Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
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 of 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.
From green tea to kombucha, the humble tea has been around for centuries. The health benefits of tea can range anywhere from detoxing to cancer risk reduction, and nowadays, people make tea from just about anything. So we know about the benefits of tea for our body, but what if we could do one better? What if we could not only heal ourselves, but also heal the environment and food supply chain in the process?
IGZU is a company disrupting the traditional tea industry, creating ready-to-drink (RTD) unique brews from one of the most sustainable crops on the planet: Bamboo. Co-founders and CEOs Courtney McCoy and Zachary Anderson started the brand with a desire to create a consumer packaged good that was both delicious and sustainable. Both being avid tea drinkers, they experimented with many different types of tea before settling on the light, floral nature of bamboo leaves. Although they were both experienced in the food and beverage industry, they were…
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