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Flipping the Pyramid: “Cereal Killers” and the Scourge of Sugar
On January 29, 2014, I was privileged to view a screening of Donal O’Neill’s new hour-long documentary, “Cereal Killers.” The Kickstarter-backed film follows O’Neill (producer and protagonist) through Cape Town as he embarks on a medically-supervised departure from the routine … Continue reading
Kuli Kuli: The Next Superfood, and a Way to Support Women in West Africa
Nutrition bar startup Kuli Kuli has been on quite the ride over the past six months: launching on indiegogo in May, raising over $50K via the campaign, enlisting a co-manufacturer and perfecting the product, shipping over 9,000 bars to over … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Development, Eating, Making food, Malnutrition, Superfoods
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Stanford Food Summit 4
Stanford hosted Food Summit 4 on October 30th with the caption of “growing pathways to careers in food systems.” Below is a quick recap of the most interesting nuggets I gleaned from the event, following four main themes. 1) Growing … Continue reading
Feeding 100 Trillion Friends: Produce or Pills?
If you’ve participated in foodie dinner table conversation in the past year, you’ve likely heard the term “microbiome” more than once. Due in part to exceptional expository pieces such as Michael Pollan’s “Some of My Best Friends Are Germs,” the … Continue reading
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Tagged Eating, Health, In the news, Medicine, Microbiome, Obesity epidemic
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Event recap: Panel on Online Grocery Delivery – Good Eggs, LolaBee’s Harvest, Plated, Webvan, and Free Spirit Farm
Last month I worked with Local Food Lab to put together a panel focused on the online grocery delivery business model, in its various manifestations. We had the pleasure of hosting the event at the Dutch consulate’s beautiful space on … Continue reading
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Tagged Event, Event recap, Good Eggs, Local Food Lab, LolaBee's, Online groceries, Plated, Webvan
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What “Big Ideas” In Food Get Funded In Silicon Valley?
Much has been written about the ascent of Silicon Valley (SV) as the go-to global incubator for transformational change. SV has become the Jerusalem of the techno-optimist religion. In venture capital doctrine, the absolution of humanity’s sins begins with seed … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Food investors, Incubator, Silicon Valley, Start-up profile, venture capital
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Rip van Wafels: SF-based startup brings a new coffee routine to American consumers
Rip van Wafels unveiled a brand-new website this month (featuring awesome infographics) detailing the unique, ritual consumption of its product. Beyond creating a deliciously authentic Dutch-inspired stroopwafel (two thin layers of wafel surrounding a caramel filling), is determined to redefine … Continue reading
Careers In Food System Change: Where Should You Start?
By Austin Kiessig I have had many career path conversations with people who are fired up about changing the food system. These conversations are often tricky. The food landscape is complex, and there are many different ways to plug into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Farms, Food careers, Food investors, Restaurants
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Event recap: San Franola Summer Food Summit
This is a shamefully late post but better late than never. I wanted to share some musings from an event last month: San Franola Granola, a local freshly-roasted granola producer, hosts quarterly food summits with the goal to “bring together … Continue reading
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Tagged CircleUp, Event, Event recap, Food investors, Nutrition, Start-up profile
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The burger will cost you a buck. But the bad ideas are free!
By Austin Kiessig Amidst the preening flock of sanctimonious food-related articles that flit across our social media newsfeeds or strut into our inboxes each month, there is occasionally a dark horse. Dark horse pieces in contemporary food writing stand out … Continue reading
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