions to NASA scientists predicting how people will eat in space as well as activists fighting for a more equitable tomorrow. 

    Today, we explore technology and the budding metaverse. While the “metaverse” today is not the full-fledged virtual reality that sci-fi portrays, we already see how data, a digital economy, and virtual experiences are gradually taking their places in the food industry. Grab your cryptocurrency, hop in a spaceship, and stick with us as we explore the evolving landscape of the digital world. 

    Further Reading and Listening:

    Read more about Aarhus University’s research on virtual reality and food experiences here. Read about changing coffee color here, cookie size here, and cake color here. Learn more about Dr. Janis Wang here.

    For opportunities to get involved in astrobotany, click here. For more information on NASA’s work growing plants on the ISS, click here. And, for more on bioregenerative life support systems, go here

    To learn more about the company Regrow, check out their website here

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    David Chang gets very honest with us

    David Chang gets very honest with us

    Today, we’ll spend the show with food personality David Chang to talk about his new Hulu series, "The Next Thing You Eat," which — full disclosure — our host Gustavo Arellano appears in. We’ll discuss what David found, why he thinks Southern California is such a great place for food, and also the future of the food industry in the era of COVID-19.

    He also has a raw conversation about how the harsh working conditions in restaurants can be improved, and about his own anger.

    More reading:

    Watch "The Next Thing You Eat" on Hulu

    David Chang on restaurants and his own life: ‘The old ways just don’t work anymore’

    David Chang doesn’t want your compliments

    The Dish on Biotech in Food: Robert Goldberg, Professor at UCLA

    The Dish on Biotech in Food: Robert Goldberg, Professor at UCLA

    More About Professor Goldberg: Bob Goldberg is a plant molecular biologist who specializes in the area of plant genomics. The goal of his research has been to understand how plant cells differentiate and how genes are activated selectively in specialized cell types during plant development. Professor Goldberg's research has provided a conceptual foundation for the processes that regulate gene expression in higher plants. In collaboration with others, he utilized genes identified in his laboratory to develop a novel system to genetically engineer for male fertility control in crop plants. This system was used to develop new hybrid varieties of canola plants that have significantly increased yields of oil. His current research is using state-of-the-art genomics technologies to identify all of the genes required to “make a seed.” Professor Goldberg received a B.S. in Botany at Ohio University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Plant Genetics from The University of Arizona. Professor Goldberg was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology and joined the UCLA faculty in 1976. Professor Goldberg served twice as Director of the Plant Genetics Program at the USDA, has been on the Editorial Boards of many internationally recognized journals such as Science, and was the Founding Editor and Editor-In-Chief of The Plant Cell, the leading journal in the area of plant molecular biology. He has been the organizer of many major international plant molecular biology meetings, is the Director of The Seed Institute –- an intercampus “institute without walls” within the University of California dedicated to unraveling the processes that control seed development. Professor Goldberg has given hundreds of lectures on his research world-wide, and has received several awards recognizing his contributions to the field of plant molecular biology. These include election to the National Academy of Sciences, the National Order for Scientific Merit from the President of Brazil, being named as a UCLA Faculty Research Lecturer, and being listed as making one of the "top 15" Discoveries in UCLA's 75-year history. Professor Goldberg is highly committed to undergraduate and graduate education and is an "expert" in making science "come alive." Professor Goldberg has received Distinguished Teaching Awards from the Department of Biology and the Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, and was awarded the Luckmann Distinguished Teaching Award from the Academic Senate. He has also been awarded the Gold Shield Prize for Excellence in Research and Undergraduate Education by the Academic Senate and was named as one of the "top 20" Professors in UCLA's 75-year history. Recently, Professor Goldberg was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute University Professorship with the goal of expanding undergraduate opportunities in discovery-oriented research. 

    To learn more, you can visit: https://research.mcdb.ucla.edu/Goldberg/index.htm 

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    A Tasty Solution: Edible Straws

    A Tasty Solution: Edible Straws

    In response to mounting concern about single-use plastics, a range of sustainable straw alternatives are appearing on the market.

    Today we speak with Divya Mohan, Founder of Ooble Innovations, about a tasty new straw solution and what challenges and lessons she’s learnt as an entrepreneur.

    Divya Mohan is a biotechnologist with a graduate degree in Food Innovation & Product Design, and is building a bridge between innovation and sustainability within the food industry.

    She is the Founder of Ooble (http://www.weareooble.com/), where she is developing edible straws that are 100% plant-based, biodegradable, and cost-effective, while being functional. Divya also works as a Senior Creations Design and Development Manager at ADM.

    In April of 2021 she was recognized as a Forbes' World’s 50 Best Names The Future Of Gastronomy.

    Find out more: http://www.weareooble.com

    Follow the journey on Instagram @weareooble

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    A leap into the future of food: Crickets

    Bottled in China brings you into the food and drink scene through conversations with the some of the most happening personalities. Hosted by Emilie Steckenborn, the show is your one spot for all things food, beer, wine and spirits from across the world.

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