Category: Podcasts
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On this week’s Spoon Podcast, SuperGut CEO Marc Washington joins me to talk about why new GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy keep CPG brand CEOs up at night. These new drugs, which got their start as a new class of pharmaceuticals that help control type 2 diabetes, have become very popular in recent years…
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We’re back after a couple weeks off to wrap up some of the top stories of the week. Mike and Allen talk about these stories: You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also listen by clicking play below. Our Food AI Summit is in just three…
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The Spoon is back for another week of food tech news, and this week Michael Wolf and Allen Weiner talk about what’s going on in the smart kitchen, alt protein, CRISPR and more. Here are the stories we talk about: As always, you can just hit play below to listen to the podcast, head to…
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The Spoon Podcast is back after a summer hiatus with a food tech news wrap-up discussing some of the most interesting stories of the week! In this episode, Spoon contributor Allen Weiner and I talk about: You can listen to the full episode by clicking below or by finding The Spoon Podcast on Apple Podcasts,…
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When Andrew Simmons decided to buy a restaurant in January 2020, little did the long-time entrepreneur know that in just a few months, he would be forced to close his doors due to COVID. But instead of giving up, he knew he had to get creative to survive. Survive he did, and when he reopened…
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In this week’s podcast, we talk food and AI with Evan Rapoport. Over the past decade, Evan has led teams in Google Research and other organizations, looking at how AI could impact biodiversity and change. During our conversation, we talked about a project called Tidal, in which he and Google used AI technology like computer…
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In big data and artificial intelligence, one of the most well-recognized challenges to success is the “cold start problem.” The cold start problem refers to when a lack of data hobbles recommender systems in machine learning models. Much like a cold car engine that causes a car to sputter and jerk along as a driver…
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In this week’s episode of the Spoon Podcast, we catch up with Wired’s Joe Ray. Here at The Spoon, we’re fans of Joe’s kitchen tech reviews, where he cuts through all marketing blather and hyped-up features and tells the reader exactly why he or she should (or shouldn’t) buy a product. In this episode, we…
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I first encountered SideChef’s CEO Kevin Yu at a rooftop party during CES in March 2015. At the time, SideChef was in its early stages, having been founded just a couple of months prior, and I was beginning to explore kitchen technology. The first Smart Kitchen Summit would take place only eight months after our…
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Do you know what DeSci is? Don’t feel bad if you don’t, especially if, like me, food is your primary focus. A16Z’s publication Future describes DeSci as a movement in which “a growing number of scientists and entrepreneurs are leveraging blockchain tools, including smart contracts and tokens, in an attempt to improve modern science. Collectively,…
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Up until now, every morsel of food an astronaut eats in space was created and packaged here on earth. However, as we embark on a new era of long-term space flight, NASA and other space agencies realize that will need to change. As the Senior Project Manager for Space Crop Production and Exploration Food Systems…
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This week’s guest for Food Tech Friday is long-time food tech entrepreneur and investor Peter Bodenheimer. Peter talks about his role at cultivated meat startup Steakholder Foods and what he’s building at Super Kingdom. Peter joins Carlos and Mike to talk about the food tech news of the week, including: And, of course, because how…
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