FoodTech Stories
FoodTech Stories features the leaders pioneering new approaches to technology, collaboration, and storytelling in the FoodTech and AgTech space.
Food and agriculture are changing, and fresh ideas and leadership are needed to sustainably feed the growing global population.
FoodTech Stories is hosted by FoodTech marketing expert Megan Thomas, the founder of Ladder 17, a purpose-driven marketing services company dedicated to helping companies in the FoodTech, AgTech, and Consumer Products space. FoodTech Stories is edited by TJG Media.
Podcasting since 2024 • 19 episodes
FoodTech Stories
Latest Episodes
Building a Center of Excellence for Novel Proteins
Kara Leong, Executive Director of the Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein at UC Davis joins host Megan Thomas to discuss how a college campus is the perfect place to develop and test new novel foods, as well as how UC Davis blen...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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24:48
Bringing Plant-Based Fish into the North American Market
Chris Bryson, CEO of Canada-based New School Foods talks about the ups and downs of developing plant-based salmon that chefs want to cook with and consumers want to eat. Bryson talks with host Megan Thomas about how he applies his experience fr...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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20:12
The Connection between Nutrition and Global Food Security
Guest Kelly Bristow, Global Nutrition Lead for Bayer, joins host Megan Thomas to talk about the intersection of nutrition, farming, and food security. Bristow shares how her unique background, from sampling nonfat cheese for a dairy council to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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24:20
Accessing Capital: Opportunities in the Research Triangle Park Region
What does it take to connect investors and startups? Guest Hunter Young, Head of Capital at the Center for Entrepreneurial Development, joins host Megan Thomas to discuss how the Research Triangle Park (RTP) region is answering this question. F...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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16:33
How to Build a Global FoodTech Hub
This episode digs into how New Zealand, a nation of five million people and the world's largest exporter of dairy products, has taken a "Yes, and..." approach to expanding its food system by embracing emerging FoodTech applications and products...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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24:42
