Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

Plantega is on mission to make plant-based food more accessible and equitable. We partner with innovative brands and provide a turnkey solution that empowers corner stores in urban hubs like New York City to earn revenue selling delicious and affordable plant-based foods. This interview first appeared on the This or Something Better Podcast. Show Page: https://eftp.co/plantega-story-so-far Newslet...

Madeline Rotman is the Head of Sustainability for Imperfect Foods where she focuses on reducing waste across the company’s operational practices and the food supply system at large. Imperfect Foods is reimagining grocery delivery and on a mission to eliminate food waste and build a kinder, less wasteful world. They offer thoughtful eaters sustainable, affordable groceries that make the weekly chor...

On this episode I share a new model I have been exploring that tries to make sense of current debates and approaches to fixing our food system and how to spot opportunities for growth. Episode Transcript: https://eftp.co/news/2021/4/1/breakthroughs-adaptations Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Josh Balk is the vice president of farm animal protection for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). In addition, he is a co-founder of Eat Just, the food technology company that produces the Just Egg and sold the world’s first ever no-kill meat in Singapore. Topics covered on this podcast The state of the farm animal protection movement and its intersection with larger food system issue...

Tyler Mayoras is the Cofounder and CEO of Cool Beans. Tyler has spent more than 20 years in private equity investing and consulting, focused on sustainable food and agriculture. After adopting a plant-based lifestyle and seeing the incredible health benefits, he wanted to continue helping to create a sustainable future of food and worked with partners to create the 100% plant-based taste adventure...

Isha Datar is Executive Director of New Harvest, a nonprofit research institute that funds open, public cultured meat research.  Topics covered on this podcast What is New Harvest and how Isha got started in the field of cellular agriculture. The basics of growing food from cells and the interdisciplinary nature of this new scientific field. Safety concerns around cell-cultured meat and how they a...

Lasse Bruun is an advocacy expert in climate, sustainable agriculture and food systems. He leads 50by40, a collective impact organization working towards a fair, healthy and compassionate food system. He has led high-level international dialogues and campaigns in more than 20 countries, the EU Parliament, FAO, UNFCCC and International Whaling Commission. Topics covered on this episode: The role of...

Bruce Friedrich is founder and president of the Good Food Institute, an international nonprofit that is reimagining meat production. With more than 100 team members across GFI's U.S. team and five affiliate offices, GFI is building a world where alternative proteins are the default choice. Questions explored on this episode: What problem(s) connected to the food system is the Good Food Institute t...

Michele Simon is a public health attorney, food policy expert, author, and thought leader in the plant-based foods industry. Questions explored on this episode: Can market-based solutions fix the problems with the food system? What can we learn from trends in the natural and organic foods industry? Are plant-based foods displacing animal-based foods?  What's the impact of acquisitions and consolid...

Gene Baur is an author, activist and the President and Co-founder of Farm Sanctuary. Questions explored on this episode. Should we minimize harm within the dominant industrial food model or focus efforts to develop a decentralized, local/regional, community-oriented food system? Can plant-based foods truly be a solution to the problems with our current system, or will they get swept up by a model...

Jennifer Jacquet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at NYU. She is co-author of a recent study exploring the climate responsibilities of industrial meat and dairy producers. Show page: https://eftp.co/jennifer-jacquet Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

A native of The Bronx, NY, Errol Schweizer is a 25+ year veteran of the food system, with experience in retail, food service, cooperatives, farmers markets, urban agriculture, community organizing and food policy. He has worked nearly every retail and service sector job, from grill cook and dishwasher, to stock clerk and purchasing manager. As the former V.P. of Grocery for Whole Foods, he spent o...

A native of The Bronx, NY, Errol Schweizer is a 25+ year veteran of the food system, with experience in retail, food service, cooperatives, farmers markets, urban agriculture, community organizing and food policy. He has worked nearly every retail and service sector job, from grill cook and dishwasher, to stock clerk and purchasing manager. As the former V.P. of Grocery for Whole Foods, he spent o...

Pat Mooney is the co-founder and executive director of the ETC Group, and is an expert on agricultural diversity, biotechnology, and global governance with decades of experience in international civil society. Since 1977, ETC group has focused on the role of new technologies on the lives and livelihoods of marginalized peoples around the world. In March 2021, the International Panel of Experts on...

Are we trying to transform the food system or build better paperclip maximizers? Show Page: https://eftp.co/better-paperclip-maximizer Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruth Richardson is Executive Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working together and with others to transform global food systems now and for future generations. Show Page: https://eftp.co/global-alliance Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your a...

Confirmation bias is the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one's existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional and often results in ignoring inconsistent information. A negative externality exists when the production or consumption of a product results in a cost to a third party. Show Page: http...

Greg Steltenpohl, Founder of Califia Farms and plant-based pioneer passed away on March 11, 2021 at the age of 67. Greg founded Odwalla., which was acquired by Coca-Cola in 2001. He also co-founded the Interra Project in 2000, Adina for Life in 2004, and Califia Farms in 2010. Topics Covered: Why plant-based foods are a solution to our climate crisis.  Greg’s thoughts on design as it applies to Ca...

HELENA NORBERG-HODGE is a pioneer of the new economy movement and recipient of the Alternative Nobel prize, the Arthur Morgan Award and the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.” She is author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures, and Local is Our Future, and producer...

Seth Goldman is Founder of Eat the Change®, a platform to inform and empower consumers to make dietary choices aligned with their concerns around climate and health. Seth is also the Co-founder of PLNT Burger, Honest Tea and Chair of the board of Beyond Meat. Topics coveredBeyond Meat's partnerships with McDonald's, Yum! Brands, and PepsiCo. Launch of the new brand and platform, Eat The Change. Se...

Sanjay Rawal is an Indian-American documentary film director who has made films like Food Chains (produced by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser with narration by Forest Whitaker), 3100:Run and Become, and Gather (produced by Jason Momoa).  This conversation illustrates the complexities involved in our food system through a broad lens. Show Page: https://eftp.co/sanjay-rawal Newsletter signup: https:...

This episode features Christian Chamberlin from EFFECT Partners, a social change incubator that brings culture and business together to solve social and environmental challenges. Nil Zacharias has joined EFFECT as Partner and Head of Food Systems Innovation! More details here: https://eftp.co/effectpartners Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias o...

MamaSezz is a food company that makes meal-time easy with whole food plant-based staples to help you eat healthy at home. MamaSezz does all the shopping, chopping, and cooking for you so you can get all the nutritious benefits without all the work... and they deliver it right to your door. MamaSezz Meal Bundles come with support and nutrition education to give people the tools they need to eat, lo...

Plantega is a unique food access initiative and distribution platform for plant based food. We have launched as a 3-month pilot in 3 independent corner stores (better known as bodegas in NYC) located in underserved communities. We are bringing products from some of the biggest plant-based brands, including Beyond Meat®, Eat Just, Good Catch, Miyoko’s, No Evil Foods, Follow Your Heart, Lupii, Pan’s...

Renewal Mill is a next-generation ingredient company that fights climate change and global food loss by upcycling byproducts from food manufacturing into premium ingredients and products. More about this episode: https://eftp.co/renewal-mill Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...