Turning spent grain form beer-making into high-protein flour with Bertha Jimenez + Jessica Aguirre @ RISE Products

Bertha Jimenez, with a degree in mechanical engineering and Ph.D in technology management, heard about industrial symbiosis when she was studying fish packaging warehouses. Wanting to understand what happened with the massive amounts of waste, she realized there was a significant difference between the companies who put their waste into the trash and those who upcycled.

Looking for a way to keep the flow going on several industrial processes, Bertha and her team members came across an ingenious idea - take spent grain from microbreweries and turn it into high protein flour. RISE Product's low carb flour has now been made into several products by companies like Runner + Stone, Grain Stand, Lighthouse, Osteria Francescana, and others.

If you’re interested in working with RISE flour or want to learn more about them, you can reach out to [email protected] or [email protected].

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Change Food

William McDonough, Cradle to Cradle and Upcycle

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