The chapter explores how investor Tassos Stasopoulos uses the contents of people's fridges in emerging markets to predict future buying habits and make investment decisions. It also examines fridge economics in the United States, discussing how economic stress influences food consumption and waste behaviors.
Nicola Twilley is the author of “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves” and the co-host of Gastropod. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Twilley for a conversation about:
- The cold chain and our economy.
- Finding investment opportunities inside of refrigerators.
- And one reason why Unilever gave up on ice cream.
- A new technology changing how we eat fruits and vegetables.
Companies mentioned: COLD, WMT, UL, YUMC
Host: Ricky Mulvey
Guest: Nicola Twilley
Producer: Mary Long
Engineers: Desiree Jones, Chace Pryzlepa
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