Reflections on Food as Health, Cultivated Protein, and Supply Chains

Feb 29, 2024

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Dan Ripma

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Kate Danaher

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Larsen Mettler

Experts Dan Ripma, Kate Danaher, and Larsen Mettler discuss food as health, supply chain resilience, and cultivated protein. They explore the convergence of food and healthcare, advancements in supply chain efficiency, and challenges in scaling cultivated protein. Key topics include perioperative nutrition, ocean intelligence technologies, and AI-driven supply chain optimizations.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Convergence of Food and Healthcare

01:48 • 14min

Transforming Health Outcomes through Data-Driven Food Supply Chains

15:44 • 6min

Advancements in Supply Chain Efficiency and Cultivated Protein Solutions

22:00 • 7min

Advancements in Scaling Biological Processes and Navigating Funding Environments

28:30 • 2min

Consumer Appetite, Labeling, and Sector Developments in Cultivated Protein

30:31 • 3min

Last year, we put out a report entitled, "trends shaping the future of food in 2023." A year later, we wanted to check in with some of our team members who weighed in on the report to get their take on how these trends are evolving into 2024. In the last episode, we dove into our agtech trends, and in this episode, we'll look at some of the supply chain and foodtech trends. We talk to Dan Ripma about food as health, Kate Danaher about supply chain resilience, and Larsen Mettler about cultivated protein.

Key Takeaways:

Food as Health: A changing consumer mindset and scientific advances are fueling the food as health space. We are seeing greater convergence between the private and policy sectors while larger players are increasingly interested in using food to improve outcomes for government health insurance programs. Some exciting areas include perioperative nutrition and the pairing of physical products with digital platforms.
Supply Chains: Covid-era supply chain disruptions have led to a spike in technologies and innovations around port optimization, inventory management and tracking, and supply chain transparency. In the maritime industry, where decarbonization directly hits the bottom line, ocean intelligence technologies that can help companies make better business, climate, and regulatory decisions are seeing greater adoption. .
Cellular Protein: While the sector has been impacted by the difficult fundraising environment of the past year, we have also seen specialized companies within the supply chain having success with smaller, longer-term CapEx plays. There is increasing scrutiny around costs and go-to-market strategies, but technologies such as AI and digital twins can help companies scale more effectively. For companies looking to fundraise, being able to communicate KPIs and key milestones is more important than ever.

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