I want to talk about food and I actually first have a question for you how often
first have a question for you how often
first have a question for you how often do you come home from work thinking what
do you come home from work thinking what
do you come home from work thinking what to make for dinner and then actually
to make for dinner and then actually
to make for dinner and then actually having no clue well it happens to a lot
having no clue well it happens to a lot
having no clue well it happens to a lot of people and this lack of inspiration
of people and this lack of inspiration
of people and this lack of inspiration and I’m kind of curious to find out
and I’m kind of curious to find out
and I’m kind of curious to find out about your motivations then what did you
about your motivations then what did you
about your motivations then what did you want to pick is it based on convenience
want to pick is it based on convenience
want to pick is it based on convenience is it based on your food cravings is it
is it based on your food cravings is it
is it based on your food cravings is it based on your budgets whatever it from
based on your budgets whatever it from
based on your budgets whatever it from it probably is not circularity and don’t
it probably is not circularity and don’t
it probably is not circularity and don’t worry I don’t think that accounts for
worry I don’t think that accounts for
worry I don’t think that accounts for any of us yet but I would really like to
any of us yet but I would really like to
any of us yet but I would really like to share with you why this should be
share with you why this should be
share with you why this should be because what it could really improve
because what it could really improve
because what it could really improve your life so what I’m gonna talk about
your life so what I’m gonna talk about
your life so what I’m gonna talk about in this set is really how we can move
in this set is really how we can move
in this set is really how we can move from a linear economy food system more
from a linear economy food system more
from a linear economy food system more in tours a circular food system and to
in tours a circular food system and to
in tours a circular food system and to do that I think it is important to go a
do that I think it is important to go a
do that I think it is important to go a little bit to the past because we
little bit to the past because we
little bit to the past because we actually created a food system after the
actually created a food system after the
actually created a food system after the Second World War and the purpose of this
Second World War and the purpose of this
Second World War and the purpose of this system was really to make sure that we
system was really to make sure that we
system was really to make sure that we would never have hunger again and we
would never have hunger again and we
would never have hunger again and we actually succeeded really well in doing
actually succeeded really well in doing
actually succeeded really well in doing this and the system that we have built
this and the system that we have built
this and the system that we have built is very good in many ways we for example
is very good in many ways we for example
is very good in many ways we for example now will have experienced so many
now will have experienced so many
now will have experienced so many different food cultures from all over
different food cultures from all over
different food cultures from all over the world here in the Netherlands we can
the world here in the Netherlands we can
the world here in the Netherlands we can go into stores and buy food and really
go into stores and buy food and really
go into stores and buy food and really be sure that it’s safe because of all
be sure that it’s safe because of all
be sure that it’s safe because of all the safety regulations that we installed
the safety regulations that we installed
the safety regulations that we installed but we also with the efficacy made it
but we also with the efficacy made it
but we also with the efficacy made it very cheap so also accessible to
very cheap so also accessible to
very cheap so also accessible to everyone in this country so these are a
everyone in this country so these are a
everyone in this country so these are a lot of the benefits of the system that
lot of the benefits of the system that
lot of the benefits of the system that we have right now but at the same time
we have right now but at the same time
we have right now but at the same time we’re with seven and a half billion
we’re with seven and a half billion
we’re with seven and a half billion people on earth and we know that growing
people on earth and we know that growing
people on earth and we know that growing the way we did is actually not possible
the way we did is actually not possible
the way we did is actually not possible because we are also confronted with a
because we are also confronted with a
because we are also confronted with a lot of negative externalities think
lot of negative externalities think
lot of negative externalities think about for example the fact that we are
about for example the fact that we are
about for example the fact that we are depleting our soil but also yeah the way
depleting our soil but also yeah the way
depleting our soil but also yeah the way we treat animals at the moment but also
we treat animals at the moment but also
we treat animals at the moment but also other things for example that hunger and
other things for example that hunger and
other things for example that hunger and obesity live next to each other at the
obesity live next to each other at the
obesity live next to each other at the same time and the fact that there are
same time and the fact that there are
same time and the fact that there are many chronical diet-related disease
many chronical diet-related disease
many chronical diet-related disease those things were really making me think
those things were really making me think
those things were really making me think how can we change them but also another
how can we change them but also another
how can we change them but also another thing that I would really like to
thing that I would really like to
thing that I would really like to highlight is that at the moment we are
highlight is that at the moment we are
highlight is that at the moment we are throwing away one-third of all the food
throwing away one-third of all the food
throwing away one-third of all the food that we produce that’s a massive and
that we produce that’s a massive and
that we produce that’s a massive and that is something that really is the
that is something that really is the
that is something that really is the result of the system we have at the
