My Food Job Rocks!
311 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 75 ratingsThere is very little awareness of what the people in the food industry actually do. This stems back to the lack of knowledge and awareness of the range of degree courses and programs available that will equip them for a career in food.
My FoodJobRocks! by Adam Yee is the first podcast of its kind that allows listeners to hear directly from people who are in the food industry and have a passion for what they do. They share how they became involved in food and describe what it is they do, plus a few more fun questions just to keep things entertaining. Listen to them here, and stay tuned for a new episode every Monday.
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Ep. 286 - [BONUS] Crisis Meets Opportunity and Launching Sobo Foods
May 24, 2023 19:53 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBThis is an episode of Crisis Meets Opportunity, a podcast I do every Monday WEEKLY with my friend Kai Wang. Enjoy listening about our week, current events, and the insider details on the launch of Sobo Foods! Episode breakdown is generally 2 current events, a business diagnosis and a thoughtful end-of-episode thing about life advice. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mCouRehIWU8tQsHqWqvMM Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crisis-meets-opportunity/id1615486011 ...
Ep. 285 - [Taiwan] How Restaurants and Foodtech can collaborate with Karen Chiu, Senior Brand and Business Development at Lypid
May 10, 2023 17:34 - 50 minutes - 69 MBToday we’re interviewing Karen Chiu, Senior Brand and Business Development Manager at Lypid Food. A foodtech ingredient company that creates Phytofat, a plant-based fat that’s healthier and more sustainable than animal fat. I actually was able to meet Karen before the interview in which she invited me to try the phytofat burger at San Burino. This was a really interesting place in Taipei as it felt like I stepped into an American mini mall. Anyways, we couldn’t do the interview over the...
Ep. 284 -[Taiwan] A Dive into Taiwan's FoodTech Ecosystem with Evelyn Sun, Investor Manager at Foodland Ventures
May 05, 2023 02:03 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBToday we’re interviewing Evelyn Sun, Investment Manager at Foodland Ventures, a VC firm in Taiwan. Ok so now we’re going to see Taiwan’s view on food tech. For those that don’t know, Taiwan is a powerhouse when it comes to innovation. I went to about like, 3 museums per country and one of the most memorable museums I went to was the National Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung, the coastal southern city of Taiwan. Oh man, Taiwan smokes everyone when it comes to the thoughtfulness ...
Ep. 283 - [Taiwan] Insights and Lessons from a Decade in Taiwan with Mai Bach, Co-Founder of Oohchacha
April 26, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBToday we’re interviewing Mai Bach, Co-founder and CEO of Oochacha, one of the first vegan restaurants in Taiwan that serve raw smoothies. She’s a social entrepreneur who walks the walk and talks the talk. Mai and her husband/business partner did a 6-month trip around Asia and then settled down in Taiwan to start a vegan business. Sound familiar? Mai is an amazing conversationalist. I didn’t even edit this episode all that much because she just spoke so eloquently and was just full of kno...
Ep. 282 - [Japan] How Science Fiction Inspires Us with Yuki Hanyi, CEO of Integriculture, Founder of the Shojin Meat Project
April 19, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBToday we chat with Yuki Hanyu, Founder and CEO of IntegriCulture Inc., a cellular agriculture platform company developing cell-based meat and the technologies needed to produce it efficiently at scale. He is also the Founder of the Shojinmeat Project, a citizen-science nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing an open-source, inclusive future for cellular agriculture. Before starting Integriculture, Yuki started the Shojin Meats, is a project Yuki started that allows you to create ...
Ep. 281 - [Japan] How to Introduce New Food to Japan with Satoshi Umino, Founder of Sustainable Foods, Asia
April 12, 2023 23:50 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBToday we’re interviewing Satoshi Umino, founder of Sustainable Foods Asia, a consulting firm that helps companies enter the Japanese market. Satoshi personally works with companies to prop and pop up restaurants and educates consumers about unique food ingredients. I’ve met Satoshi multiple times when I was back in the United States and it’s been real good bumping into him. It seems like a lot of Japanese companies are going to the United States to find the next big innovation. Our manufac...
