Not half baked
Social startup Homebaked, a neighbourhood bakery which won the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, inspired a 'brick by brick and loaf by loaf' musical at the Royal Court theatre in Liverpool. Homebaked, a social enterprise startup that won the Cambridge Social…
Bloomberg: Tomorrow Foods, Argentinian foodtech startup, raises $3M
Tomorrow Foods startup that creates plant-based food and proteins that can be used by other businesses to make their own recipes, has raised $3M. CEO and Co-founder Augustin Belloso, who’s Cambridge MBA alumnus (MBA 2015), said: “We focused on the…
Cambridge Independent: Cambridge startup’s bio-reactor means cultured meat will be made anywhere
A feature about Animal Alternative Technologies startup that is engineering a scalable, end-to-end ecosystem for cultured meat production. The startup is currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by Cambridge Judge’s Entrepreneurship Centre. "We are the world’s first cultured meat…
Taking advantage of crisis
Businesses should use the COVID-19 pandemic to pivot to better service rather than making excuses, says Jaideep Prabhu, Professor of Marketing at Cambridge Judge Business School. By Professor Jaideep Prabhu The customer is always right, and they are fed up…
The Conversation: The UK wastes millions of tonnes of food every year: here’s how we can change that
Yasemin Kor, Beckwith Professor of Management Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses food wastage problem in the UK and how we can change that. “Research shows that preventing food waste at its source in this way can save nine…
Business Weekly: Foodtech pioneer Powdies in the best of health
An interview with Dr Carina Tyrrell, Co-founder and CEO of Powdies venture, that produces powder drink made directly from farmers’ surplus fruits and vegetables. The startup is currently on the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by Cambridge Judge’s Entrepreneurship Centre. Dr…
Watching our waste
Supermarkets and consumers can both change their behaviour to reduce food waste, says Professor Yasemin Kor of Cambridge Judge Business School. Consumer expectation of cheap food and retailers' fear of losing sales has created a "race to the bottom" that…
Calories and conflict
Disclosing calories on food labels and disclosing conflicts of interest invoke similar responses because they remind us of certain things...but the results can be surprising and can even backfire, says Professor Sunita Sah of Cambridge Judge Business School. Many of…
Strategising around risk for business and economies
MBA students' contributions to the annual Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize provide valuable learning. Cambridge MBA students enthusiastically take part in the annual Cambridge-McKinsey Risk Prize, which they see as a valuable opportunity to zone in on areas of interest and apply…
Hot shots from home
The Cambridge entrepreneurs embracing change in a cold COVID-19 climate. It wasn't part of his plan to launch a startup just yet, let alone when everyone was curtailing their discretionary spending in an economy buffeted by turbulent times during a…