result of the system we have at the
result of the system we have at the moment if you look at food waste and you
moment if you look at food waste and you
moment if you look at food waste and you zoom in a little bit on this issue you
zoom in a little bit on this issue you
zoom in a little bit on this issue you see also that there’s one-third of food
see also that there’s one-third of food
see also that there’s one-third of food waste that we create it’s very much like
waste that we create it’s very much like
waste that we create it’s very much like scattered all over the food chain so it
scattered all over the food chain so it
scattered all over the food chain so it starts with farmers throwing away a lot
starts with farmers throwing away a lot
starts with farmers throwing away a lot of food it starts with yeah retailers
of food it starts with yeah retailers
of food it starts with yeah retailers producers but actually consumers are
producers but actually consumers are
producers but actually consumers are also together we all together we throw
also together we all together we throw
also together we all together we throw away so much food and it is not only the
away so much food and it is not only the
away so much food and it is not only the food that we waste it’s really about the
food that we waste it’s really about the
food that we waste it’s really about the things that you throw away so for the
things that you throw away so for the
things that you throw away so for the agricultural process we are using a lot
agricultural process we are using a lot
agricultural process we are using a lot of water land energy but also our co2
of water land energy but also our co2
of water land energy but also our co2 footprints so it’s very much related to
footprints so it’s very much related to
footprints so it’s very much related to the production and a transportation of
the production and a transportation of
the production and a transportation of food actually by wasting so much you
food actually by wasting so much you
food actually by wasting so much you just throw away all of these really
just throw away all of these really
just throw away all of these really beautiful resources so thinking about
beautiful resources so thinking about
beautiful resources so thinking about those things and realizing that we are
those things and realizing that we are
those things and realizing that we are on earth now at seven and a half billion
on earth now at seven and a half billion
on earth now at seven and a half billion people many people say okay like we need
people many people say okay like we need
people many people say okay like we need to take action we need to change and the
to take action we need to change and the
to take action we need to change and the circular economy is now really it’s
circular economy is now really it’s
circular economy is now really it’s really seen as a way to tackle a lot of
really seen as a way to tackle a lot of
really seen as a way to tackle a lot of these issues because it would be great
these issues because it would be great
these issues because it would be great if we have renewable energies if we can
if we have renewable energies if we can
if we have renewable energies if we can use our resources without any end it
use our resources without any end it
use our resources without any end it would be great to live in a society
would be great to live in a society
would be great to live in a society where there is actually no waste because
where there is actually no waste because
where there is actually no waste because if you have a waste room you can use it
if you have a waste room you can use it
if you have a waste room you can use it for a research in the next production
for a research in the next production
for a research in the next production system but then again we are also
system but then again we are also
system but then again we are also together in a food system with a lot of
together in a food system with a lot of
together in a food system with a lot of actors different actors that have to
actors different actors that have to
actors different actors that have to cooperate together and then work
cooperate together and then work
cooperate together and then work together really efficiently in the way
together really efficiently in the way
together really efficiently in the way they do now so here on this picture you
they do now so here on this picture you
they do now so here on this picture you can also see all the actors involved so
can also see all the actors involved so
can also see all the actors involved so we’re talking about NGOs supermarkets
we’re talking about NGOs supermarkets
we’re talking about NGOs supermarkets the industry scientists the government
the industry scientists the government
the industry scientists the government farmers and if you want to change a
farmers and if you want to change a
farmers and if you want to change a system where do you start it’s not that
system where do you start it’s not that
system where do you start it’s not that easy
easy
easy I really feel that the current like
I really feel that the current like
I really feel that the current like pressure of the market so them you know
pressure of the market so them you know
pressure of the market so them you know the the yeah the pressure for growth the
the the yeah the pressure for growth the
the the yeah the pressure for growth the economic pressure on the system really
economic pressure on the system really
economic pressure on the system really locked us down into yeah pointing at
locked us down into yeah pointing at
locked us down into yeah pointing at each other and really in some kind of
each other and really in some kind of
each other and really in some kind of like passive passive mode so I want to
like passive passive mode so I want to
like passive passive mode so I want to share you my personal story really to
share you my personal story really to
share you my personal story really to show how I think we could all start to
show how I think we could all start to
show how I think we could all start to unlock the system a little bit and it
unlock the system a little bit and it
unlock the system a little bit and it actually started when I when I finished
actually started when I when I finished
actually started when I when I finished my studies I started working for Albert
my studies I started working for Albert
my studies I started working for Albert hang in a sustainability department and
hang in a sustainability department and
hang in a sustainability department and I heard about the numbers about food
I heard about the numbers about food
I heard about the numbers about food waste but it was really when I started
waste but it was really when I started
