Hardware Podcasts

175 - Regenerative Food and Packaging Sources with Pat Schnettler from 12 Tides

People of Packaging · 20 Dec 2022 · 27m

What this episode covers

Pat Schnettler, co-founder of 12 Tides, explains how the company sources organic kelp from regenerative ocean farms to create nutrient-rich kelp chips. He details the challenges of developing industrially compostable and home compostable packaging, specifically focusing on achieving sufficient moisture barriers with wood pulp-based laminates to meet retail shelf-life requirements. Schnettler emphasizes the importance of understanding raw material specifications directly to avoid production failures and iterate quickly during the early scaling phase.

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early-stage companies

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12 Tides, Thrive Market, Spark Packaging

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