The Food Fight

Co-Founder of Climate Farmers, Philippe Birker grew up around farming, built startups in Berlin and Amsterdam, ran a techno club, then bought an abandoned village in Portugal and fell in love with soil. What he found next changed everything.

Donát Posta grew up farming. He knows first hand how many things can go wrong in a field, yet one category stands out. Insects. With Scout Labs, he is wiring up ordinary pheromone traps, turning them into a global early warning system.

Food Educators lead Fabienne Ruault turned her childhood on a French organic farm into a Europe wide movement that has already reached 10,000 teachers and nearly 200,000 students. She takes us through how lesson plans, local hubs, and career days are helping young people link what is on their plate to health, climate, and future jobs in food.

When global shocks hits - climate events, pandemics, war - our food system is one of the first to feel it. But what does it really mean for a system to be “resilient”? Who is responsible for absorbing the risks? And how do we design something fairer and more stable, without sacrificing progress? In this packed final live session from Next Bite, Matt Eastland is joined by a powerful panel of experts pushing for change. The discussion moves beyond abstract concepts into real-world decisions as we explore how we finance risk, who takes the hit when things go wrong, and what we’ve learned from recent disruptions.

Live from Next Bite 2025, this Food Fight special hands the mic to the people actually changing how we eat. We get into the real truth of building healthier lives, from school canteens to supermarket aisles, and ask what it really takes to help you eat better, feel better, and keep striving for change when real life gets in the way.

In a world of outrage, your message needs to cut through fast or get lost. Jack Bobo, Director of the Food Systems Institute at the University of Nottingham and former US State Department advisor, joins The Food Fight live at Next Bite 2025 to explain why better communication is critical to better food policy. He’s here to simplify the science, and to make sure your message actually lands with the consumer.

Ben Ebbrell is back on the podcast for his third appearance, this time live from Next Bite 2025. As the co-founder of Sorted Food, he’s spent the last fifteen years building one of the world’s most trusted online food communities. But in this conversation, he goes deeper than viral recipes and kitchen hacks. We talk about the foundations of trust, the pressure to stay relevant, and why consumer voices should shape the future of food.

We’re living longer than ever before, but not always healthier. At AZTI Food Innovation Centre in northern Spain, Clara Talens and her team are asking a new question: how do we extend not just life, but quality of life? Their latest initiative, ImmuGold, aims to support healthy aging through smarter, science-driven nutrition. Join the Food Fight to find out how machine learning, clinical trials, and food innovation are coming together to help older adults strengthen their immune systems, and why the future of health might start in the supermarket, not the pharmacy.

She was just named one of the top agri-food pioneers to watch, and she’s got a seat at every table that matters. EIT Food's Glindys Virginia Luciano joins The Food Fight Podcast to talk policy, power, and the future of food. What does real collaboration look like in the world we live in?

In part two of this special London Climate Action Week double, host Matt Eastland takes us from problem to possibility in the fight for a climate-positive food future. Recorded live at London's iconic Ministry of Sound venue, this episode spotlights farmers, innovators, policymakers, and corporate leaders who are turning bold commitments into action. From regenerative agriculture and supply chain transparency to investment in agri-tech and consumer engagement, guests share the practical steps and systemic changes needed to transform our food system. Along the way, we hear candid reflections on climate burnout, rediscovering hope, and the power of small individual actions - whether reducing food waste, growing your own food, or simply trying something new at the dinner table. Packed with insights from voices often left out of the conversation, this episode is both a reality check and a call to action: change is happening across every stage of the food system, and each of us has a role to play.

In the season 6 finale of the Food Fight podcast, we revisit the most inspiring, thought-provoking, and urgent themes shaping our food future. From personalised nutrition and the regenerative farming movement to the hidden climate cost of a potato chip, host Matt Eastland brings together lessons and voices from across the season to highlight where transformation is happening - and where it must continue. Whether you’re a policymaker, food innovator, grower, or conscious consumer, this is the essential guide to where food is heading next. Mentioned Episodes: The Power of Nutrition for Lifelong Health with Dr. Federica Amati Next Bite 2024: The Food Fight Podcast Live from Rome Next Bite 2024 Achieving a Net-Zero Food System Next Bite 2024: Reducing Risk for a Fair and Resilient Food System Next Bite 2024: Healthier Lives Through Food The Regenerative Rollercoaster: Embracing Failure To Fuel the Future of Farming Trends 2025 Breaking Free: How to Remove Fossil Fuels from Our Food System Empowering SME's To Cut Carbon Policy, Power, and Conscious Leadership

What happens to the coffee grounds once your morning cup is finished? For decades, coffee waste has been discarded, contributing to landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions. But what if coffee could be transformed into something valuable? In this episode, The Food Fight Podcast speaks with Kacper Kossowski, co-founder of EcoBean, a company that is tackling coffee waste with innovative technologies that transform it into sustainable, high-value ingredients.

The global food system is at a crossroads. While food and agriculture serve as economic backbones for many nations, they are also the leading contributors to biodiversity loss, climate change, and food insecurity. How do we transform this system to serve people and the planet better? In this episode, Andrew Bovarnick, Global Head of Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), joins hosts Matt Eastland and Lucy Wallace to discuss how governments, corporations, and farmers can work together to drive meaningful change.