Talking About Nature's Trickster Protein With Ali Wing

About this episode

Mike catches up with Oobli CEO Ali Wing to discuss sweet proteins and their impact on the food industry.

In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Oobli CEO Ali Wing to discuss what Wing calls "nature's trickster protein", the sweet proteins they develop for products like ice teas and chocolate bars. Wing talks about how the company is positioning its sweet protein technology at the center of two major shifts reshaping the food industry: the rise of GLP-1-driven dietary behavior and the growing demand for protein-forward, lower-sugar products. She also explains why the company has shifted from consumer-facing products like teas and chocolate to a B2B ingredient platform, and how partnerships with companies like Ingredion and Mars are helping drive scale. The conversation also explores the future of sweetening systems, the role of fermentation in food innovation, and why the industry may be entering a new era of large-scale product reformulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Guest: Ali Wing

Topics covered

• sweet proteins
• food industry
• dietary behavior
• B2B ingredient platform
• food innovation
• product reformulation

Keywords

• sweet proteins
• Oobli
• GLP-1
• lower-sugar products
• food innovation
• B2B
• partnerships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oobli, Ingredion, Mars

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