Matriark Foods's guest appearances

Matriark Foods

Eating Matters

Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

The Town Haul

Too Good To Waste

Food Lab Talk

Eric Adams

Seth Goldman

Anna Hammond

Mark Bittman

Ethan Brown

Paul Shapiro

Robby Barbaro

Dotsie Bausch

Robert Lustig

Stephen Ritz

Sam Kass

Gunnar Lovelace

Marion Nestle

Paul Willis

Katy Keiffer

OwlTail

Anna Hammond is the Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods whose mission is to divert surplus food headed to the landfill and create healthy products for food service, retail and emergency food supplies. What many home cooks have done at home for centuries, Matriark is doing at scale. The company upcycles farm surplus and fresh-cut remnants into flavor-packed pantry staples like slow-cooked pasta sauces and low-sodium broth concentrates. On this episode of Food Lab Talk, you’ll hear about how Anna and the team at Matriark developed a new supply chain to support upcycling, why she decided to start a packaged food company after an already impressive career in public service, and her advice for growing a team at a purpose-driven organization. Anna Hammond: “The whole consumer package goods industry is very slow, and I'm very impatient. I was quite naive when I went into that thinking that, okay, well food service is big. Items are bought in pallets, not in units… and it just seemed like if our main goal was to divert, wasted food from landfill, feed large numbers of people, healthy food, and create more revenue streams for farmers, we should go for the big sales and the big impact.” 01:06 Intro to Anna03:14 Matriark Foods’s mission and impact04:28 The “why” that catalyzed Anna to found Matriark Foods07:20 Anna’s first major roadblock: finding a copacker for her products09:14 How ingenuity led to the launch of Matriark11:48 Focusing on foodservice channels to maximize impact15:30 Pivoting the business while staying true to the value proposition17:31 Lessons learned while developing an upcycled product19:14 The traits Anna seeks when building purpose-driven teams20:19 What changemakers can learn from free climbers21:48 Balancing the business to accelerate systems change25:36 Anna’s advice for the next generation of changemakers26:27 ATX Free Fridge Project and Matriark29:38 Matriark’s newest product Links●      Learn more about Matriark Foods●      Shop for Matriark Foods online●      ATX Free Fridge Project●      The New York Times: Eliminating Food Waste One Sauce at a Time●      Thrillist: Matriark Turns Wasted Vegetables into Climate-Friendly Pantry Staples Subscribe, rate, review the show at foodlabtalk.com *The views expressed by the guests in this podcast don't necessarily represent the host’s views, nor those of his employer.

Anna Hammond is the Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods whose mission is to divert surplus food headed to the landfill and create healthy products for food service, retail and emergency food supplies. What many home cooks have done at home for centuries, Matriark is doing at scale. The company upcycles farm surplus and fresh-cut remnants into flavor-packed pantry staples like slow-cooked pasta sauces and low-sodium broth concentrates. On this episode of Food Lab Talk, you’ll hear about how Anna and the team at Matriark developed a new supply chain to support upcycling, why she decided to start a packaged food company after an already impressive career in public service, and her advice for growing a team at a purpose-driven organization. Anna Hammond: “The whole consumer package goods industry is very slow, and I'm very impatient. I was quite naive when I went into that thinking that, okay, well food service is big. Items are bought in pallets, not in units… and it just seemed like if our main goal was to divert, wasted food from landfill, feed large numbers of people, healthy food, and create more revenue streams for farmers, we should go for the big sales and the big impact.” 01:06 Intro to Anna03:14 Matriark Foods’s mission and impact04:28 The “why” that catalyzed Anna to found Matriark Foods07:20 Anna’s first major roadblock: finding a copacker for her products09:14 How ingenuity led to the launch of Matriark11:48 Focusing on foodservice channels to maximize impact15:30 Pivoting the business while staying true to the value proposition17:31 Lessons learned while developing an upcycled product19:14 The traits Anna seeks when building purpose-driven teams20:19 What changemakers can learn from free climbers21:48 Balancing the business to accelerate systems change25:36 Anna’s advice for the next generation of changemakers26:27 ATX Free Fridge Project and Matriark29:38 Matriark’s newest product Links●      <a href="https://www.matriarkfoods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about Matriark Foods</a>●      <a href="https://www.matriarkfoods.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop for Matriark Foods online</a>●      <a href="https://www.instagram.com/atxfreefridge/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ATX Free Fridge Project</a>●      <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/dining/eastern-european-baking-easter.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New York Times: Eliminating Food Waste One Sauce at a Time</a>●      <a href="https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/matriark-foods-climate-friendly-pantry-staples" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thrillist: Matriark Turns Wasted Vegetables into Climate-Friendly Pantry Staples</a> Subscribe, rate, review the show at <a href="https://www.foodlabtalk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">foodlabtalk.com</a> *The views expressed by the guests in this podcast don't necessarily represent the host’s views, nor those of his employer.

