Mariana Thinks Food

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Mariana will explore the world of food as we know it and where it will go. She will talk about what foods are most nutritious; where to source them and what to look for. She will also be interviewing a series of chefs, investors, academics and entrepreneurs about their craft and how their knowledge can be applied to the future of food and food businesses. Topics covered will be: growing, sourcing, consuming and innovating.

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    • Apr 8, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Mariana Thinks Food

    S4:3 Fundraising: What to say and to whom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 35:23


    A conversation with Dr. Nadine Geiser, a seasoned venture capitalist at World Fund VC, on what to say to potential investors and current investors when you are an early stage startup founder. 

    S4:2 A Workshop on Marketing: Who, what, when, where, how?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 58:31


    A workshop with Paro founder Umaimah Sharwani and Vital founder Laura Napoli on marketing in the food space from knowing your customer to going to retail.

    2024 a look ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 7:30


    My take on how we will be affected, as food consumers, this year and what we can do, as individuals, to mitigate it.

    S3:6 Gut Health with That Gut Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 37:03


    A conversation with Ava Nasrollahzadeh, a.k.a That Gut Girl, on how functional medicine changed her view on food and how to be proactive about ones gut health.

    S3:5 Alternative Protein: From Science to Business Development with Mauro Guercia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 32:46


    On this episode, I interview Mauro Guercia who has spent the past 4 years working on business development in the alternative protein space. A chemical engineer and holding an MBA, he has a unique take on the space.

    S3:4 Words Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 21:37


    An episode on food labeling. Is it good or bad?

    S3:3 On Podcasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 10:27


    An episode on how I record, edit and publish my podcast. 

    S3:2 AI could make you healthy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 36:43


    A conversation with startup founder Ludovica De Pieri on how she is using AI to utilize all our food data in our best interest through her platform Reveal My Food.

    S3:1 I am cow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 29:58


    A personal account: on breastfeeding and becoming a mother.

    S2:11 Incubating a Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 18:30


    The final episode of 2022 on my journey incubating a human and food and supplement info I have learned in the process.

    S2:10 "Why do some things end up on our plates?" with Patrick Müeller-Sarmiento

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 38:39


    The second episode with Patrick Müeller-Sarmiento, head of the Global Consumer Goods and Retail Practice at the consulting firm Roland Berger. A conversation on what ends up on our plates and is there anything we can do about it?

    S2:9 Talking Talent and Venture Development with Kerstin Sandow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 30:08


    A conversation with Talent and Venture Development Senior Manager, Kerstin Sandow, at Food Labs and Atlantic Labs based out of Berlin. Tune in to hear how she got to her role and what her tips are for growing startups from zero to hero.

    S2:8 The Future We Want with Patrick Müller-Sarmiento

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 42:10


    A conversation with the head of the Global Consumer Goods and Retail Practice at the consulting firm Roland Berger who has spent the past few decades working on my favorite topic: food. The main takeaway: Produce, Protect, Reuse, Restore.

    S2:7 Launching a food startup with Yorán Meijers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 31:54


    In this episode, Yorán Meijers, a previous venture capitalist, tells us about launching a food business and gives us an insight into his next venture.

    S2:6 Investing in Sustainable Businesses with Reed Snyder from Verdane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 32:14


    A conversation with Investment Director at Verdane, Reed Snyder, on how he got into the investment space and what sustainable investing looks like.

    S2:5 Investing in Alternative Protein Startups with Kristen Rocca from Unovis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 28:23


    A conversation with Kristen Rocca, Principal at Unovis, on her experience as a venture capitalist in the alternative protein space.

    S2:4 Explorer mindsets, people and planet with Ryan Edwards from Naked Innovations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 49:48


    An interview with Naked Innovations' CEO and co-founder, Ryan Edwards, on how to serve people and planet with innovation and entrepreneurship.

    S2:3 3D printing meat and startup life with Alexandre Campos from Novameat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 32:40


    An interview with Alexandre Campos the Business Development Manager at Novameat; a 3D printing meat startup based out of Barcelona, Spain. 

    S2:2 An interview: Innovating at Cargill with Eric Parkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 35:26


    An interview with Eric Parkin, Digital Business Leader at Cargill on innovating in the food space.

    S2:1 An interview: Regenerative Agriculture with Koen van Seijen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 43:36


    An interview with the Investing in Regenerative Agriculture podcast host Koen van Seijen on what Regenerative Agriculture is and why it's becoming more popular in Europe.

    15. An interview: Alternative proteins with Chris Bryant PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 36:42


    Chris Bryant is an expert researcher in the alternative protein space. Listen in to hear about his thoughts, research and observations in the space. 

    14. Waste-ed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 10:31


    Is individual waste reduction the solution to climate change? Listen on to hear my ramblings. 

    13. You are not average

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 17:17


    An episode on the fact that you are not a number in a series and therefore cannot be referred to as average on a dimension as complex as eating. Listen on to hear why.

    12. Nutritious?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 21:34


    Has it ever happened to you that you repeat a word 10 times and by the end it sounds like a foreign language and you start questioning what it even means and where it comes from? Well, that happened to me with the word "nutritious". Tune in to hear about the rabbit holes it led me to.

    11. Food is necessary thus important and vice versa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 18:18


    Food, humans and the planet: some philosophical thinking on the role food plays in our lives.

    10. Veganism, tread with care

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 11:42


    An episode on Veganism. No judgments, just info.

    9. Sustainable food, what does that even mean!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 20:57


    This episode is about sustainable food. What is it and how can everyone be a part of it?

    8. End of 2020 Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 4:57


    It has been an unusual year. How can we reflect and be better?

    7. We are the Bottleneck!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 13:43


    We can only change our future if we know what the problems that need to be solved are. My conclusion: we are the bottleneck. We need to change our behavior so that we can change the food supply.

    6. What's this Farm to Fork thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 20:39


    An episode on the EU's Farm to Fork Strategy published this year (2020): the objectives, opportunities and, of course, my opinions.

    5. Carbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 24:31


    An episode on carbs, their digestion and some fun facts. Eat lots of plants!

    4. Fats, baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 12:30


    This episode is about FATS. What are they, what kinds should we eat and how much of them should we consume. Tune in for the nitty gritty.

    3. Where are you Protein?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 24:06


    What is protein? Where can we find it? These are two of the many questions addressed in this podcast. Listen to figure out where the star, Protein, is.

    2. Sugar, what's up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 10:27


    Mariana talks about sugar: what it is, how we digest it and what happens when we hit the cookies a bit too hard.

    1. About me and some healthy food talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 21:24


    In this episode, Mariana talks about how and why she got to hosting this podcast. Then she delves into the world of "healthy eating". She starts by giving tips on vegetables: why, where and how to buy them. Some technical stuff but should be useful!

    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 1:06


    An introduction to what Mariana Thinks Food is all about.

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