Plants: The Food Industry’s Next Big Trend

There’s a lot riding on the future of food—our personal health, the health of our environment and the growing issue of food security. One potentially promising solution? Plant-based foods.

Giulia Braghieri, head of growth and expansion at NotCo, discusses how the Chilean company uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to create plant-based versions of food staples like mayonnaise, milk and more. She also talks about how NotCo uses agile to turn the founder’s ideas into reality.

Troy Swope, co-founder and CEO of Footprint, discusses plant-based packaging for food. He shares how each project pushes the U.S. company to innovate and iterate its products.

Key Themes 

[00:56] The plant revolution in the food industry

[03:00] Using AI, machine learning to create plant-based food

[07:26] Using agile to turn ideas into reality

[10:45] Effect of consumer climate awareness on the food industry  

[12:51] From microprocessors to food: Creating plant-based food packaging 

[15:48] Focusing on customers and their products