Ep. 280 - [Japan] From High Tech to Food Tech with Akiko Okada, Research and Insight Specialist at SigmaXYZ
April 06, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBToday we’re interviewing Akiko Okada, Research and Insight Specialist at SigmaXYZ. A consulting firm in Japan. Akiko is also the main point of contact for Smart Kitchen Summit Japan, a satellite conference of Michael Wolf’s conference of the same name, Akiko gives us a short history of the innovation of Japan, in which she played a huge part of in her past life. I think this interview also gives me perspective on what exactly is food tech. Whenever I talk about food tech, I generally gra...
Ep. 279 - [South Korea] How a Diverse Ecosystem Pushes Us Forward with Jennifer Stojkovic Author of the Future of Food is Female
March 29, 2023 15:41 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBToday we’re interviewing Jennifer Stokjovic, author of The Future of Food Is Female, Founder of the Vegan Woman’s Summit, and VC partner at Joyful VC. Jennifer is pretty much everywhere when it comes to food tech and coincidentally enough, she was in South Korea while I was there. But unlike me who was in South Korea goofing off, Jennifer was there advocating for food technology at the World Knowledge forum. Helen told me after her interview that she was in town, I sent a quick text and 4 ...
Ep. 278 - [South Korea] Building a Vegan Community in Korea with Helen Gi, Co-Founder of HAE Creative
March 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBToday we’re interviewing Helen Gi, Founder of HAE Creative, a mission-driven consultant agency that helps a ton of plant-based brands understand South Korea. HAE stands for Human Health Animal Liberation and Environmental Sustainability We do this in a district in Korea called Itaewon! Itaewon is crazy, it’s this unique, sloping melting pot of so many different cultures and vanity. My friend and I found a bar crawl there and we were surprised how many foreigners showed up. Helen is such ...
Ep. 277 - [South Korea] From Chef to Food Tech Expert with Jimmy Sohn, Founder of TechnoPlus
March 16, 2023 00:59 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBToday we’re interviewing Jimmy Sohn, founder of TechnoPlus, but does a variety of other things to help bring innovative food technologies to Korea. He is described as a one-man-army who has a vast variety of skillsets and understands food really well. I’ve been a linkedin connection with Jimmy for years and it’s so awesome to meet him in person in Korea. Jimmy has been following and contributing to the cultivated meat movement since the beginning. Jimmy has a degree in hotel management a...
Ep. 276 - [United States] The History of Man vs Food with Adam Richman, TV Host of Food That Built America
March 01, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBToday we’re interviewing Adam Richman food author, expert, and culinary entrepreneur of The HISTORY Channel’s popular non-fiction series “The Food That Built America”. I first saw Adam Richman on the show, Man vs Food! So we had to start with that journey first What I find amazing about this interview is how Adam takes all of these very interesting cultural touchstones from art, to culture, to food and accumulates these experiences over time. Of course, this is why he’s such a good host a...
Ep. 275 - [Cambodia] The Dynamics of the Cambodian Beer Industry with Edwin Yang, Brewmaster and Supply Chain Manager at Vattanac Brewery
February 22, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBToday we’re interviewing Edwin Yang, brewmaster and supply chain manager for Vattanac, a brewery in Cambodia! This interview isn’t about mental trauma or how the world is about to end, let’s have a refresher, or a refreshment and learn about the wonderful world of beer! Edwin is a world traveler and has honed his brewery skills by learning other countries’ skillset and cultures Sound familiar? He’s a Singaporean native but has been all over the world from the United States, to Germany, t...
Ep. 274 - [United States] Big is Not Bad But Its Fragile with Chloe Sorvino, Author of Raw Deal
February 15, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MBToday we’re interviewing Chole Sorvino, Forbes reporter and author of the new book, Raw Deal, Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed and The Fight for the Future of Meat This is a book that is a deep dive into the meat industry and its future. This includes food tech such as plant-based and cultivated. Chole’s viewpoint is what I’d view as skeptical but it’s well-researched and the perspective is much needed in this industry. Colored in this book is the quick 5 decade history of the scale...
