BONUS REPLAY: Is Food Waste the Stupidest Thing We Do (& How Do We Cut it in Half)?

We’re digging into our vault and playing a hit this week because there’s big news for former guest Dr. James Rogers and his company Apeel Sciences: Fast Company named Apeel the 7th most innovative company on their list of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2019 (and the 2nd most innovative company in the food sector).

In this bonus replay episode, Quinn & Brian ask: Is food waste the stupidest thing we do, as a species, and how can we cut it in half? (or: avocado toast is about to go off, son)

Our guest is Dr. James Rogers, founder and CEO of Apeel Sciences and one of our most mind-blowing guests yet. You may think you know about avocados, but you have no idea.

Apeel Sciences is an agricultural innovation company that creates plant-based technologies to extend the shelf life of fresh produce – like an organic rinse that keeps produce fresh twice as long! These innovations are vital for our survival because, as we said in the title, food waste is quite possibly the stupidest thing our species does. And all of you American Exceptionalism fans out there will be pumped to know that we are the very best, wasting about $165 BILLION of food every year. That means almost 40% of the food produced in the U.S. is never eaten. It’s staggering and a little heartbreaking, but Dr. Rogers is here to help.

Trump’s Book Club:

An Apeel avocado: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3R5XF4WMZE0TV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws_2Gr8Ab6RS5WF3

Links:

apeelsciences.com

50 Most Innovative Companies: https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2019

Connect with James on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/james-rogers-801a572a/

Instagram: @apeelsciences

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apeelsciences/

Twitter: @apeelsciences

The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber: https://www.thethirdplate.com/

Learn about the egg biome: ginkgobioworks.com/

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