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#129 - From Food Chains to Food Sovereignty: A Reframing of the Food System with Sanjay Rawal Feb 27, 2021

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Sanjay Rawal is an Indian-American documentary film director who has made films like Food Chains (produced by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser with narration by Forest Whitaker), 3100:Run and Become, and Gather (produced by Jason Momoa).

This conversation illustrates the complexities involved in our food system through a broad lens.

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#128 - EFFECT Partners: Systemic Solutions to Environmental and Social Challenges Jan 14, 2021

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This episode features Christian Chamberlin from EFFECT Partners, a social change incubator that brings culture and business together to solve social and environmental challenges.

Nil Zacharias has joined EFFECT as Partner and Head of Food Systems Innovation! More details here: https://eftp.co/effectpartners

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#127 - MamaSezz: Making Meal-Time Easy With Whole Food Plant-Based Staples Nov 19, 2020

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MamaSezz is a food company that makes meal-time easy with whole food plant-based staples to help you eat healthy at home. MamaSezz does all the shopping, chopping, and cooking for you so you can get all the nutritious benefits without all the work... and they deliver it right to your door. MamaSezz Meal Bundles come with support and nutrition education to give people the tools they need to eat, look and feel great.

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#126 - Plantega: Improving Access to Delicious, Affordable Plant-Based Food Nov 16, 2020

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Plantega is a unique food access initiative and distribution platform for plant based food. We have launched as a 3-month pilot in 3 independent corner stores (better known as bodegas in NYC) located in underserved communities. We are bringing products from some of the biggest plant-based brands, including Beyond Meat®, Eat Just, Good Catch, Miyoko’s, No Evil Foods, Follow Your Heart, Lupii, Pan’s Mushroom Jerky, nutpods, Hälsa Foods and Tofurky.

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#125 - Renewal Mill: Fighting Climate Change With Upcycled Ingredients Oct 02, 2020

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Renewal Mill is a next-generation ingredient company that fights climate change and global food loss by upcycling byproducts from food manufacturing into premium ingredients and products.

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#124 - Lupii: Offering a New Perspective on Protein Aug 27, 2020

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This episode features Isabelle Steichen, the co-founder and CEO of Lupii.

Lupii makes tasty, sustainable, plant-based fuel that will keep you running like a boss. Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, or just plain awesome—eating Lupii is the perfect way to nourish your body while making mama nature proud in the process.

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#123 - Purpose-Powered Food in the Age of Pandemics and Social Unrest Jul 13, 2020

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This episode features Sadrah Schadel and Mike Woliansky, the co-founders of No Evil Foods, a company focused on impacting environmental sustainability, public health, and animal welfare through better food choices and offers a range of texture-rich and nutrient-dense Plant Meats made from organic & Non-GMO ingredients, sold nationwide in 100% compostable cartons.

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#122 - Madeline Haydon on Leading in a Time of Uncertainty and Speaking up About Diversity Jun 30, 2020

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Madeline Haydon is the Founder and CEO of nutpods, the first food brand from Green Grass Foods Inc., an independent, natural foods manufacturer based in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to introducing dairy-free products from plant-based ingredients. Introduced in 2015, nutpods quickly found a loyal consumer base with vegan, vegetarian, Whole30, paleo, and keto consumers who appreciate a high quality, plant-based creamer in their coffee and tea. nutpods is sold at retail locations nationwide as well as online. Visit www.nutpods.com for more information.

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#121 - PowerPlant Ventures: Dan Gluck on Accelerating the Plant-Based Food Revolution May 26, 2020

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Dan Gluck is a Managing Partner at Powerplant Ventures (“PPV”) and current Board Member of PPV portfolio companies, Your Super, Rebbl, Thistle and Jot Coffee. Powerplant Ventures is a growth equity fund investing in emerging consumer food, beverage, foodservice and food-tech companies. PPV provides capital, strategic guidance and operating expertise to visionary teams leading disruptive plant-centric brands. Notable portfolio companies include breakout brands such as Beyond Meat, Ripple Foods, Thrive Market, and Apeel Sciences. PPV is currently investing out of its second, $165M fund.

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#120 - Miyoko Schinner on COVID-19 and the Unraveling of our Food System May 07, 2020

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Miyoko Schinner is the fearless CEO/founder of Miyoko’s, a food brand combining culinary traditions with food technology to revolutionize dairy by making cheese and butter without cows. Through an innovative proprietary process that merges food science with old-world creamery methods, Schinner has successfully scaled the production of fermented cheese and cultured butter made from plants. Under Schinner’s visionary leadership, Miyoko’s has replaced animal-dairy products on the shelves of more than 10,000 retailers nationwide including Target, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Kroger, and Safeway.

In this episode Nil Zacharias chats with Miyoko Schinner about the COVID-19 crisis and what it is revealing about ourselves, factory farming, and how plant-based food startups can survive and thrive in the uncertain months and years ahead.

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