About this episode
There’s a lot riding on the future of food—our personal health, the health of our environment and the growing issue of food security. One potentially promising solution? Plant-based foods. Giulia Braghieri, head of growth and expansion at NotCo, discusses how the Chilean company uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to create plant-based versions of food staples like mayonnaise, milk and more. She also talks about how NotCo uses agile to turn the founder’s ideas into reality. Troy Swope, co-founder and CEO of Footprint, discusses plant-based packaging for food. He shares how each project pushes the U.S. company to innovate and iterate its products. Key Themes [00:56] The plant revolution in the food industry [03:00] Using AI, machine learning to create plant-based food [07:26] Using agile to turn ideas into reality [10:45] Effect of consumer climate awareness on the food industry [12:51] From microprocessors to food: Creating plant-based food packaging [15:48] Focusing on customers and their products