Best Consumertrend Podcasts (2025)

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Food Forward: "Don't hide from consumers" 20:46

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6y ago20:46

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"We've been hurt, we've been disappointed, we've felt somewhat misled." Feelings of distrust have damaged the relationship between consumers and food companies. According to Linda Eatherton, it's time to "pull back the curtain." Linda Eatherton is the Managing Director of global marketing communication and consultancy firm Ketchum. She thinks a lot…

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Food Forward: The network of start-ups fueling the food chain 30:17

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The start-ups who pitch at FoodBytes! are driving some of the key developments in food and agriculture today. Nina Meijers, Start-up Relationship Manager at Rabobank, explains how supporting these companies fuels innovation across the food chain. FoodBytes! is best known as a pitch competition. But according to Meijers, that's really only the begin…

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Food Forward: Self-reliance for 4 million smallholders 25:44

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45 years. 22 countries. 350 cooperatives. 4 million farmers. These are easy numbers to share, admits Pim Mol, Director of Rabo Foundation. But they don't tell the whole story of how a corporate foundation is empowering farmers to become self-reliant. A resilient global food system starts with the smallholder farmers who grow a staggering percentage…

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Food Forward: Is animal protein here to stay? 23:06

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Spoiler alert! Meat isn't going anywhere. But that doesn't mean the animal protein industry isn't changing. What will the sector – and our diets – look like in twenty years? Animal protein strategist Justin Sherrard carves into our meatiest questions.

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Food Forward: "It's a fork to farm story" 30:10

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"When the consumer makes its mind up about something, it can have profound implications, all the way back to the farmer." Who's really driving the future of food? Product developers? The hottest new chef? Tech-savvy farmers? Or is it each of us, every time we decide what to eat next? Nick Fereday, Executive Director of Food and Consumer Trends at R…

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Food Forward: Drones, delivery and DNA 25:57

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Farm robotics and online restaurants are already a reality. But there's much more to come in food and agtech innovation. What ideas are making it off the drawing board and onto our plates? AgFunder's Louisa Burwood-Taylor sheds some light.By Rabobank