The Big Idea Food Podcast
Andrew D. Ive
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The Big Idea Podcast: Food brings you some of the most amazing people in the food industry who are working to change the world every day through innovation, entrepreneurship and their Big Ideas!
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SoundEats in Seattle
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.
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Aug 28, 2023
Sudhir Pasupuleti of Algrow Biosciences chats to Andrew Ive of Big Idea Ventures
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.
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Apr 18, 2023
Big Idea Ventures - Andrew D Ive talks to Pooya and Emily from Genuine Tastes in Canada
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.
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Mar 19, 2023
Andrew D Ive talks with George Zheleznyi, founder of Cultimate Foods
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.
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Mar 7, 2023
Andrew D Ive from Big Ideas Ventures talks to David and Jarred from Thrilling Foods
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.
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Jan 21, 2023
Andrew Ive from Big Ideas Ventures talks to Will Milligan from Extracellular.com
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.
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Oct 27, 2022
Andrew D Ive talks to Harmony Baby about their passion for Baby Formula that is over 60% comparable to mothers milk.
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.
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Oct 3, 2022
Andrew Ive spends time with Evolved Meats
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.
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Aug 11, 2022
Chickpea Power: Yofi is transforming chickpeas into milk thats good for the consumer, animals, and most importantly the planet
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.
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Aug 3, 2022
Unlocking Earth's Most Abundant Protein: The Leaf Protein Company is using leaves and plants to develop biodiverse proteins
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.
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Jul 24, 2022
Pork Made With Love: Mewery is the first European startup cultivating pork on a micro algae base
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.
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Jun 15, 2022
Cruelty Free Collagen: Jellatech is eliminating the need for animals in the creation of collagen and gelatin
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.
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Jun 1, 2022
Enabling Kitchens: The VERY Food Co. is enabling kitchens to replace dairy and eggs in dishes
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.
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Apr 28, 2022
Say Cheese: Väcka cheese gives you something to smile about with sustainability in mind
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.
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Apr 22, 2022
No Land No Problem: MOA Foodtech is a sustainable solution to a growing populations food demand
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.
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Apr 8, 2022
Taste Don't Waste: Lilo Desserts is upcycling ugly fruits into delicious snacks
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.
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Mar 30, 2022
A Bright Future: Bright Biotech is transforming plants into high-value proteins
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.
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Mar 11, 2022
Function, Sustainable, and Delicious: Opalia is using mammary cells to create a milk alternative
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.
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Feb 10, 2022
Cultivated Competition: Luyef Biotechnologies is spearheading the shift towards cell-based meat that competes with conventional meat
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.
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Feb 4, 2022
Optimal Animal-Free Alternatives: De Novo Dairy is producing near identical dairy products without animals
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.
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Jan 19, 2022
Fish Out of Water: Fisheroo is replicating meat growth outside the body of a fish
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.
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Jan 7, 2022
Plant Potential: Liven Proteins is helping plant-based products achieve their full tasty potential
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.
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*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/
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Dec 24, 2021
Great Taste No Compromise: Maya Milk aims to provide cell-based dairy alternatives to meet an ever growing demand
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
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Dec 15, 2021
Cell-based for All: Mogale Meats aims to make cell-based meats available across Africa
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.
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Dec 8, 2021
Convenience without Sacrifice: Little Bandits aims to provide children with tasty, healthy, and allergen free snacks
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.
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Dec 1, 2021
Scratching the Surface: Tom Mastrobuoni CIO at BIV talks about funding, his passion, and the future of BIV
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.
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Nov 24, 2021
Episode 28: Big Idea Ventures podcast: Food... Andrew D Ive speaks with Angelique, founder of MAD
MAD launched their coffee with dairy free milk in Singapore.
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Nov 10, 2021
A Smooth Transition: Innocent Meat aims to create an end-to-end cell-based meat production system
Innocent Meat mission is to enable traditional meat processors to make a smooth transition to clean meat
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Nov 3, 2021
Not Just For Humans: Ryan Bethencourt talks about Wild Earth and the possibilities alternative proteins present
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.
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Oct 29, 2021
Sustainable Chef: Fenn Foods uses its culinary background to drive change
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.
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Oct 20, 2021
Cheesy Traditions: The Frauxmagerie uses traditional fermentation processes to create an enviromentally-friendly cheese
Frauxmagerie has a mission to craft the most authentic, 100% dairy free, plant based cheese in the world.
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Oct 13, 2021
Revolutionizing Taste: Revolution Gelato is the great ice cream taste we have come to expect without the dairy
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!