Ep. 273 - [United States] Authenticity is the New Marketing with Jake Karls, Chief Rainmaker at Mid-Day Squares
February 08, 2023 16:16 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBWelcome to the My Food Job Rocks Podcast, a podcast where we interview experts in the food industry and learn what they do, how they got there, and insights on the future of food. I’m your host and food scientist Adam Yee. Today we’re interviewing Jake Karls, Chief Rainmaker and Co-Founder of Mid-Day Squares a Canadian chocolate company that is killing it with its viral marketing techniques and innovative product Fun fact, my first job was for a Canadian candy company. In fact, t...
Ep. 272 - [Malaysia] Celebrating Native Indigenous Food and Durian with Daniel Teoh, Founder of Native Discovery
February 01, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBToday we’re interviewing Daniel Teoh, a serial entrepreneur in Malaysia and founder of Native Discovery, a social enterprise that co-creates community-based ventures with indigenous communities to boost livelihoods and grow their cultural confidence. They specialize in sustainable tourism and work closely with our community partners in hosting unique experiences that are meaningful, challenging, and fun for both international and domestic travelers. Thank you Lee Swelin for this awesome i...
Ep. 271 - [Malaysia] How International Franchise Research and Development Works with Adwin Koh Hsien Win, Head of Food Innovation Technology at Pizza Hut
January 25, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBToday we’re interviewing Adwin Koh Hsin Win, Head of Food Innovation and Technology at Pizza Hut in Malaysia! So a global company like pizza hut needs to adapt to local cultures and sometimes the franchise can take charge in developing local R+D flavors. Adwin is the man who gets that job done Adwin is a rockstar who’s worked in Lays, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, and even smaller companies building out their menus. He’s super experienced and knowledgeable in his field. One of the industries I...
Ep. 270 - [Malaysia] The Difference Between American and Malaysian Food Companies with Alyssa Eng, Innovation and Improvement Executive at Qra
January 18, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBToday we’re interviewing Alyssa Eng, Innovation and Improvement Executive at Qra, a small but growing startup retail chain store in Malaysia. I met Alyssa once during my event a long time ago in WeWork Food Labs. It was my going away party to Austin Texas where I spent $2000 dollars on catered food. I didn’t remember at first. Grace told me about Alyssa so I reached out and the memories flooded in. At the time, Alyssa worked at CCD in California. Phil Saneski and a few of his friends als...
Ep. 269 - [Malaysia] The Struggling Reputation of Malaysian Food with Grace Huei Tan, Business Development at Oatside
January 11, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBWelcome to the My Food Job Rocks Podcast, a podcast where we interview experts in the food industry and learn what they do, how they got there, and insights on the future of food. I’m your host and food scientist Adam Yee. Today we’re interviewing Grace Huei Tan, Business Development Manager at Oatside, a plant-milk company. Grace also does projects with Malaysia coffee companies and marketing. So Grace and I have been online penpals for years and I remember she reached out when I fi...
Ep. 268 - [Malaysia] An Overview of the Malaysian Food Industry with Sew Chang Chew, Head of R&D of Hybrid Allied Dairy
January 04, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 72 MBToday we’re interviewing Sew Chang Chew, Head of R and D at Hybrid Dairy Alliance, a new business that focuses on dairy manufacturing. Welcome to Malaysia! This is the first interview I did hours after I landed. I actually met Sew 9 years ago at IFT when our colleges were both competing in a product development competition. I believe it was Developing Solutions for Developing Countries. Sew has a lot to say about the food industry in Malaysia and gives a good introduction to what the f...
Ep. 267 - [Singapore] Serving Mushrooms in Indonesia with Widya Putra, CEO and co-founder of Meatless Kingdom
December 21, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBToday we’re interviewing Widya Putra, CEO, and co-founder of Meatless Kingdom. They are a company that makes delicious Indonesian CPG products using mushrooms. I was fortunate to talk to Widya when he was visiting Singapore and did this interview at the Big Idea Ventures Office. I find that super cool! As you’ve been listening to this episode, Singapore is such a focal point to the whole investment scene and food is no exception. Talking to entrepreneurs locally in Singapore, from China an...
