In a market where big players dominate and small fish fight each other for the scraps, isn’t it time we started looking at new ways of playing the game? — In the story of David and Goliath, a man faces the task of fighting an unruly giant, offensively named Goliath. The expectation from the people is that David is about to be crushed by one of the giant sausage fingers. …

The data is unambiguous and frightening. We are eating ourselves to death. Literally. Strange way for the wisest, most successful species on the planet to behave, don’t you think? — The world we have created is not the world our bodies and brains expected to inhabit. And we are paying the price. According to the World Health Organization, obesity has tripled since 1975. Over 1.9 billion people are overweight; a third of whom are obese. For the vast majority of…

A bit off-topic, but thought of sharing it with my readers. — A learning culture, or a culture of learning, is where employees continue to seek, share, and apply new skills, competencies, and knowledge. This approach benefits both the employees by helping to elevate the employee as a person and as a worker. It benefits the organization by affording them opportunities to…

Food tech is scrambling to create tasty, cheap food products that don’t expand our waistlines. Sound too good to be true? Unfortunately, it is. — A quick look at the rates of obesity and food-related illness will show you that gluttony is a sin we don’t mind committing. Globally, the rate of obesity has tripled since 1975. Around 2.1 billion people worldwide are overweight, a third of whom are obese. …

Boost your startup's productivity by having better meetings. — Everyone has sat in a meeting and asked themselves, “Why am I here again?” or maybe you’ve sat in meetings and attempted to estimate how much money you waste. Meetings Suck! When meetings become dysfunctional, they bring nothing useful to the company. …

2019 measures by the EU may offer competitive advantage opportunities to SME food companies in the era of COVID-19. — “Most countries under that system, the iron curtain long ago gave way to membership of the EU and its single market. Yet consumers and politicians in the East remain convinced that goods sold in Western Europe — even well-known brands made by multinationals — are of superior quality to those…

How I Created a Powerful Homegrown B2B Brand without Investment. — One rainy day back in 2014, I was sitting down with a newspaper and a cup of tea. I was reading about state-funded research into the viability of building a domestic sugar factory in my neighborhood. This might not have been anything unusual, but for the fact that ten years…

A lack of sales projections can mean that B2B start-ups are left flapping around in the dark when it comes to ordering. So why are traditional contracting models still being applied by B2B suppliers, which threaten the integrity of the relationship and the very ability of the start-up to stay afloat? — As a homegrown food company and start-up, I have found that business must be conducted one day at a time. When a company is new on the ground, there is very little data to create any sales projections, and hence, ordering can be a dangerous game at the best of…

One founder’s food innovation journey and lessons learned. — I consider myself a decent person. I started and finished college on time and landed my first job just one month after graduating. I decided to get married ASAP and start my family as soon as possible. …