A systematic scoping review of the sustainability of food systems technologies

I’m excited to announce that our recent paper on the sustainability of food systems technologies has been published in Nature Food! Food system technologies (FSTs) are being developed to accelerate the transformation towards sustainable food systems. Here we conducted a systematic scoping review that accounts for multiple dimensions of sustainability to describe the extent, range …

The future of the HoReCa sector: economic, social and environmental sustainability

According to an EIT Food Foresight Study on the impact of COVID-19 in the agrifood sector, the HoReCa segment proved to be one of the most negatively impacted by the pandemic. Hotels, restaurants and catering businesses faced multiple challenges due to lockdowns and travel bans. What is the future of the hospitality segment in these …

How To Change the Future of Our Food

This November, following the COP26 Summit, WWF-UK and How To Academy will join forces to present a series of virtual events inviting you to learn more about the climate crisis and the steps you can take to make a positive impact on nature as part of your everyday life.   The climate crisis is not an abstract problem …

Sustainable Food in Tourism

What will the purpose of regional food in tomorrow´s tourism be? Today, I'm at the Nordic Food in Tourism conference in Iceland! My talk is about how we can better communicate the environmenal impacts associated with food systems. More about Nordic Food in Tourism: Nordic Food in Tourism is a project that consists of Nordic …

Speaking at the Change the World 2020 Conference

How do we navigate the future of food? Rather than speaking about one specific technology or idea, I want to show that we have so many different potential entry points and solutions to choose from. Change the World is the How To Academy's flagship conference that brings together the inspirational individuals and organisations forging a …

Found in Conversation

What are the moral implications of what we choose to eat, how we produce our food and how we distribute it? Can humans have a sustainable relationship with food? I was invited to partake in a discussion about these fascinating topics together with the renowned bioethicist Peter Singer, Pictet's Gillian Diesen and podcast host Rosario Lebrija. …

Future of Food discussions at Lampa, Latvia’s conversation festival

How can we think about the future in the context of food? What should we pay attention to? What signals are important and what is just noise? On 4 September, I will be participating in Latvia's conversation festival, Lampa. Together with a leading researcher on Baltic food systems and the owner of a butcher shop, …

Is your idea transformative enough to win 1 million USD?

This is so exciting that I wanted to share the news with you! I am doing some work as a Consultant Researcher for the Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize. I'm on the prowl for transformative innovations that have the potential to disrupt and transform the food system. Do you know of an organization or company …

Find out what you missed at the Future of Food Hackathon

24-hours of food innovation. 100 participants from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Netherlands, Croatia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Saudi Arabia. New ideas for more sustainable food industry solutions. This is what the Future of Food Hackathon was all about. https://vimeo.com/395724699 My keynote speech was entitled "The delicate art of repairing an airplane whilst …

Join me for at Agribusiness Academy Q&A session

The Agribusiness Academy has launched a series of upcoming interactive Q&A sessions with food & agribusiness experts. I'm excited to be one of them! My Q&A session will be held on 14 February at 16:00-17:00 CET. I'll be addressing the topic of Business of Alternative and Novel Foods in a Digital Age. Some of the …