waste but it was really when I started working in a supermarket store that I
working in a supermarket store that I
working in a supermarket store that I realized that all the food that a lot of
realized that all the food that a lot of
realized that all the food that a lot of that food is actually still really good
that food is actually still really good
that food is actually still really good so that was for me really an eye-opener
so that was for me really an eye-opener
so that was for me really an eye-opener so together with some other people I
so together with some other people I
so together with some other people I came up with the plan to open a pop-up
came up with the plan to open a pop-up
came up with the plan to open a pop-up restaurant and we opened a really nice
restaurant and we opened a really nice
restaurant and we opened a really nice place in Amsterdam where in the morning
place in Amsterdam where in the morning
place in Amsterdam where in the morning we would collect food with our
we would collect food with our
we would collect food with our electrical van and at night we would
electrical van and at night we would
electrical van and at night we would cook delicious products and when we
cook delicious products and when we
cook delicious products and when we opened people were so amazed for the
opened people were so amazed for the
opened people were so amazed for the things that we were making and we also
things that we were making and we also
things that we were making and we also thought okay hey this is something we
thought okay hey this is something we
thought okay hey this is something we actually need to continue so the first
actually need to continue so the first
actually need to continue so the first step is really to like start small and
step is really to like start small and
step is really to like start small and local and try to scale up if it’s
local and try to scale up if it’s
local and try to scale up if it’s possible and when we yeah when we when
possible and when we yeah when we when
possible and when we yeah when we when we started to open more restaurants who
we started to open more restaurants who
we started to open more restaurants who really also started to see that the
really also started to see that the
really also started to see that the movement could become bigger so we
movement could become bigger so we
movement could become bigger so we currently have three restaurants and a
currently have three restaurants and a
currently have three restaurants and a food truck and every day we collect food
food truck and every day we collect food
food truck and every day we collect food and at night we cook four or three
and at night we cook four or three
and at night we cook four or three course dinner we make lunch and we make
course dinner we make lunch and we make
course dinner we make lunch and we make breakfast and it is really the power of
breakfast and it is really the power of
breakfast and it is really the power of our creative chefs that can really
our creative chefs that can really
our creative chefs that can really create this change and so far we have
create this change and so far we have
create this change and so far we have been able to rescue like 300 thousand
been able to rescue like 300 thousand
been able to rescue like 300 thousand kilos of food which is an amazing number
kilos of food which is an amazing number
kilos of food which is an amazing number we also have an a sorting facility like
we also have an a sorting facility like
we also have an a sorting facility like a food rescue center where we on a daily
a food rescue center where we on a daily
a food rescue center where we on a daily basis sort fruits and vegetables and we
basis sort fruits and vegetables and we
basis sort fruits and vegetables and we are since a couple of months also
are since a couple of months also
are since a couple of months also selling that to other restaurants so you
selling that to other restaurants so you
selling that to other restaurants so you can really see how this like could
can really see how this like could
can really see how this like could snowball this how you can create some
snowball this how you can create some
snowball this how you can create some kind of like snowball effects and really
kind of like snowball effects and really
kind of like snowball effects and really expand the impacts of
expand the impacts of
expand the impacts of rescuing all this food well and then of
rescuing all this food well and then of
rescuing all this food well and then of course you know to make it circular the
course you know to make it circular the
course you know to make it circular the food system is so extremely complicated
food system is so extremely complicated
food system is so extremely complicated and complex you don’t go from a linear
and complex you don’t go from a linear
and complex you don’t go from a linear model to a circular overnights so it is
model to a circular overnights so it is
model to a circular overnights so it is really this the small steps that we can
really this the small steps that we can
really this the small steps that we can take now that can help us forward and a
take now that can help us forward and a
take now that can help us forward and a very easy model that we always use is a
very easy model that we always use is a
very easy model that we always use is a laconic bladder where on top it still
laconic bladder where on top it still
laconic bladder where on top it still says prevention so if we see different
says prevention so if we see different
says prevention so if we see different food streams we always still try to
food streams we always still try to
food streams we always still try to first prevent waste from occurring but
first prevent waste from occurring but
first prevent waste from occurring but if that’s not possible then a second
if that’s not possible then a second
if that’s not possible then a second life for human consumption is always the
life for human consumption is always the
life for human consumption is always the best pick if not animal feed if not we
best pick if not animal feed if not we
best pick if not animal feed if not we make biogas and that really is the
make biogas and that really is the
make biogas and that really is the lowest option in the Netherlands I think
lowest option in the Netherlands I think
lowest option in the Netherlands I think so to make that also a little bit
so to make that also a little bit
so to make that also a little bit practical or give a practical example
practical or give a practical example
practical or give a practical example how this model then works back to theory
how this model then works back to theory
how this model then works back to theory is that we started brewing beers I think
