S02 E01: Building the Foundation of Alternative Protein

<p>Season 1 of Feeding 10 Billion launched in a banner year for alt-protein. In 2019, Beyond Meat had its record-setting IPO, Impossible Foods raised $300 million in its Series E and overall, more than $800 million was invested globally in companies making meat, eggs, and dairy from plants, cells and fermented ingredients. We witnessed the spark that fuels the food revolution play out in real-time, as we were airing Season 1. On the first episode of Season 2, we are talking to someone, who was essential in laying the groundwork for the sector, whose vision helped fuel important scientific conversations, essential policy frameworks and tectonic industry shifts that have led us to where we are in the global alt-protein sector. Join hosts Varun Deshpande and Ramya Ramamurthy of the Good Food Institute India as they talk to GFI U.S. Executive Director and co-founder Bruce Friedrich about why we do what we do, and how food can fix some of the biggest problems of the world.<br></p><p><br></p><p>Additional Reading:<br></p><p>NOTES:</p><p>Companies Mentioned:</p><p>Plant-based food companies:</p><p><a href="https://www.beyondmeat.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Beyond Meat</a> </p><p><a href="https://impossiblefoods.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Impossible Foods</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ju.st/en-us/get-just-egg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">JUST</a></p><p>Cultivated meat companies:</p><p><a href="https://www.memphismeats.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Memphis Meats</a></p><p>Bibliography:</p><p><a href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/about-bill-gates/future-of-food" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Future of Food</a>, Bill Gates</p><p>Beyond Meat’s Chicken Strips Came First, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/29/beyond-meats-chicken-came-first-and-it-was-a-failure.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNBC</a></p><p>Can a burger help solve Climate Change? <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/30/can-a-burger-help-solve-