Ep. 266 - [United States] Communicating the History of Cultivated Meat with David Kay, Director of Communications at Upside Foods
December 14, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBI’m so excited to have my good friend David Kay on the My Food Job Rocks podcast. David is employee number 1 at Upside Foods, which used to be called Memphis Meats. You may know them as one of the leaders of the cultivated meat movement. As we all know, bringing new technology to the world can be risky so you’ll learn a ton of the strategies David has used to what he says, derisks bringing cultivated meat to market I got a tour of the Upside food facility, called EPIC. Before it was bo...
Ep. 265 - [Singapore] The Skills and Passion You Need for Food Tech with Durga Sathiakumar, COO of Shiok Meats
December 07, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBToday we’re interviewing Durgalakshmi Sathiakumar, or Durga for short. She’s the COO and first employee for Shiok Meats, one would say the most ahead of the cultivated meat ecosystem in Asia. It’s currently, in Series B and raised $21.5 million according to CB Insights and is valued around $99 million. Though a modest amount in United States standards, this is huge when it comes to Asia. So I learned shiok is basically a term for deliciousness which embraces the focus of Shiok Meats as it ...
Ep. 264 - [Singapore] Utilizing All the Pieces in Singapore with Dr. Dalal AlGhawas, Program Director at Big Idea Ventures
November 30, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBWe’re interviewing Dr. Dalal AlGhawas, Director at Big Idea Ventures, a global accelerator focusing on protein technology. Well, Big Idea ventures isn’t just an accelerator, it’s also a venture capitalist arm, a networking hub, and all around, global player in the food tech space. I remember interviewing Andrew Ive, the CEO of Big Idea Ventures. Pre-pandemic just when they were getting started and Big Idea has grown so fast. Last I’ve heard, they’ve been going global hosting competitions a...
Ep. 263 - [Singapore] How to Build a Global Startup Team with Max Rye, Cofounder and Chief Strategist at TutleTree Labs
November 23, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBToday we’re interviewing Max Rye, co-founder and Chief Strategist at Turtle Tree Labs. Which is a precision fermentation company focusing on lactoferrin, a supermolecule in cow’s milk. One of the most unique things about Turtle Tree is that they have hubs in Singapore, Davis California and Boston Massachusetts. I know a few companies who are taking this approach because certain areas have certain talents. To level set, Turtle Tree has raised around $40 million dollars so you do need a lo...
Ep. 262 - [Singapore] Traditional Seafood Insights for Cultivated Seafood Technology with Mihir Pershad, CEO and Co-founder of Umami Meats
November 15, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBToday I’m interviewing Mihir Pershad, co-founder of Umami Meats, a cultivated seafood company in Singapore. Mihir has great in-depth knowledge of the fish farming industry and does an amazing job explaining and articulating the complexities in traditional seafood agriculture. What I really enjoyed is that he captures the nuances and the problems quite well. This gives him a significant advantage when he launched Umami Meats, which focuses on cultivated seafood. After this interview...
Ep. 261 - [Singapore] History Doesn't Repeat But It Rhymes with HonMun Yip, Managing Director of KICL Group and Investor
November 09, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MBToday I’m interviewing HonMun Yip, currently asset manager for KICL Group which manages investments but he does a lot of stuff. Mainly, he’s invested in a ton of alternative protein companies as an early-stage investor. His list can be found on LinkedIn but some of his portfolios includes but is definitively not limited to: Impossible Foods, Eat JUST, Motif Foodworks, Gingko Bioworks, and Youkuai Meats. HonMun has been through it all in his career seeing the rise and fall of the dot com er...
Ep. 260 - [Singapore] Playing with Cultivated Meat with Chef Jeff Yew, Product Development Lead at GOOD Meat
November 02, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBWe're interviewing Chef Jeff Yew, Product Development Lead at GOOD Meat Asia in Singapore and this guy plays with cultivated meat every single day. He works for the only country that has actually commercialized cultivated chicken commercially, GOOD Meat. In America, you might be familiar with JUST. The company that makes a very popular plant-based egg. It’s the same company. Throughout this interview, Chef Jeff shows time and time again how for lack of a better term, ballsy, he is in makin...
