Episode 200: Designing and Creating Demand for Products with Cultural Relevance
About the Podcast
For today’s episode, Clancy speaks with Taylor Quinn, a social entrepreneur dedicated to building nutritious, low-cost food systems. He is also the Executive Director of Tailored Food. You won’t want to miss their discussion about the need to change the landscape of food by designing and creating a demand for products with diverse ingredients that are culturally relevant. They also talked about people’s misconceptions about food insecurity and how food is used as power in the countries Taylor visited. Enjoy the show!
About Taylor Quinn
Taylor Quinn is the Executive Director of Tailored Food. He is a social entrepreneur dedicated to building nutritious, low-cost food systems, and moved to Liberia during the Ebola outbreak to build a Liberian-owned business that produces nutritious, low-cost delicious food for consumers in extreme poverty. He has taken this model in 30 countries, from Brazil to Congo.
Discussion Takeaways
- One problem in the food system is that the right food products are not available, affordable, and culturally relevant to the community.
- Food insecurity doesn't always have to be economic-related. Lack of time is also another factor for food insecurity.
- Food is core to everyone's existence from a health and economic perspective. When it comes to power dynamics, food is used as a tool for power imbalance.
- There is a need to create a demand for food products with diverse ingredients and flavors that will help local farmers.
- Food dignity means that a family can maintain their traditions and celebrations while not breaking the bank.
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