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Oct 5, 2021
Growth Mindset: Biftek aims to provide cell-based meat producer with affordable growth medium
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/
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Sep 29, 2021
Guilt Free: Gourmey is providing consumers with a high quality cell-based delicacy
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.
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Sep 23, 2021
Meat from a Jackfruit: Karana Foods uses super fruits for a tasty sustainable alternative
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.
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Sep 15, 2021
Pure Bliss: Plant Bliss makes vegan that bring enhanced taste
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.
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Sep 4, 2021
Conscious and Cultured: Gaia Foods is red meat without harming animals, the environment, or mass waste production
Cultivated Meat: does not need to kill animals to produce meat.
The meat is grown using stem cell technology, which can produce meat indefinitely.
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Aug 27, 2021
How Delicious: Haofood is bringing a tasty and spot on texture to plant-based chicken
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.
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Aug 23, 2021
Bye Bye Plastic: IncrEdible Eats is replacing plastic utensils with great-tasting edible ones
Incredible Spoons are reinventing the way we eat food by replacing all plastic utensils with their incredible edible products.
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Aug 17, 2021
Peace of Mind: Peace of Meat is cruelty-free, cultured animal fat that tastes like the real deal
Andrew D. Ive speaks with Dirk von Heinrichshorst about starting a business to business supplier of cultured meat.
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Aug 9, 2021
Locally Sourced Alternatives: Worth The Health uses locally sourced ingredients to create great tasting plant-based alternatives
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.
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Aug 4, 2021
Old Recipes, New Technologies: Plant Ranch Foods gives authentic taste without the meat
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.
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Jul 28, 2021
Meat without Meat: Meat. The End is giving plant-based burgers a meat texture without the meat.
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.
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Jul 19, 2021
Indistinguishable Alternatives: New Breed Meats offers burgers that cook, look, and taste like real meat
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.
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Jul 12, 2021
Milk From Pumpkins: Patch Organics is healthy for the consumer and the planet
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.
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Jul 5, 2021
Wildly Tasty: Wild For unlocks the power of teff, the worlds smallest grain
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.
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Jun 28, 2021
The Future of Fish: Aquacultured Foods is working towards accessible, high quality fish alternatives
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.
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Jun 21, 2021
Clean Meat: Novel Farms is cultivating high-quality, cruelty-free, premium meat
Novel Farms uses biology to produce cruelty-free, cell-based meat delicacies for the next generation of ethical foodies.
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Jun 14, 2021
Sustainable Snacks: Confetti Snacks uses upcycled veggies to make delicious chips
Betty Lu talks about growing a snack company based in Singapore and NYC. Confetti crafts award-winning Michelin featured tasty gourmet snacks made from nutrient dense upcycled vegetables in adventurous flavors inspired by the diverse world cultures. They address food waste by repurposing crop surpluses or ugly produce into gourmet snacks, and peg growth to alleviate global hunger and poverty in a Robin Hood Approach.
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Jun 7, 2021
Superfood Cheese: Grounded Foods utilizes cauliflower and hemp for a delicious alternative
Andrew D Ive chats with Veronica Fil, a co-founder of Grounded Foods, who make Cheese Free Cheese which tastes amazing and is 100% plant based.
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Jun 1, 2021
Burgers with Roots: Actual Veggies are clean, gourmet, burgers for all
Andrew D Ive, CEO and Founder of Big Idea Ventures talks to Jason Rosenbaum and Hailey Swartz about starting a plant based burger company.
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May 24, 2021
Vegan Eggs: Evo Foods is making eggs that anyone can eat
Andrew speaks to Kartik about starting a plant based egg company.
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May 17, 2021
No Cow No Problem: Uproot Milk is a healthy and sustainable dairy-free milk
This week Andrew speaks with Jacob Conway from Uproot Milk
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Apr 21, 2021
Creating Honey without Bees: How Melibio is revolutionizing honey production
"We were taught to think about our customers. And not to be a startup in a lab or in a garage working on something cool and waiting for five years to get out of the garage."
🎙 MeliBio CEO and co-founder Darko Mandich shares his journey to creating #beefreehoney with our Founder and Managing General Partner Andrew D Ive.
🐝 You will also learn about #beefree honey, how is it produced and why bees are so important for the food industry and the #environment.
About MeliBio: MeliBio is using the power of microbiology to make sustainable, clean and nutritious honey without bees. For more, visit: https://www.melibio.com/
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