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From Singapore to the USA and all around Europe, Edible Innovations profiles food makers that engage in improving the global food system at every stage, from production to distribution to eating and shopping. Join us as we explore the main trends in the industry from a maker perspective. Chiara Cecchini from the Future Food Institute — an ecosystem with a strong educational core that promotes food innovation as a key tool to tackle the great challenges of the future — introduces you to the faces, stories, and experiences of food makers around the globe. Check back on Tuesdays and Thursdays for new installments.
Did we already get to the point where eating food in capsules, bars, and shakes is the normal way to go? In the last few years, the number of people who desire to eat healthier, by including organic and natural foods in their diet, has been growing. As result, an increasing number of food makers have been focusing on delivering ready meals and snacks that don’t take much time to cook and still contain the nutrients for a healthy lifestyle.
Even if more eaters want to eat healthier, it’s apparent they want to do so with the smallest effort. So, portable meal replacements are taking over our supermarkets’ shelves. After all, they offer a speedy alternative for someone who wants to pursue healthy eating.
The popularity of meal replacements started with Soylent. What began as an idea of not having to worry about food to be healthy is now popular, and currently selling in its third and fourth iteration.
The creator of the product, Rob Rhinehart, designed Soylent while earning his engineering degree.Rhinehart was tired of eating frozen and unhealthy food,…
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