Ep. 259 - [Singapore] First Point of Contact to Understand the APAC Ecosystem with Valerie Pang, Innovation Associate at Good Food Institute, APAC
October 26, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBThis episode is with Valerie Pang, the Innovation Associate for the Good Food Institute Asian Pacific, shorten to GFI APAC, and is generally the first point of contact for anyone who wants to know about the Asian Pacific Region in alternative proteins. If you’ve been a long-time fan of this podcast and listen to the alternative protein stuff, you hear their name often as the go-to source for getting into this field. During the short time, GFI has existed, they have been a center point of...
Ep. 258 - [Singapore] How to Bet on Long-term Innovation with Aparna Venkatesh, Collaborative Innovation Lead for Buhler
October 19, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 73 MBToday I’m interviewing Aparna Venkatesh, the Collaborative Innovation lead for Southeast Asia and Oceana at Buhler where she leads collaboration on innovation strategy in emerging opportunities for sustainable foods and novel food technology applications For those that don’t know, Buhler is a swiss multinational business-to-business giant. Though they do a ton of things, if you’ve worked in the food industry, you would know that they do a lot of process equipment. Arpana goes into a lot mo...
Ep. 257 - [Singapore] Give Yourself a Mental Health Break with Ratna Juita, TedEx Speaker, Facilitator, and Trainer for Mental Health
October 12, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBToday I’m interviewing Ratna Juita, a well-being strategist and a TEDx speaker, facilitator, and trainer based in Singapore to talk about mental health and how to avoid burnout. Scrambling to figure out what to do in Singapore, I found Ratna’s content on LinkedIn really informative so I reached out and she agreed to be on the podcast. Ratna is a joy to talk to and is very organized in her approach to mental health. In this episode, you’ll hear a few exercises that might help you figure out...
Ep. 256 - [Singapore] Challenges in Food Tech with Jolene Lum, Client Development Manager at NURASA
October 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBToday I’m interviewing Jolene Lum, client development, for Asia Sustainable Foods newly named NURASA. They are a wholly owned company of Temasek Holdings, for those who don’t know, Temasek is one of the most well-known private holdings company that is known for its moonshot investing and is directly owned by the government of Singapore. Jolene is an entrepreneur at heart, extremely passionate about all things sustainability, very eloquent, and can explain things really easily. I really enj...
Ep. 255 - [Singapore] From Chef to Cooking the Future of Food with Andrew Yip, Head of Future Food at Monde Nissin
September 28, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBToday I’m interviewing Andrew Yip, Head of Future Food at Monde Nissin Singapore, what the heck is Monde Nissin and why are they interesting? They are a philipino based mega food corporation that bought Quorn about 7 years ago. Andrew was one of the first people I contacted in Singapore mainly because he posts great food content on Linkedin. When I visited him, I was introduced to some amazing food applications using Quorn technology. If you want to see some pictures, check out the showno...
Ep. 254 - [Singapore] A Chinese Perspective on Alternative Protein with Franklin Yao, CEO of Youkuai Group
September 21, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBToday we’re interviewing Franklin Yao, who is the CEO of Youkuai Group, where they make Zrou meat. For those who don’t know, it’s a kinda pun of zhurou, which means pork in Chinese. Yes, even though I don’t know a lick of Chinese, I know a lot of food in Chinese. This interview is my first Chinese startup. So my favorite part of this interview is asking Franklin a million questions on the differences between Chinese and American everything. Consumer mindset, entrepreneur culture, and the v...
Ep. 253 - [Australia] The Australian Food Industry in Action with Fiona Fleming, CEO of AIFST and Director of FJ Fleming Consulting
September 14, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBFiona Fleming is the CEO of Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology; FAIFST and Principal, FJ Fleming Food Consulting You know, people say this is a food tech podcast and I’m quite flattered I’m considered one but one thing I pride myself in is the diversity of our guest list. So I’m really excited to interview Fiona because her vast array of knowledge about the Australian food industry is really enlightening. You’ll get a big breakdown on some really interesting stuff such a...
