Forward Fooding: The FoodTech Revolution Podcast

Forward Fooding COO Max Leveau and Cristina Reni discuss the Future of Restaurants with a special line up of experts which includes:  -Filippo Mottolese - Co-founder @ Miscusi  -Apollonia Poilâne - founder @ Poilâne Bakery  -Bryan Natavio - Co-founder @ Deliverart   Some of the topics discussed include:  -What are the challenges and opportunities that ‘traditional restaurants’ are facing when getting into food delivery?   -How can restaurants leverage technology to build and maintain customer relationships and engagement?  -What is the future of the dining industry? What will the restaurants of the future look like?

A Virtual Fireside Chat with Brett Brohl   Forward Fooding CEO Alessio d'Antino chats with Techstars MD Brett Brohl.  Brett Brohl is the Managing Director of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator, partnered with Cargill and Ecolab.  He is also the Founder and Managing Partner of The Syndicate Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in retail, marketing, food & agriculture.   How is Covid-19 driving the adoption curve of FoodTech and Digital Solutions by large enterprises? How can corporates engage with startups and vice versa? What does FoodTech funding after Covid-19 look like?   They discussed these questions and many more!

Join Forward Fooding CEO Alessio D'Antino in a virtual fireside chat with byFlow co-founder and CEO Nina Hoff.  Nina is the CEO of byFlow – an innovative company specialised in the development of 3D technology for the Food Industry.  When in 2015 her brother, Floris Hoff, showed to her his own developed 3D Printer, she immediately saw business in the product and together with her brother and father, founded byFlow.  As Nina has an educational background and prior experience in business & management, she decided to take the lead within the company.  Since then, byFlow has opened up the 3D Food Printing market with their first product, a 3D Food Printer called “the Focus”, and has been constantly working towards growing the company.  byFlow's mission is to change the way food is prepared and experienced, aiming to contribute to a healthier and more sustainable world.  Join Alessio and Nina as they talk about the future of food, 3D printers for the food and beverage industry, and innovative ways of preparing and enjoying food.  Find out more about ByFlow at: https://forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/3d-by-flow/

Join Forward Fooding CEO Alessio D'Antino in a virtual fireside chat with Growing Underground co-founder and CEO Steven Dring.  Steven is a long-term sustainability advocate and an award-winning entrepreneur with a passion for agriculture, future cities and sustainable food systems.  In 2012, he co-founded Zero Carbon Food Ltd, which introduced the UK's first urban-farmed, sustainable, fresh produce brand -Growing Underground.  Growing Underground now supplies many of the major UK retailers and continually drives innovation within the industry Ag-Tech industry.  Zero Carbon Food builds controlled-environment farms that grow a range of natural products, without any environmental impact.  The farms are space efficient and located close to consumers in city spaces - allowing for a consistent (daily!)supply of hyper-local, fresh and sustainable produce: meaning less food miles and ultimately, less food going to waste.  Join Alessio and Steven as they talk about the future of agriculture, indoor and urban farming, vertical farming and zero carbon produce.  Find out more about Growing Underground at https://forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/growing-underground/

Forward Fooding COO Max Leveau chats with Kafoodle co-founder Tarryn Gorre.  Kafoodle is an award-winning food technology company that offers innovative software solutions to the foodservice sector - connecting people to the food they need.  Kafoodle also helps foodservice businesses better manage and communicate allergen information following the EU food information regulations.  Join Max and Tarryn as they talk about Restaurant Tech, Supply Chain, Software solutions for the food industry, and the latest Food Technology trends.  Find out more about Kafoodle at www.forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/kafoodle

Forward Fooding CEO Alessio D'Antino chats with OLIO co-founder Tessa Clarke.  OLIO is an app on a mission to tackle the problem of food waste in the home. It does this by connecting people who have food they don't want or need, with neighbours living nearby who would like it.  In just over 4 years, OLIO has grown from a local initiative in North London to a global movement with 2 million members who have shared 4.5 million portions of food. OLIO's work has been recognised by the United Nations who highlighted OLIO as a "beacon" for the world, and by Vivatech who awarded OLIO "Next European Unicorn".  Find out more about Olio at www.forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/olio

Forward Fooding COO Max Leveau chats with Notpla co-founder and co-CEO Pierre Paslier.  Pierre is a French Innovation Design Engineer and Entrepreneur based in London. He started his career being a Packaging Engineer for L’Oréal in the daytime and hacking 3D-printers in his living room at night.  In 2014 he co-founded Notpla, whose mission is to make packaging disappear.  Notpla's main product is Ooho: a flexible, 100% biodegradable container made from a type of seaweed that grows up to three metres per day. Ooho is even edible, meaning no waste, no bins and no recycling.

2019 saw AeroFarms voted one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2019 and crowned as the winners of The FoodTech 500, powered by Forward Fooding.  Their mission is simple; to transform agriculture by building and operating environmentally responsible farms throughout the world to enable local production at scale and nourish our communities with safe, nutritious, and delicious food.  Join Forward Fooding Founder, Alessio D'Antino in a 'virtual' fireside chat with AeroFarms CTO Roger Buelow. They will be digging into vertical farming, solving the agriculture supply chain, corporate-startup collaborations, and AeroFarms' latest strategic partnerships.                                          

In 2019 Agrivi ranked in the top 5 of The FoodTech 500, powered by Forward Fooding.  Matija Zulj founded Agrivi in 2013 with a clear and precise vision: change the way food is produced in its core and positively impact one billion lives by helping farmers reach sustainable, resource- efficient and profitable production.  Join Forward Fooding Founder, Alessio D'Antino in a 'virtual' fireside chat with Agrivi Founder and CEO Matija Zulj.

Join Forward Fooding Founder, Alessio D'Antino in a 'virtual' fireside chat with Agrilution Co-Founder Max Loessl. They'll be digging deep into AgriFoodTech trends, sharing advice and tips for the AgTech and FoodTech startup community and much more.

2019 saw AeroFarms voted one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2019 and crowned as the winners of The FoodTech 500, powered by Forward Fooding.   Their mission is simple; to transform agriculture by building and operating environmentally responsible farms throughout the world to enable local production at scale and nourish our communities with safe, nutritious, and delicious food.   Join Forward Fooding Founder, Alessio D'Antino in a 'virtual' fireside chat with AeroFarms Co-Founder and CMO Marc Oshima.  They'll be digging deep into  AgriFoodTech trends, sharing advice and tips for the AgTech and FoodTech startup community and much more.   Find out more about AeroFarms at www.forwardfooding.com/foodtech500/company/aerofarms.