The Food Fight podcast

A podcast series examining the biggest challenges facing the food system, and the innovations and entrepreneurs looking to solve them.

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Emerging trends in the food system: 2022 and beyond

In this special episode, Matt is joined by Ed Bergen, a Senior Analyst at FutureBridge, to discuss predictions for the food system in 2022 and the emerging trends which we can expect to see in the sector. Takeaways: In 2022, sustainability in the food system will be...

Spotlight: Phytolon on natural food colours

Tal Zeltzer, Co-founder and CTO of Phytolon, describes their technology which is producing sustainable, high-quality natural food colours Takeaways: There is a strong correlation between how food looks and how food tastes. Food colourings are used in the majority of food products on the market, with up...

Making better choices: how to achieve the ideal diet

The modern western diet is making us and our planet sick. Matt and Lukxmi are joined by Dr. Gunhild Stordalen, founder and executive chair of the EAT Forum, and Anjli Vyas, founder of Bare Kitchen, food strategist and chef at Planet Nourish, to discuss where it all went wrong and...

#	Title	Themes
87	Emerging trends in the food system: 2022 and beyond	Consumer Behaviour, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship, Food Production, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition, New Product Development, Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Aquaculture, Targeted Nutrition	46:26
86	Spotlight: Phytolon on natural food colours	Food Production, Food Technology, New Product Development, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture	06:54
85	Making better choices: how to achieve the ideal diet	Consumer Behaviour, Health & Nutrition, Learning & Development, Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Aquaculture	46:55
84	The future of food with EIT Food’s FutureFoodMakers	Consumer Behaviour, Consumer Trust, Entrepreneurship, Food Loss & Waste, Food Production, Food Safety & Quality, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition, Learning & Development, Sustainability, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture	34:00
83	Naturally Meaty Meat Alternatives	Sustainability, Alternative Proteins	47:13
82	Spotlight: OneThird on predicting food shelf life	Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship, Food Loss & Waste, Food Production, Food Safety & Quality, Food Technology, New Product Development, Sustainability, Circular Food Systems	07:14
81	UNFSS ‘Good Food For All’ Competition Winners: Part 2	Entrepreneurship, Food Loss & Waste, Food Production, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition, Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture	30:10
80	Spotlight: Pure Algae on sustainable seaweed cultivation and carbon capture	Sustainable Aquaculture	06:58
79	Tackling food inequality: nourishing the body, nourishing the brain and supporting society	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	48:59
76	Spotlight: Soil Capital on carbon payments for regenerative agriculture	Food Production, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture	10:05
78	Spotlight: SuSea on reducing seafood waste	Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture	07:58
77	Food loss in farming: the invisible threat to sustainability	Food Loss & Waste, Sustainability, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture	46:15
75	Using tech to farm better: how new technology is speeding up the transition to sustainable, regenerative agriculture	Digitalisation, Sustainability, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture	47:16
74	Spotlight: Farmforce on improving agriculture value chains	Sustainability, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture	07:15
73	Regenerative agriculture: starting out	Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture	51:23
72	Spotlight: Marine Feed on sustainable aquaculture solutions for the fish feed industry	Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture	08:53
71	UNFSS ‘Good Food For All’ Competition Winners: Part 1	Entrepreneurship, Food Production, Food Safety & Quality, Food Technology, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture	33:03
70	Spotlight: DryGro on the future of water lentils	Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Sustainable Agriculture	09:05
69	Spotlight: Durrow Mills on sprouted flour	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	08:13
68	Spotlight: SatAgro on satellite data	Sustainability, Digital Traceability	08:15
67	Spotlight: DouxMatok on reducing sugar	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	08:53
66	Spotlight: RootWave on zapping weeds	Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture	07:54
65	Addressing gender bias: how to build an equitable food system	Sustainability	50:47
64	Spotlight: Faromatics on robotic farming	Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture	07:09
63	Spotlight: Thor Ice on preserving food quality	Health & Nutrition	07:35
62	Spotlight: Menutech on allergen clarity	Health & Nutrition	07:53
58	Spotlight: Better Nature on the potential of tempeh	Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins, Targeted Nutrition	09:04
61	Spotlight: NutriLeads on health nutrition	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	07:37
60	Spotlight: Essento on snackable insects	Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture	06:32
59	Should Nutrition be a fundamental part of Healthcare?	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	42:15
