Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

#141 - Michele Simon: Addressing Structural Problems, not Symptoms of an Unjust and Unsustainable Food System

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Michele Simon is a public health attorney, food policy expert, author, and thought leader in the plant-based foods industry.

Questions explored on this episode:

  • Can market-based solutions fix the problems with the food system?
  • What can we learn from trends in the natural and organic foods industry?
  • Are plant-based foods displacing animal-based foods? 
  • What's the impact of acquisitions and consolidation in the plant-based foods industry?
  • Are private label plant-based brands good for the industry?
  • What are the strategic limitations of current approaches to ending factory farming?
  • How do we fix the structural problems with the food system?


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