is that we started brewing beers I think
is that we started brewing beers I think you will all taste it after the
you will all taste it after the
you will all taste it after the presentation we have made a pure oil and
presentation we have made a pure oil and
presentation we have made a pure oil and a veidt’s made from surplus potatoes and
a veidt’s made from surplus potatoes and
a veidt’s made from surplus potatoes and surplus bread and these are typical food
surplus bread and these are typical food
surplus bread and these are typical food streams that are being widely wasted in
streams that are being widely wasted in
streams that are being widely wasted in the Netherlands because we produce so
the Netherlands because we produce so
the Netherlands because we produce so many of it and while we were brewing the
many of it and while we were brewing the
many of it and while we were brewing the beer we also were in a brewery a lot of
beer we also were in a brewery a lot of
beer we also were in a brewery a lot of the times and we found out that the
the times and we found out that the
the times and we found out that the spent grain so the byproduct of the
spent grain so the byproduct of the
spent grain so the byproduct of the brewing process is actually really
brewing process is actually really
brewing process is actually really nutritious and healthy so I started
nutritious and healthy so I started
nutritious and healthy so I started talking about it with my chef and
talking about it with my chef and
talking about it with my chef and together we came up with the idea to
together we came up with the idea to
together we came up with the idea to start making granola and this granola is
start making granola and this granola is
start making granola and this granola is made of spent grain which was normally
made of spent grain which was normally
made of spent grain which was normally actually mostly fed to animals and still
actually mostly fed to animals and still
actually mostly fed to animals and still is so here you can really see how this
is so here you can really see how this
is so here you can really see how this model works make you try to upcycle
model works make you try to upcycle
model works make you try to upcycle the actual waste streams that you
the actual waste streams that you
the actual waste streams that you encounter and as you can see the plates
encounter and as you can see the plates
encounter and as you can see the plates is also very beautiful and this is
is also very beautiful and this is
is also very beautiful and this is really also part of the of the of the
really also part of the of the of the
really also part of the of the of the changing the sick and the stigma around
changing the sick and the stigma around
changing the sick and the stigma around the issue of food waste it is very
the issue of food waste it is very
the issue of food waste it is very important that it looks nice that the
important that it looks nice that the
important that it looks nice that the people that come to our restaurants also
people that come to our restaurants also
people that come to our restaurants also really have the feeling that they are
really have the feeling that they are
really have the feeling that they are having a normal night outs because then
having a normal night outs because then
having a normal night outs because then they don’t really have to go out there
they don’t really have to go out there
they don’t really have to go out there way too much so we are facing now still
way too much so we are facing now still
way too much so we are facing now still a big world population growth it’s
a big world population growth it’s
a big world population growth it’s estimated that by 2050
estimated that by 2050
estimated that by 2050 we will have to feed more than 9 billion
we will have to feed more than 9 billion
we will have to feed more than 9 billion people and if we want to feed them all
people and if we want to feed them all
people and if we want to feed them all in a nutritious delicious and healthy
in a nutritious delicious and healthy
in a nutritious delicious and healthy way we all have to take action and we
way we all have to take action and we
way we all have to take action and we are all part of the food chain so we can
are all part of the food chain so we can
are all part of the food chain so we can all do this so my advice to you tonight
all do this so my advice to you tonight
all do this so my advice to you tonight would be if you go home and you’re a
would be if you go home and you’re a
would be if you go home and you’re a little bit lacking inspiration on what
little bit lacking inspiration on what
little bit lacking inspiration on what you should cook really start with your
you should cook really start with your
you should cook really start with your fridge and your cupboard first just look
fridge and your cupboard first just look
fridge and your cupboard first just look at the products you have there and try
at the products you have there and try
at the products you have there and try to come up with like a good and
to come up with like a good and
to come up with like a good and delicious meal that you can make from it
delicious meal that you can make from it
delicious meal that you can make from it and then if you go shopping which is
and then if you go shopping which is
and then if you go shopping which is obviously perfectly fine buy products
obviously perfectly fine buy products
obviously perfectly fine buy products and if you use half of it or just a
and if you use half of it or just a
and if you use half of it or just a little bit of it try to use comes to
little bit of it try to use comes to
little bit of it try to use comes to conserving techniques we also have an
conserving techniques we also have an
conserving techniques we also have an amazing cookbook about conservation
amazing cookbook about conservation
amazing cookbook about conservation techniques such as smoking pickling
techniques such as smoking pickling
techniques such as smoking pickling drying and it is really true that that
drying and it is really true that that
drying and it is really true that that is also the best way to add flavor
is also the best way to add flavor
is also the best way to add flavor because the best products on earth like
because the best products on earth like
because the best products on earth like cheese are all fermented products so I
cheese are all fermented products so I
cheese are all fermented products so I wish you a very good dinner tonight
wish you a very good dinner tonight
wish you a very good dinner tonight thank you for attention
thank you for attention
thank you for attention [Applause]
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