Too Good To Waste

Have you ever thought about what goes into developing a new food product and bringing it to market? What about being a part of the creative team that ideates, creates, tests, tastes, and researches these new products?  Sound like fun?  Well it is for Maddison Gurrola, a food waste fighting food scientist at Mattson.  In this episode we talk about some of the many things Maddison does as a food scientist, her passion for reducing food waste, protecting the planet and the benefits of incorporating upcycled ingredients in new upcycled-certified food products. We learned about her adventurous journey to ultimately arriving at this exciting and fulfilling career with Mattson.  Maddison also gives us insights on some of her personal philosophies, highs and lows about starting her own company, and some amazing wisdom she has gained through her many varied life experiences. Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Ashley Brown Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still Contact us at [email protected]

In this special episode we meet the founders from two more companies in the 2021 Innovation Fund Cohort, Sue Marshall founder and CEO of NETZRO, (starts at 03:33), and Anna Hammond founder and CEO of Matriark Foods (starts at 20:22). In spring of 2021, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation collaborated with Village Capital to help source, understand and unlock capital to support innovative solutions that prevent, recover and recycle food waste. They encouraged applications from innovators building high-growth, scalable solutions focused on the following challenge: “We seek to reshape the food system by supporting innovators who are elevating food to its highest use and disrupting the linear supply chain. This could include solutions such as imperfect produce lines, upcycled foods & meal kits, upcycled commercial ingredients and more.” With nearly 150 companies applying, 10 were selection for the 2021 Innovation Fund cohort. Meet the companies in the 2021 Innovation Fund Cohort: Agua Bonita Grain4Grain Husky Beverages Journey Foods Matriark Foods NETZRO reBLEND Renewal Mill Take Two The Spare Food Co. Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Ashley Brown Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still Contact us at [email protected]

In this special episode we meet the founders from two more companies in the 2021 Innovation Fund Cohort, Riana Lynn founder of Journey Foods, (starts at 03:28), and Adam Kaye and Jeremy Kaye co-founders of The Spare Food Co. (starts at 26:18). In spring of 2021, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation collaborated with Village Capital to help source, understand and unlock capital to support innovative solutions that prevent, recover and recycle food waste. They encouraged applications from innovators building high-growth, scalable solutions focused on the following challenge: “We seek to reshape the food system by supporting innovators who are elevating food to its highest use and disrupting the linear supply chain. This could include solutions such as imperfect produce lines, upcycled foods & meal kits, upcycled commercial ingredients and more.” With nearly 150 companies applying, 10 were selection for the 2021 Innovation Fund cohort. Meet the companies in the 2021 Innovation Fund Cohort: Agua Bonita Grain4Grain Husky Beverages Journey Foods Matriark Foods NETZRO reBLEND Renewal Mill Take Two The Spare Food Co. Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Ashley Brown Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still Contact us at [email protected]

In this special Innovation Fund episode Part 2, we meet the Founders from three more of the companies in the 2021 cohort, Kathryn Burnell Founder of reBLEND (starts at 03:35) Matt Olsofsky Co-Founder of  Take Two Foods (starts at 23:39), and Claire Schlemme and Caroline Cotto Co-Founders of Renewal Mill. (starts at 44:53) In spring of 2021, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation collaborated with Village Capital to help source, understand and unlock capital to support innovative solutions that prevent, recover and recycle food waste. They encouraged applications from innovators building high-growth, scalable solutions focused on the following challenge: “We seek to reshape the food system by supporting innovators who are elevating food to its highest use and disrupting the linear supply chain. This could include solutions such as imperfect produce lines, upcycled foods & meal kits, upcycled commercial ingredients and more.” With nearly 150 companies applying, 10 were selection for the 2021 Innovation Fund cohort. Over the next few episodes we will be introducing you to all of the companies in the 2021 cohort. Meet the companies in the 2021 Innovation Fund Cohort: Agua Bonita Grain4Grain Husky Beverages Journey Foods Matriark Foods NETZRO reBLEND Renewal Mill Take Two The Spare Food Co. Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Ashley Brown Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still Contact us at [email protected]

In this special Innovation Fund episode we meet the founders from three of the companies in the 2021 cohort, Yoni Medhin co-founder of Grain4Grain (04:25), Kayla Casteñda and Erin Pontell with Agua Bonita (23:35), and Crawford Hawkins with Husky Beverages (40:10).  In spring of 2021, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation collaborated with Village Capital to help source, understand and unlock capital to support innovative solutions that prevent, recover and recycle food waste. They encouraged applications from innovators building high-growth, scalable solutions focused on the following challenge: “We seek to reshape the food system by supporting innovators who are elevating food to its highest use and disrupting the linear supply chain. This could include solutions such as imperfect produce lines, upcycled foods & meal kits, upcycled commercial ingredients and more.” With nearly 150 companies applying, 10 were selection for the 2021 Innovation Fund cohort. Over the next few episodes we will be introducing you to all of the companies in the 2021 cohort. Meet the companies in the 2021 Innovation Fund Cohort: Agua Bonita Grain4Grain Husky Beverages Journey Foods Matriark Foods NETZRO reBLEND Renewal Mill Take Two The Spare Food Co. Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Ashley Brown Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still Contact us at [email protected]

