The Spoon Podcast

Daniel Kurzrock first became interested in upcycling when he first started making bread for his friends using the spent grains from his home brewed beer. This hobby eventually led him to realize that beer brewing industry, as well as many other industries - had many food by products that could be turned into consumable food. Listen as Daniel and I talk about the journey for ReGrained and the growth of the upcycled food industry. via Knit

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It's been a couple weeks, but the Spoon got together to discuss some of the most interesting stories of the week. Stories discussed on the podcast this week: *Restaurant traffic is up 50%. Are we past the COVID slump? *Innerplant's technology that turns plants into 'sensors' *Motif's almost quarter billion funding round *Whole cut plant-based food *Upcycling gains momentum As always, find more podcasts and stories at the Spoon. www.thespoon.tech via Knit

Eric Schulze left a long-time position as a FDA regulator to go to Upside Foods (Memphis Meats at the time) to help develop the cutting edge technology. Eric's background would eventually come in handy as the company looks navigate the regulatory environment as it moves towards introducing its first product to market. via Knit

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The gang got together to talk about some of their favorite stories of the week. Our special guest this week as Silvia Baldini, former Chopped cooking champ on the Food Network and food tech investor. The stories discussed this week include: *Eat Just's GOOD Meat Raises $170M, Oatly IPOs, Has $13B Valuation *Kellogg's has a cereal robots?! *Beer Brewing Appliance Strikes out on Shark Tank *A Virtual Restaurant Brand to Support Bitcoin, 'Take On' Big Pizza. As always, you can find more of the Food Tech Show at The Spoon at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

Max Elder had a good thing going. And then he decided he wanted to make a difference in the world. So the last year he worked in stealth on his new plant-based meat company, Nowadays, which debuted this week. via Knit

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There's really no one more responsible for the creation of today's plant-based cheese and butter market than Miyoko Schinner. After turning vegan in the 80s, Schinner began a long journey that involved writing a number of best-selling cookbooks, getting on the wrong side of a Japanese mobster and eventually starting Miyoko's Creamery, a huge success story. As always, you can listen to The Food Tech Show at The Spoon (www.thespoon.tech) or wherever you get your podcasts. via Knit

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It's another weekly news round up with the Spoon team and this week's special guest, Ron Shigeta. The stories/topics we discuss this week include: *Beyond Meat to Launch Newest Version of its Burgers in U.S. Stores Next Week *Singapore is Becoming the Global Future Food Hub *Food Waste Innovation is Having a Moment *Space Food As always, find more Food Tech Shows at The Spoon (www,.thespoon.tech). via Knit

Let's talk space food! As NASA prepares to send astronauts into space for years to reach far-flung places like Mars, one of the biggest challenges will be feeding them. Prepackaged meals-ready-to-eat won't cut it for years in space as astronauts will need to find ways to create fresh food that provides the balance nutrition required for long-term health and productivity in the most challenging of work environments. To talk about the current state of space food and where it's going in the future, our guests for this show include: -Anjan Contractor, CEO of BeeHex - BeeHex created a 3D pizza printer for NASA -Dane Gobel - the operations administrator for the Deep Space Food Challenge, a NASA Centennial challenge to find innovative new ways to feed space travelers. As always, you can find more Food Tech Show podcasts at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

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The usual gang of Jenn Marston, Chris Albrecht & Michael Wolf got together this week to talk food tech with special guest Riana Lynn, longtime food tech entrepreneur and CEO of Journey Foods. The stories discuss this week include: -Robot servers are now bringing drinks and overpriced food to Houston Rockets fans at Toyota Center -Amazon is bringing Palm Pay to WholeFoods -Eat Just has notched another first with cultured meat in that they are going to be the first to deliver it to a consumer's home -Clara Foods is partnering up with ABInBev's innovation arm to scale up production of their animal-free egg products using microbial fermentation Find more Spoon podcasts at www.thespoon.tech via Knit

The Spoon team got together for another Food Tech Wrap-up live Clubhouse edition. This week we discussed: -Yes, Mealworms Are Gross. Here's Why They Matter -Territory Foods Chef-Created Prepared Meal Subscription Service -Atlast Food Co.'s Whole Cut Plant-Based Meat Analogues -The Self-Driving Delivery Explosion As always, you can join these podcast recordings live on Friday in Clubhouse. Just follow the Food Tech Live room and be there at 1 Pacific on Fridays. via Knit