005: Vending Machines Revamped: Fresh, Healthy Food for Those On the Go with Megan Mokri
Essential Ingredients Podcast
English - June 01, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 21.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 127 ratingsNutrition Health & Fitness Business Entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“The desire for fresh, healthy, convenient food is everywhere across the globe.” -Megan Mokri
Episode Description:
When we think of vending machines, we think of unhealthy grab n’ go junk food, but fresh and healthy foods are now served with that same convenience! In this episode, we’re joined by Megan Mokri, Co-Founder and CEO of Byte Technology, which created technology that makes this possible. Megan shares her entrepreneurship journey- including the challenges that come with building a rather atypical business. She talks about the market potential and immense benefit of the technology created by Byte Technology.
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Megan Mokri is the Co-Founder and CEO of Byte Technology, a food company using proprietary IoT technology to offer a high quality, affordable alternative to clients looking for fresh food alternatives in the grab n’ go space. Byte Technology brings the retail experience of Whole Foods grab ‘n go to workplaces, apartments, gyms, and hospitals using smart refrigerators. Byte Technology serves hundreds of clients including Tesla, Amazon, Sephora, Chevron, Williams-Sonoma, the San Francisco SPCA, and foodservice providers like Sodexo and Aramark. Prior to forming Byte Technology, Megan spent eight years in the online ad technology space, leading teams at Yahoo! and Ghostery. She studied biological engineering at Cornell University and received an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
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Episode Highlights:
02:02 Convenient Fresh Foods
07:14 Fresh Food and Market Potential
11:05 COVID Effects
17:35 Break and Rebuild
20:32 What Entrepreneurs Should Believe
23:13 Amazing Partnership