57	Are alternative proteins healthy?	Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins	47:56
56	Spotlight: Probitat on friendly bacteria food designs	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	06:59
55	The Microbiome & Healthy Guts	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	45:51
54	Spotlight: Vegshelf on plant-based food availability	Health & Nutrition, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture, Targeted Nutrition	06:20
53	Getting personal with nutrition	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	39:08
52	EIT Food: the power of an innovation community	Entrepreneurship	16:29
51	The Big Takeaway Series 2	Entrepreneurship, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Aquaculture, Targeted Nutrition	30:10
50	Spotlight: Vaxa on microalgae	Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture	08:13
49	Spotlight: ScanTrust on reconnecting with consumers	Consumer Trust, Digital Traceability	08:23
48	Connecting Food on blockchain transparency in the food system	Digitalisation, Digital Traceability	7:40
47	Forecasting the future: the biggest agrifood trends for 2021	Consumer Behaviour	56:32
46	Spotlight: Porphyrio on poultry data management	Digitalisation, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture	8:21
45	The impact of Covid-19 on consumer food habits and the Agrifood sector	Consumer Behaviour	36:34
40	Spotlight: Eagle Genomics on data science	Digitalisation, Digital Traceability	9:03
41	Childhood nutrition and health: are we doing enough?	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	42:11
42	Spotlight: AgriFoodX on plastic alternatives	Sustainability, Circular Food Systems	8:43
44	Spotlight: BeYou on digital health	Digitalisation, Digital Traceability, Targeted Nutrition	7:54
43	Bridging the skills gap	Learning & Development	47:09
39	Spotlight: Freeze-em on insect farming	New Product Development, Alternative Proteins	6:30
38	The journey of an entrepreneur	Entrepreneurship	49:03
37	Spotlight: Trellis on food production efficiency	Food Production, Digital Traceability	8:09
36	Insects in the food system: novelty or necessity?	New Product Development, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture	45:31
35	Spotlight: Innovopro on chickpea potential	Sustainability, Alternative Proteins	7:41
34	Has modern farming failed?	Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture	44:59
33	Spotlight: Tastewise on understanding food trends	Consumer Behaviour	8:47
32	Innovating through adversity	Entrepreneurship, Targeted Nutrition	47:02
31	Spotlight: Orbisk on food waste technology	Food Loss & Waste, Digital Traceability	9:06
30	Does food need to be packaged?	Sustainability, Circular Food Systems	36:53
29	Spotlight: Prolupin on plant proteins	Sustainability, Alternative Proteins	7:21
28	Waste Not, Want Not	Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems	52:17
27	Spotlight: Urban Crop Solutions on vertical farming	Food Technology, Sustainable Agriculture	6:30
26	The most extreme places to grow food	Food Production, Sustainable Agriculture	45:38
25	The Big Takeaway	Learning & Development, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Aquaculture, Targeted Nutrition	32:39
24	Spotlight: Agricolus on smart farming	Digitalisation, Sustainable Agriculture	6:13
23	Food in crisis: is the food system resilient enough?	Food Safety & Quality	44:15
22	Spotlight: Wasteless on saving perishable food	Food Loss & Waste	6:24
21	How to build a purpose-driven food company	Entrepreneurship, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability	30:32
20	Spotlight: Banabooms on reducing food waste	Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems	5:12
19	Is our food safe?	Food Safety & Quality, Targeted Nutrition	39:16
18	Spotlight: Aleph Farms on cultivated meat.	New Product Development, Alternative Proteins	6:42
17	Is sugar the new tobacco?	Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition	33:41
16	Spotlight: Natural Machines on Printing Food	New Product Development	6:36
15	Can we trust the food we eat?	Consumer Trust, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture	35:57
14	Spotlight: GrainSense on ensuring crop quality	Food Safety & Quality, Sustainable Agriculture	4:53
13	Is technology protecting or exploiting our seas and oceans?	Food Technology, Sustainable Aquaculture	27:21
12	Spotlight: NapiFeryn on sustainable protein	Sustainability, Alternative Proteins	6:07
11	What’s the beef with alternative protein?	Sustainability, Alternative Proteins	34:52
10	Spotlight: Stem on sugar replacement	New Product Development	7:25
9	Is there value in food waste?	Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems	42:57
8	Spotlight: Tipa on disrupting plastic packaging’	New Product Development	5:43
7	Can we really influence consumers to make healthier food choices?	Consumer Behaviour, Targeted Nutrition	30:01
6	Spotlight: FoodParing on making sustainability tasty	Digitalisation, Targeted Nutrition	8:26
5	Should producers be responsible for making food healthy?	Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins, Targeted Nutrition	28:35
4	Spotlight: RethinkResource on creating value from food waste	Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems	5:25
3	How do we clean up all the food waste?	Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture	27:05
2	Spotlight: 3F BIO on alternative protein	Sustainability, Alternative Proteins	7:08
1	Can we really feed 10 billion people by 2050?	Sustainability	45:33

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