Ep. 252 - [Australia] Investing in Alternative Proteins in Asia with Simon Newstead, Founding Partner at Better Bite Ventures
September 07, 2022 11:48 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBToday we’re interviewing Simon Newstead, founding partner of Better Bite Ventures. A Venture fund that focuses specifically on Asia Pacific. Why? You’ll find out in this episode! Simon has an entrepreneurial background in tech and started investing in the early stages alt-protein companies because of his compassion for animals. Some of his and his business partner, Michel Klar’s portfolio includes notable brands like Tindle and Green Rebel Ok, so you might have heard me rant before, he's...
Ep. 251 - [Australia] Bootstrapping in Sydney, with Sarah Qian, Founder of Compassion Creamery
August 31, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBToday we’re interviewing Sarah Qian, founder of Compassion Creamery, an oat-based cream cheese company located in Sydney, Australia. They’re a really small plant-based brand only native to Sydney but I found the conversation to be quite enlightening. I think the best thing about Sarah is her actionable and relatable experiences such as how to validate that your product is good, how to get a champion or mentor, and using your parents as…free labor! Side note, when I was at Better Meat Co...
Ep. 250 - [Australia] A New Type of Meat with George Peppou, CEO and Founder of Vow Foods
August 24, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBGeorge Peppou, the CEO and cofounder of Vow Food is extremely funny, quirky, and extremely knowledgable. He talks fast but really knows his stuff. Vow’s approach to Cultured meat is a lot different than what you’ve heard. I’m sure you’ve heard the story of a well-funded cultured meat startup, which talks about their black box technology and replicating a chicken nugget. Vow’s approach is to really sell cultivated meat as a new, unique type of product that’s never been eaten before. You’l...
Ep. 249 - Finding the Food Tech Niche with Larissa Zimberoff, Reporter and Author of Technically Food
August 17, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 78.1 MBToday we’re interviewing Larissa Zimberoff, a food tech reporter and author of the book Technically Food, Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat. She is a freelance journalist who covers the intersection of food, technology, and business. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, and many others. Shownotes: http://myfoodjobrocks.com/249Larissa
Ep. 248 - The Evolution of Upcycling with Caroline Cotto, COO of Renewal Mill
August 10, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBToday we’re interviewing Caroline Cotto, COO and Co-Founder of Renewal Mill. I’ve wanted Caroline on for a long time cause I think Renewal Mill is a super cool company that’s always doing amazing things. We’ve met a multitude of times during conferences and it’s always nice seeing her. In this interview, we talk about how Carlone got into the food industry, her try-all journey at Renewal Mill, and you learn a lot about Upcycle, how it’s evolved in the past five year,s and a new and trendin...
Ep. 247 - Consistency and Community with Phil Saneski, Culinary Director for Farming Hope
August 03, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBPhil Saneski has worked in Michelin-Star and James Beard Award finalist kitchens. He led the launch of the Research Chefs Association Upcycled Foods product development student competition--the world's first event focused on manufacturing byproducts. His curiosity about ingredients historically considered “waste,” and his passion for formulating delicious products led him to be VP or Product at ReGrained, an innovative upcycled food start-up helping to change the way the world thinks about “...
Ep. 246 - We're Back! Interviewing Around the World
July 29, 2022 10:19 - 6 minutes - 8.36 MBNew articles every Friday at http://myfoodjobrocks.com New episodes every Wednesday
Ep. 246 - We're Back!
July 29, 2022 10:19 - 6 minutes - 8.36 MBNew articles every Friday at http://myfoodjobrocks.com New episodes every Wednesday
Ep. 245 – Food is Science, Smell is Music with Harold McGee, Author of On Food and Cooking and Nose Dive
November 30, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 47.7 MBIt is an honor to interview the man who introduced one of the first popular culinary science books and probably has inspired thousands of food science professionals, Harold McGee. Harold McGee’s writing style is unique because he really deep dives into a very specific topic. Food Science and culinary friends might recognize him from the book, On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, but now he has a new, stellar book about smells! Nose Dive, A Field Guide to the World of S...
