The Angry Chef on Modern Food Systems, The Future of Food Unpacked

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Omnivore

Episode Description

In this episode of Omnivore, development chef, food writer, and science communicator Anthony Warner—better known as The Angry Chef— explores how the modern food system has dramatically reduced famine and improved food security, why history offers important lessons for the future, and what it will really take to feed nearly 10 billion people—well. What forces will truly shape the food system over the next decade—and which trends are simply noise? In this episode’s second segment recorded live at the IFT FIRST Hot Topics Studio, futurist Mike Lee joins the conversation to take a long-arc strategic view of the structural shifts already reshaping food innovation and business strategy.

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Anthony Warner The Angry Chef

A trained biochemist and professional chef, Anthony Warner (aka The Angry Chef) spent years leading product development for one of the United Kingdom's largest food manufacturers before becoming an author, consultant, and one of the food world's most recognizable myth-busters. Through his writing as The Angry Chef and in publications including The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, and New Scientist, he has become known for challenging nutrition misinformation and exposing food pseudoscience with equal parts evidence, humor, and blunt honesty.
Mike Lee The Future Market

Mike Lee, is the principal futurist of The Future Market, a consultancy that explores what our food system could look like in the next 5 to 50 years. Through The Future Market and his previous company, Mike has created future scenarios and innovation strategies for food companies such as Danone, Mars, Campbell’s, and Simple Mills.

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