The Big Idea Podcast: Food

In this episode, Andrew D Ive, talks to Stephane Chen, a co founder of Another Food Co. Stephane Chen tells how the coffee industry is a contributor and a victim of climate change. It has been calculated that, with the current global coffee activity, coffee will be extinct by 2080. He talks us through how his company will assist in making available other products which will come from nature but be cultivated in their labs.

Andrew D Ive, Founder of Big Idea Ventures, is talking to Vanessa Small, the Founder and CEO of Alcheme Bio. Alcheme Bio are pioneers in cellular flavouring. For cultivated foods to succeed, they must taste great. Alcheme Bio is making cultivated foods delicious by design.

Umami Bioworks are at the forefront of seafood production innovation, with their state of the art automated platform. They are committed to the restoration of the world´,s oceans and the planet, providing consumers with a sustainable alternativie to the overfishing of endangered sprecies, while preserving the authentic flavours .

Andrew D Ive from Bid Idea Ventures talks to Romain Chayot, the co-founder of Standing Ovation a French company that brings science together with traditional cheese making to produce animal free, lactose free, dairy cheese. Their vision was to use science to create an animal free, planet friendly, vegan cheese that is still as deliciously dairy as the real thing. They now create delicious, planet-friendly cheese that is totally animal-free....mon dieu!!

Andrew D Ive talks to Tim Lennox, the CEO of Sound Eats a company who specialises in using the advances in stem cell science to produce lean fish meat without the need for sacrificing animals.

Sudhir Takes Andrew through his recent journey of setting up the company and the reasons why he is passionate about what they do. They produce dairy alternative products, intended to valorize functional, versatile algae proteins.

Genuine Taste is a cell agriculture company, focussed on creating fat without harming any animals. The company offers products that improve the taste, texture and nutrition of alternative meats by using cultivated fat.

Cultimate Foods was the idea of George Zheleznyi's. Already in the cell based arena, George realised that, unless people had an ethical reason or a health reason for not eating meat, that they would try plant based meat once and almost always, never buy a second time. George wanted to find out why this was and to find a solution to the problem so people could be converted to eating plant based meats.

David and Jarred are the founders of Thrilling Foods with their hugely successful plant based bacon, BAKON. BAKON has the traditional taste, is salt cured and smoked just like traditional bacon. It goes great on everything, still gives you that comfort associated with bacon. This product saves the Pigs and saves the Planet while still giving consumers a fantastic tasting product.

Will Milligan, Founder of Extracellular.com, talks to Andrew Ive from Big Ideas Ventures. Extracellular is based in Bristol and is the very first partner in the cellular agriculture space. They are there to help accelerate media development able to screen thousands of formulations and produce quantities for larger scale-up runs.

Harmony Baby is focussing on developing and producing baby formula that does not come from cows, nor from plants with a horrible taste and smell. Their product is over 60% comparable to a mother's milk, with a taste babies will love and will be a healthy alternative to the real thing.

Andrew spends some time talking with John and Alireza from Evolved Meats, exploring their thoughts and ideas around the space within which they are growing their business.

Yofi is a French plant based food brand founded by a vegan entrepreneur, with a goal to encourage people to switch to plant-based alternatives that are better for our health, better for the environment and better for the animals.

The Leaf Protein Company is developing protein that comes from leaves and plants, which means it is a source that is biodiverse but, most importantly, sustainable. An amazing protein ingredient for food companies to use in their products.

Mewery are the first European startup cultivating pork meat on a microalgae base. They love meat but hate the way it's done, so have decided to change that.

Talking about Collagen and Gelatin .... Jellatech are transforming the Collagen and Gelatin market by harvesting pure, high quality gelatin and collagen from cells instead of from animas.

The Very Food Company is working towards enabling chefs to switch to plant based products and cooking, seamlessly. France has a world reputation for chefs and for stunning dishes, persuading them to alter their ingredients, may be a difficult vision but it is the vision of The Very Food Co.

After realizing the negative impacts livestock farming was having on the environment Maxime and Ana set out to create a plant-based and cruelty-free cheese alternative.

MOA Foodtech is aiming to establish a new industry of sustainable foods that solves the growing global food demands without a need for arable land.

Andrew Speaks to Lilo Desserts Co-Founder Cleo Gilmour about creating a plant-based cheesecake product. Lilo Deserts is all about creating upcycled treats from unused fruits.

Andrew, founder of Big Idea Venture, talks to the CEO and co founder of Bright Biotech a company that have innovative technology to produce and supply growth factors to the R & D divisions in mediclal, environmental and agricultural sectors.

Opalia, a Canadia Company, making milk with mammary cells that tastes better than milk from cows. Opalia develop milk without the need for cows thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Luyef (meaning "Clean" in the language of the Mapuche people) is a mission-driven startup aiming to solve the problems related to the inefficient use of natural resources in an overpopulated planet. Listen to Andrew and Kris discuss Luyef's animal-free and eco-friendly products, and the opportunities facing the food space.

De Novo Dairy, a South African company, that produces nature identical, animal free, proteins for optimum human nutrition. Andrew D Ive speaks with co-founder Doctor Leah Bessa.

