Perhaps more than any time in recent history, big packaged food companies are being forced to think about their futures. Consumers are asking for new, healthy options and are embracing new more direct relationships with those who make their food.

As a result, food companies are looking at ways to explore and invest in this future through partnerships, incubation and accelerators and direct investments.

Tyson Foods is doing all of the above, and one of the people at the heart of these initiatives for Tyson is Tom Mastrobuoni, the CFO for Tyson Ventures.

One of the things I talk to Tom about Tyson's recent investment in Tovala. It was the first investment by Tyson in a connected kitchen and food delivery startup, joining the group's other investments in clean meat startups Beyond Meat and Memphis Meats. We also talk about how Tyson and other comapnies are thinking about technologies such as AI, Blockchain and much more

Enjoy!

Also, you can hear Tom and a bunch of other great speakers at Smart Kitchen Summit Europe in Dublin on June 11th-12th. You can learn more at www.smartkitchensummit.eu. Use discount code PODCAST to get 25% off of tickets.