In the latest episode of What's Next?, our young disruptors Ruben, Kate, and Tynan take on the food industry with the help of celebrity researchers Adam Beales, Demi Isaac Oviawe and MC Fitzpatrick.
Demi and Ruben explore food technology, Adam and Kate tackle food waste, while MC and Tynan dig into low-impact alternatives. They will need to be great ideas to impress Judge Fionn Ferreira and make it through to the final where they will pitch to a mystery millionaire...
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Their journeys take them across Ireland and beyond to meet with innovators transforming the food industry:
- Demi links up with inventor David, who shows her an autonomous tractor taking farming to the next level - watch how she got on up top!
- Adam joins chef Paul in the kitchen to discover how to turn food scraps into culinary gold.
- MC connects with Azhar, a biotech scientist who's redefining what's cooking in our kitchens.
We want everyone at home and at school to take part too. Teachers can download the activity packs and notes below:
Back at base, the teams blend their fresh insights to cook up groundbreaking ideas. The 3 teams all have one person to impress, as they present their original concepts to our judge, Irish inventor and entrepreneur Fionn Ferreira who will choose a winner.
The big pitch
- Demi and Ruben unveil Together Food - an app that revives food bartering
- Adam and Kate introduce GizFood - the culinary saviour that transforms "yuck" into "yum" with just a whiff!
- MC and Tynan pitch Duckweed - a tiny but mighty protein source that can be grown at home.
Fionn evaluates the pitches based on his four criteria:
- Imagination
- Achievability
- Green creds
- And could it change the world?
Whose idea will be the standout? Which team will cook its way to the grand final, to compete for the golden Brainbox and the chance to impress a millionaire investor?
Stream the series now on RTÉ Player or tune in to RTÉ2 Thursdays at 5.30pm. Send in your ideas to whatsnext@rte.ie - we'd love to hear from you.
