• FFA's Taste Tomorrow inaugural event, May 2021

    • Our Movement

       

      Future Food Aotearoa (FFA) is a founders movement, formed in 2020 to accelerate the growth and impact of future food and foodtech businesses from New Zealand. Harnessing founders' collective knowledge and experiences, building off shared values and purpose.

      Our Vision

       

      Like any good garden, our food system requires thought, care and attention. We are committed to growing principled, healthy and high impact New Zealand future food and foodtech companies to sustainably feed the next generation across Asia and the Pacific rim.

    • SteerCo

      Our SteerCo is comprised of founders and doers, who are passionate about impact and not being tied to historic business models.

      Sam Bridgewater

      Co-founder and co-Managing

      Director of the Pure Food Co, a leading aged nutrition company in Aotearoa

      Sophie Gilmour

      One of New Zealand’s hospitality gurus and founder/ co-owner of various hospitality and consulting companies

      Te Puoho Katene

      A Stanford GSB Alum and Fulbright Scholar, Te Puoho (Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Whātua) is Kaihautū of the Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust.

      Nick Hammond

      CEO and co-founder of Spring

      Sheep Dairy, a leading new

      dairying business model for New Zealand

      Florence Van Dyke

      Global Head of Sustainability, NZTE. Co-founder of Chia Sisters.

      Ben Lenart

      Managing Director of Almighty, a delicious drinks

      company founded on organic and community principles

      Morgan Maw

      Founder of Boring Oat Milk, Aotearoa’s

      ‘unofficial Oat Queen’ since 2013

      Angus Brown

      CEO and founder of  Ārepa,

      New Zealand’s leading natural brainfood technology company

      Katy Bluett

      Formerly Group Manager at

      Callaghan Innovation,

      one of Aotearoa’s leading connectors of food, ag and tech verticals.

      FFA Establishment Director

      Alex Worker

      NZ Country Manager, Impossible Foods. Growth Partner NewFish and LILO.

      FFA Chair

    • Our News

      FFA stories from Aotearoa & beyond

      FFA Chair Address at 2022 New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology Conference
      July 6, 2022 · FFA,NZIFST
        "Aotearoa’s future in food" presented by FFA Chair Alex Worker Tēnā koutou, 您早上好, hola gente buen dia. My name is Alex Worker, Chair of Future Food Aotearoa and it's a pleasure to be in Rotorua together to explore our shared future in food. In opening the second day of NZIFST 2022, it's...
      Helping reframe our food future
      April 19, 2022 · Te Hono,Systems Change,Aotearoa New Zealand
      [This opinion was first shared by Te Hono as an Iti-Nui insight, 16 Apr 2022] My grandfather was a grass scientist from Massey University under Dr McMeekan. My folks are Kiwi public servants. Many of my cousins are dairy farmers around Southland, and one a cricketer. My immediate family were...
      We are getting started
      May 6, 2021 · FFA,Te Hono,Homeland,Dietary Requirements,Taste Tomorrow
      Two months on since our virtual launch and a lot of encouraging momentum already for the Future Food Aotearoa movement: - The Spinoff's Dietary Requirements podcast hosted steerco members Angus Brown (Ārepa Nootropics) and Sophie Gilmour (Delicious Business) for a 30 chat on FFA's aspiration...
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