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Modern food & food tech: in-conversation with food scientist Rinka Banerjee of Thinking Forks

Vishal Krishna

In this episode we talk with Rinka Banerjee who has built a practice around food and everything food tech. She had been with HUL for two decades before she started up Thinking Forks a decade earlier. She discusses the opportunity in food brands from India for the world.

00:00 - Introduction
01:07 - Journey of Thinking Forks
05:10 - How large food companies experiment?
09:50 - Getting the food supply chain right.
16:00 - The opportunity for startups in food.
22:19 - Indians consuming food and the experience.
29:26 - Global food companies coming into India.
35:36 - Figuring out customer service.
41:05 - Income segments and consumption in food.
45:00 - Serving safe food, future of food consumption and food tech.
52:00 - Rinka's hobbies beyond Thinking Forks

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