In spring of 2021, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation collaborated with Village Capital to help source, understand and unlock capital to support innovative solutions that prevent, recover and recycle food waste. They encouraged applications from innovators building high-growth, scalable solutions focused on the following challenge: “We seek to reshape the food system by supporting innovators who are elevating food to its highest use and disrupting the linear supply chain. This could include solutions such as imperfect produce lines, upcycled foods & meal kits, upcycled commercial ingredients and more.” With nearly 150 companies applying, 10 were selection for the 2021 Innovation Fund cohort. In this episode we learn more about the vision and mission of The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, and of Village Capital. We talk about the Innovation Fund cohort, what it is, how they are a;; working together on this initiative, and the impact potential from the companies that were selected this year and in the inaugural 2019 cohort. Meet the companies in the 2021 Innovation Fund Cohort: Agua Bonita Grain4Grain Husky Beverages Journey Foods Matriark Foods NETZRO reBLEND Renewal Mill Take Two The Spare Food Co. Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Ashley Brown Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still Contact us at [email protected]

Rutherford Meyer has been described as a small dedicated team of foodies who are passionate about creating gourmet food products that enhance the lives of their customers and consumers. Over the past several years, their product range has grown considerably. And now most recently they've started an exciting new Kiwi brand called the Upcycled Grain Project that is taking on spent grain and scaling their sustainable snacking platform throughout New Zealand, the US and beyond. Learn what it takes to leverage the sustainable core values, mission and traditions of a successful company and build upon those to develop and exciting new brand extension. Jan and Channing tell us about how they started the ‘Upcycled Grain Project’ to play a part in minimizing waste, reduce our reliance on new resources and make great tasting snacks! Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Amy Gilbert Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still

May 29, 2021 - Stay up to date on all the latest in the Food Upcycling world with your hosts Kevin May and Rochelle Still.  In this segment we get the latest news the Upcycled Food Association, and update on open enrollment for Upcycled Certification, and we take you to the Minnesota State Fair for the Summer Kickoff event where we meet the Jim and Michael Burt from the Reclaim Center/We Are Nuts, and the Gentleman Forager, Mike Kempenich. We learn about how they are using upcycled ingredients and finding was to reuse by products so nothing goes to waste.  Mentioned in this segment: The Kroger Zero Hunger/Zero Waste Foundtion Innovation Fund reBLEND Smoothie Pops on QVC Grounded Foods - Vegan Cheese Outcast Foods US Foods Upcycled Food Association Webinar: Design and Research Behind the Mark We Are Nuts - Maple Bourbon Almonds wtih NETZRO upcycled spent grain from the Twin Cities Spent Grain Co-op. Gentleman Forager - Mushroom products Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors:  Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org  NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us  Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com  Producer | Host: Kevin May  Associate Producer: Amy Gilbert  Creative Development: Sue Marshall  Co-host & Content Contributor: Rochelle Still

Growing up in Brazil the healthy dried fruit snacks Caue Suplicy ate as a kid became the fuel for his triathlon pursuits and the vision that launched Barnana. Through it's evolution, Caue and his team have always stayed true to their commitment of putting people and planet first through it's partnerships with farmers and indigenous communities in the Amazon. Since Barnana was founded, they have upcycled over 100 million bananas into healthy, delicious snacks which are available nationwide. In this episode Caue and I discover how many things we have in common, what it means to build a company with a triple bottom line, and the literal definition of gorilla marketing! And as our way of continuing to celebrate Earth Day we put together the first ever "Barnana - Too Good To Waste" quiz. Take the quiz to test your Barnana and Upcycling knowledge, and you'll be automatically entered to win an amazing prize package! Visit the show notes page for more information on this episode at https://www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com/post/caue-suplicy-ep-20 Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series. Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Amy Gilbert Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still Special thanks to Amy Kull of Marin Restorative Communications for assistance with content and quiz development.

On this special Earth Day episode, we welcome guest host Turner Wyatt, CEO of the Upcycled Food Association.  Turner and I have a fun and enlightening conversation with Dana Gunders, Executive Director of ReFED and author of the Waste Free Kitchen Handbook. We reflect on what Earth Day means to each of us and how we all can have an impact in the goal of reducing food waste and protecting Mother Earth every day through the choices we make. On this episode we also celebrate a big announcement from UFA and learn about the exciting and engaging interactive tool from ReFED called the Insights Engine.  Upcycled Food Association Unveils Upcycled Certified Mark World’s first mark certifying upcycled food in products gives consumers crucial tool to address urgent climate and environmental crises through purchasing power. Check out the new Upcycled Certified Mark and learn more about what it means and where you will be able to find it soon! ReFED is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending food loss and waste across the U.S. food system by advancing data-driven solutions. Insights Engine: Developed by ReFED the Insights Engine is a data and solutions hub for food loss and waste, designed to provide anyone interested in food waste reduction with the information and insights they need to take meaningful action to address the problem. Visit www.toogoodtowastepodcast.com for all episodes and to learn more about the Too good To waste podcast series.  Follow us on Instagram @toogoodtowaste_podcast Thanks to our sponsors: NETZRO, SBC - www.netzro.us Upcycled Food Association - www.upcycledfood.org Produced by Hi-Fly'n Productions www.hiflyn.com Producer | Host: Kevin May Associate Producer | Amy Gilbert Creative Development | Sue Marshall What's UP Co-Host | Rochelle Still