08. Anna Hammond, Matriark Foods

Anna Hammond is the Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods, a social and environmental impact food business that upcycles farm surplus and fresh-cut remnants into healthy, shelf-stable vegetable products for institutional foodservice. Matriark is building a circular food future, creating products that solve for inefficiencies in the supply chain while combating climate change and providing greater access to healthy food—at scale.Show Page: https://eftp.co/matriark-foodsNewsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletterFollow us on InstagramFollow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Hammond is the Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods, a social and environmental impact food business that upcycles farm surplus and fresh-cut remnants into healthy, shelf-stable vegetable products for institutional foodservice. Matriark is building a circular food future, creating products that solve for inefficiencies in the supply chain while combating climate change and providing greater access to healthy food—at scale. Show Page: <a href="https://eftp.co/matriark-foods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eftp.co/matriark-foods</a>Newsletter signup: <a href="https://eftp.co/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eftp.co/newsletter</a>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eftp.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Follow Nil Zacharias on <a href="http://twitter.com/nilzach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

#164 - Matriark Foods: Creating Access From Excess

Matriark foods stands proudly on the front lines fighting both food waste and food security. With their products rooted in farming and flavor, the Matriark Foods team is providing a delicious and sustainable solution. CEO Anna Hammond joins our host Amy Koonin Taylor to break down their business model, explain their unique supply chain, and share some profound advice with budding female entrepreneurs. 

Matriark foods stands proudly on the front lines fighting both food waste and food security. With their products rooted in farming and flavor, the Matriark Foods team is providing a delicious and sustainable solution. CEO Anna Hammond joins our host Amy Koonin Taylor to break down their business model, explain their unique supply chain, and share some profound advice with budding female entrepreneurs.

Souper Ideas with Matriark Foods' Anna Hammond 

The US is a global leader of food waste, generating about 40 MILLION tons annually, which represents between 30 - 40% of the food supply. Within this waste stream are 10 million tons of perfectly usable vegetables that don’t make it to market. Recognizing the critical role this produce could play in tackling the dual challenges of food waste and limited availability of nutritious food for millions of Americans, Anna Hammond founded Matriark Foods, a startup that upcycles vegetable byproducts into healthy products for the benefit of people and the planet. Host Jenna Liut speaks with Anna about how she got her start and the impact the company is making as a solution for major inefficiencies in the food supply chain.Photo Courtesy of Matriark Foods.Eating Matters is powered by Simplecast.

The US is a global leader of food waste, generating about 40 MILLION tons annually, which represents between 30 - 40% of the food supply. Within this waste stream are 10 million tons of perfectly usable vegetables that don’t make it to market. Recognizing the critical role this produce could play in tackling the dual challenges of food waste and limited availability of nutritious food for millions of Americans, Anna Hammond founded <a href="https://www.matriarkfoods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matriark Foods</a>, a startup that upcycles vegetable byproducts into healthy products for the benefit of people and the planet. Host Jenna Liut speaks with Anna about how she got her start and the impact the company is making as a solution for major inefficiencies in the food supply chain.Photo Courtesy of Matriark Foods.Eating Matters is powered by <a href="https://simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplecast</a>.