Fisheroo is a cell-based fish company based in Singapore and we are on a mission to redefine the norms of seafood production. Listen to Andrew and Aaron talk about the challenges and advancements in the cell-based space.

Big Idea Ventures founder Andrew D. Ive speaks with Liven Proteins CEO and co-founder Fei Luo. In this episode, you will learn about: Fei's background and the key events that led her and her husband to start Liven.What Liven is working on and how they stand out from the other companies using pea protein to create sustainable ingredients.Why the Liven team decided to work on gelatine and how their product differs from traditional gelatine.Liven's objectives for 2024 and the kind of support Luo is currently seeking.Why circular economy matters.And why the alternative protein industry is a collaborative one. --- About Liven Proteins: Liven Proteins uses precision fermentation to make sustainable protein ingredients and help plant-based food have the same texture and nutritional value as conventional animal products. For more, visit: https://livenproteins.ca or connect with Fei Luo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fei-luo-phd-44796311/

Maya milk is working to produce quality animal-origin-free dairy products. Their mission is to transform the industrial animal agriculture by creating animal-free dairy, without compromising the sensory experience that dairy lovers are accustomed to

Cellular Agriculture is a giant leap forward in sustainable meat production. MOGALE MEAT Co. uses cutting edge scientific research and innovation to produce cell cultivated meat from free-roaming livestock and wildlife; with the goal of improving the health, socio-economic and environmental impact of consumer meat products, one meal at a time.

Jess talks to Andrew about how she started the company after seeing a huge gap in the market. Her son Jonah has food allergies and finding fun food for him to eat was almost impossible, so she decided to create some for him and for other kids who wanted healthy, dairy free products that were still fun to see and tasty to eat.

Tom gives his view of the funding BIV do, how they do it and why they do it. He is passionate about the company mission and it shows through in this interview.

MAD launched their coffee with dairy free milk in Singapore.

Innocent Meat mission is to enable traditional meat processors to make a smooth transition to clean meat

Wild Earth is a technology start up that develops protein dog food and treats. They are meat free, plant based products offering total body health to our beloved friends.

Fenn Foods is a producer of premium plant-based products based out of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Founded by star chef Alejandro Cancino, Fenn Foods has tackled the lack of quality products in plant-based alternatives available in food service capacity. With products ranging from plant-based burgers to chicken mince, Fenn Foods is available in restaurants all over Australia and is enjoying rapid growth overseas.

Frauxmagerie has a mission to craft the most authentic, 100% dairy free, plant based cheese in the world.

Revolution Gelato is the award-winning plant-based organic gelato - all the decadent taste and creamy texture of ice cream without the dairy. Listen to Founder Jared Olkin speak with Andrew D. Ive about the dairy-free revolution and Revolution Gelatos place in it!

Andrew Speaks with Erdem Erikci about Biftek.co. Biftek.co produces animal-free, cost-effective cultured meat growth medium supplements. To learn more about Biftek.co be sure to listen and check out the links below https://www.linkedin.com/company/biftekco/ https://biftek.co/

Gourmey is a French company who is giving the world cell based Foise Gras, so that gourmet food can be enjoyed with no remorse or guilt.

Karana is a company who make plant based food that is minimally processed, sustainably sourced and free from artificial colours and flavours while giving customers ultra tasty, deliciously meaty food without involving a single animal.

Andrew Speaks with Brenda Sanders and Kyle Harvey about starting a plant-based food company focused on making replacements to dairy and egg-based products.

Cultivated Meat: does not need to kill animals to produce meat. The meat is grown using stem cell technology, which can produce meat indefinitely.

Hao Food believes that the world of plant based proteins is boundless and bottomless and that protein alternatives can be tasty and can make giving up meat much easier. Their chicken is made from peanuts and is proving to be a great success with Chef's and consumers alike.

Incredible Spoons are reinventing the way we eat food by replacing all plastic utensils with their incredible edible products.

Andrew D. Ive speaks with Dirk von Heinrichshorst about starting a business to business supplier of cultured meat.

Big Idea Podcast: Food-Andrew D Ive talks to Stephen Michael, founder and CEO of Worth the Health Foods. Finding out how successful the company is in the Phillipines. Using Asian tastes and flavours to create alternative protein products.

Gary Huerta talks of their company passion to give their customers the real experience of tastes and flavors of protein as they remember them, before they became non meat eaters.

Meat The End are a young company who are innovating in the extrusion field so that producers of alternative protein food products can, using their techniques, give customers the taste and texture of real animal protein.

Andrew D Ive of Big Idea Ventures talks to Samantha Edwards and Rochelle Mekawulu, Founders of New Breed Meats a new company creating plant based products for people who no longer wish to eat meat of any kind.

Patch Organics is the first company to produce plant based dairy alternative beverages made from Pumpkin Seeds. Allergen free, animal friendly, environmentally friendly while offering the same nutritional profile as dairy milk.

Wild For Superfoods makes nutritious snacks from Teff, the world's smallest grain. Helping farmers in Africa reach European markets with this nutty tasting, nutritious grain.

Podcast 8: Aquacultured Foods Co-Founder, Anne Palermo, speaks with Andrew D Ive from Big Idea Ventures, about starting a company producing Fish and Shrimp products from Fungi.