UTSG is a podcast where host Claudia explores what sustainability means, both for the world and for us as individuals. Listen to deeply passionate guests about how they have built a career that aligns with their values, and the life and business lessons they have learnt along the way.
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S2E9: Why alt-seafood can save our oceans with Anne Palermo, Founder of Aqua Cultured Foods
In this episode, I speak to Anne Palermo, CEO and Founder of Aqua Cultured Foods, an alternative protein startup. Aqua Cultured Foods' produces alternative seafood through microbial fermentation technology using mycoprotein, a high-protein fungi. From tuna to calamari, the company has produced alt-seafood that looks and tastes like real seafood. Aqua Cultured Foods' mission is to improve the health of our oceans and curb overfishing by offering a more sustainable alternative. In this episode, Anne and I discuss the taste and nutrient profile of alt-seafood, why alt-seafood can halt marine ecosystem decline, and much more.
Here is a summary of our conversation:
From a finance career to an alt-seafood startup
The growth of seafood consumption
Producing alt-seafood via microbial fermentation
What does alt-seafood taste like?
Is alt-seafood healthy?
Scaling up and seafood lovers
Find our more about Aqua Cultured Foods via their website (https://www.aquaculturedfoods.com/), or their instagram. ( https://www.instagram.com/aquaculturedfoods/)
8 Dec 2022
S2E8: Regenerating nature with love and olive oil with Will Rolph, co-founder of Two Fields Zakros
In this episode, I speak to Will Rolph, co-founder of Two Fields Zakros. Two Fields is a small batch olive oil brand on a mission to regenerate nature and uplift local communities in Zakros. Will’s passion for his craft comes through so authentically as he speaks about Two Fields’ backstory, the process of olive harvesting and the beauty of farming in alignment with nature. We also speak about the Two Field’s social regenerative projects and the founder’s commitment to inspire and uplift local communities.
This is a summary of our podcast:
· Why we should not blame farmers for the industrial farming system
· What a regenerative olive oil field looks like
· How commercial farming can harm birds.
· Two Field’s Social Regeneration Projects
· How can we achieve land security?
If you want to find out more about Two Fields, you can checkout their website (https://twofieldszakros.com/) or instagram (https://www.instagram.com/twofieldszakros/).
The two individuals Will thinks are up to some good are:
· Michael Kennard, Founder of Compost Club (https://www.compostclub.online/about)
· Georgina Webber, Greenside School, London (https://greensideschool.org/)
27 Oct 2022
S2E7: Why you should try cacao free chocolate, with Ahrum Park and Dr. Johnny Drain, Co-founders of WNWN Food Labs
In this episode, I speak to Ahrum Park and Johnny Drain, co-founders of WNWN Food Labs. The duo launched WNWN in 2020, after connecting over their common interests in fermentation and passion for igniting change in the global food system. WNWN Food Labs is a food tech company committing to making some of the world’s favourite foods more sustainable and future-proof. WNWN’s first product is their cacao free chocolate, a.k.a Alt-Choc. We talk all about how alt-choc tastes, experimenting with fermented foods and how they plan to put alt-choc on supermarket shelves across the UK.
This is a summary of our conversation:
Why fermentation has endless potential
How is alt-choc made?
From bad potatoes to cacao-free chocolate
The dark side of the cocoa supply chain
Scaling a chocolate start up
Marketing cacao-free chocolate to chocolate lovers
If you want to find out more about WNWN, you can checkout their website (https://www.wnwnfoodlabs.com/) or instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wnwnfoodlabs/?hl=en). Follow @drjohnnydrain (https://www.instagram.com/drjohnnydrain/?hl=en) for more exciting news about his various ventures!
Note: WNWN’s first alt-choc product Waim bars are already sold out, but you can sign up to their newsletter to stay in the know about the next time you can purchase them!
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