FoodTech Junkies Anja's Adventures in Food Innovation: From Plant Based Cheese to Global Impact
In this riveting episode of FoodTech Junkies, we sit down with Anja Leissner, a pioneer in the foodtech industry with a diverse background in biotechnology, microbiology, and nutrition. Anja is the founder of Stockeld Dreamery, a company that's redefining plant-based cheese, and Anjas Adventures, a consultancy that empowers foodtech founders and impact investors.
Our conversation takes a deep dive into the urgent need for restoring our food systems. We explore how alternative proteins, when combined with regenerative agriculture, can add unprecedented value to both the industry and the planet. Anja sheds light on the concept of food justice and the imperative of making healthy nutrition accessible to all.
We also discuss the far-reaching impact of our current food systems on both human and planetary health. Anja shares invaluable insights from her own journey, detailing how she took her company from a mere idea to securing multi-million-dollar investments.
Join us for an episode that promises to be as enlightening as it is impactful, covering everything from sustainable food systems to entrepreneurial journeys.
About Anja Leissner
Anja Leissner calls herself a big nerd who turned entrepreneur. A background of 10+ years in the food industry working with innovative projects at big corporations, as well as universities and startups, has summed up to a diverse experience that she loves to use in the most impactful way possible! Her strong technical background (in biotechnology, microbiology, nutrition, immunotechnology etc) and a patent on functionalising plant proteins, combined with leadership and strategic skills, paved the way to founding Stockeld Dreamery in 2019, followed by her newest company Anjas Adventures in 2022. Stockeld Dreamery is developing and producing plant based cheese based on her invention and Anjas Adventures offers her unique services to foodtech founders and impact investors around the world. She also has a serious sweet spot for sharing her learnings to new entrepreneurs and is an active mentor in several incubators and accelerators within the impact space.
Anja over-consumes tea and kombucha, loves fermented foods and is passionate about how our lifestyle choices not only impact our health and wellbeing, but also have the power to change the planetary health and future. She is addicted to sailing and her mission in life is to contribute to all of us thriving on this beautiful planet of ours.