Food & Beverage Episodes

From Katrina’s Aftermath to Industry Innovation: Resilience, Community, and Reinventing the Restaurant Model ft. Ron Ladner (Shaggy’s)
Dec. 3, 2025

From Katrina’s Aftermath to Industry Innovation: Resilience, Communit…

In this episode of The Resilience Report , host Lauren Scott sits down with Ron Ladner, founder of the iconic waterfront restaurant Shaggy’s — a business born unexpectedly out of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. What beg...

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Regenerative Agriculture Explained: Soil, Climate, and "Common Ground" ft. Rebecca Tickell (filmmaker)
June 25, 2025

Regenerative Agriculture Explained: Soil, Climate, and "Common Ground…

Today, we are honored to welcome award-winning filmmaker and environmental activist Rebecca Tickell. Alongside her husband, Josh Tickell, Rebecca has spent decades telling stories that have sparked global movements—from FUEL ...

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Sustainable Kitchenware: Why Utility and Aesthetics Matter ft. Avishai Greenstein (Bamboozle Home)
Jan. 22, 2025

Sustainable Kitchenware: Why Utility and Aesthetics Matter ft. Avisha…

Avishai (Avi) Greenstein is the innovator behind Bamboozle , the brand that helped composting become an urban household must with its eco-chic countertop bin. Before launching Bamboozle in 2016, Avi innovated a new plant-base...

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Eradicating Food Waste One Juice at a Time ft. David Cote (LOOP Mission)
Aug. 7, 2024

Eradicating Food Waste One Juice at a Time ft. David Cote (LOOP Missi…

LOOP Mission rescues perfectly good fruits and veggies that would have been thrown out simply for aesthetic reasons like shape and size. Then they make delicious & healthy products like cold-pressed juices (a weekly staple in...

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Taco Bell Tackles Sustainability ft. Missy Schaaphok (Taco Bell)
July 10, 2024

Taco Bell Tackles Sustainability ft. Missy Schaaphok (Taco Bell)

Our next guest, Missy Schaaphok , is a fellow hybrid leader at an iconic brand: Taco Bell. Her superpowers? Sustainability AND nutrition. As someone who has always had a passion for food and nutrition and its impact on the en...

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Using Technology to Decrease Food Waste and Your Grocery Bill ft. Jonathan Defoy (FoodHero)
May 1, 2024

Using Technology to Decrease Food Waste and Your Grocery Bill ft. Jon…

Jonathan Defoy is the Founder and CEO of FoodHero , an app that brings merchants and consumers together to sell surplus food that would otherwise end up in landfill. FoodHero bridges the gap between these two groups with its ...

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Fairtrade Bananas: Farmers First Via Positive Disruption ft. Kim Chackal (Equifruit)
Feb. 7, 2024

Fairtrade Bananas: Farmers First Via Positive Disruption ft. Kim Chac…

Meet the messaging mastermind behind Equifuit , the North American market leader for Fairtrade bananas: Kim Chackal. As Co-Owner and Director of Sales and Marketing at Equifruit, Kim has spent the last 9 years shaping the bra...

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The Internet’s Coolest Cooler: Coconut Husks as Hero Insulation ft. Tamara Mekler (Nutshell Coolers)
Jan. 24, 2024

The Internet’s Coolest Cooler: Coconut Husks as Hero Insulation ft. T…

If the name Nutshell Coolers sounds familiar to you, you might have seen their innovative coconut husk-insulated coolers being covered by Forbes, Fast Company or CNN. Or maybe you saw it on Kickstarter where they reached thei...

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Urban Agriculture: Growing Food Where People Live ft. Callie Giaccone (Lufa Farms)
Oct. 4, 2023

Urban Agriculture: Growing Food Where People Live ft. Callie Giaccone…

Lufa Farms is on a mission to change the way people eat by growing food where people live and growing it more sustainably. To accomplish this, the company built the world’s first commercial rooftop greenhouse in 2011 and thre...

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