Ep. 244 – The BioTech Startup that Created a Movement with Arvind Gupta and Po Bronson, from Indiebio
November 23, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 41.7 MBToday we have Arvind Gupta, Co-Founder of IndieBio and Po Bronson, Managing Director of IndieBio. They both wrote a book together called Decoding the World, A Roadmap for the Questioner. A, I would say an anthology of all of the wonderful technologies Po and Arvind have incubated through their journey in IndieBio. For those that don’t know, IndieBio is this amazing biotechnology incubator in San Francisco. I’ve spoken there a few times myself. Basically, imagine this incubator that takes t...
Ep. 243 – You Can Do Anything, You Can Be Anything with Ryan Bethencourt, CEO of Wild Earth
November 16, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBThis amazing episode is with Ryan Bethencourt, Founder and CEO of Wild Earth, but this guy invests, mentors and influences and has had such an impact in the alt-meat and biotech community. If you’re in the plant-based community and don’t know Ryan, get to know him, follow him on LinkedIn, he is one of the lynchpins in this innovative field and shares a ton of amazing content. So what has Ryan done so far? Well, started a company? Several. Invested in innovative technology? Scientist? Yep...
Ep. 242 – Product Development Tips for Communicating Complex Projects with Lindsay Wisener owner of WiseBev
November 10, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 39.7 MBWe kick off this interview with some product development tips. Lindsey Wisener works with all sorts of clients big and small and so we talk about the best way to say, communicate feedback. Lindsey owns WiseBev, a consultancy with a built-out lab in Indiana It’s important to note that Lindsay built a consultancy with a functional lab from scratch but it took her a while to do so but by leveraging her experience and doing it right, she now thrives with a small team, making innovative prod...
Ep. 241 – The Plant-based Influencer Dynamic Duo with Toni Okamoto and Michelle Cehn, authors of The Friendly Vegan Cookbook
November 02, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBToday, I interview Toni Okamoto, founder of Plant-based on a Budget and Michele Cehn, founder of World of Vegan to talk about their new book and their journey in building their business. Combined, they have over 1.5 million Instagram followers and numbers in the six figures on various platforms such as youtube, email lists, and everything else. Toni and Michelle built their following from scratch and turned what they did from hobby to business. In this episode, you will learn the journey...
Ep. 240 – The Complex World of Agricultural Economics Michelle Klieger President of Strategerm
October 26, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBMichelle Klieger is an agricultural economist and founder of Strategerm Consulting. Michelle and I have been LinkedIn connections for a while and I like her content, which is always insightful and interesting. Mainly because her field dives deeply on the economics of the farmer. We as food scientists aren’t that familiar with not only how food is grown, but how does it move throughout the world or how does your dollar, affect the farmer? You’re in for an eye-opening discussion about the ...
Ep. 239 - Building The New England Food Ecosystem with Lauren Abda, Founder of Food Edge, Branch Food, and Co-Founder of the Branch Venture Group
October 19, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 28.7 MBBefore we get started, just wanted to let you know that this episode is sponsored by Food Edge, an online virtual summit taking place this week and I’ll be interviewing the founder of this digital summit today, but first, let’s hear a little bit more about this event from Lauren. Use promo code "MFJRVIP" to receive 20% off tickets to the Food Edge digital summit taking place October 21-23rd, where you can choose to attend 1,2 or all 3 days! So one of the PR people I worked with introduce...
Ep. 238 – How to Communicate Sustainability with Manuel Gorrin, Brand Engagement Manager at Nature’s Path Foods
October 12, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes - 44.8 MBWe talk a lot about Sustainability on the podcast. Generally, it’s either through technology, or packaging, or advocacy, but how do you convince someone to care? Manuel Gorrin has done this his whole career, from plants to corporate. In this episode, Manuel talks all about sustainability. From tools used to discuss to the common worker, to new techniques such as Regenerative Organic Certification, which is a new practice and is different than Regenerative Agriculture. Confused? We get into...