Michelle Ruiz

Founder and CEO of Hyfe (also spelled Hyphae in parts of the transcript), a chemical engineer who leads a company that converts food-processing biomass into specialty ingredients and chemicals, focusing on circularity and clean-label replacements for petrochemical additives.

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Nov 27, 2025 • 31min

E113: Hyfe: Turning food waste into gold (metaphorically, that is)

Join Michelle Ruiz, founder and CEO of Hyfe, as she transforms food processing waste into marketable specialty ingredients. Discover how her clean, water-based technology deconstructs biomass into valuable antioxidants and fibers that can replace harmful petrochemical additives. Learn about the untapped potential of food waste and the financial benefits for processors who turn trash into treasure. Michelle shares insights on building a sustainable future, reducing emissions, and creating regional biomanufacturing hubs to scale this revolutionary approach.

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