Creating A Sustainable Nutrition Ingredient Supply With Ben Kelly
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration
Corinna Bellizzi
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
If we can be more conscious about our food consumption, building a more sustainable world is certainly achievable. Corinna Bellizzi chats with Ben Kelly of Better Origin Ingredients about what it takes to create a sustainable nutrition ingredient supply. He shares the environmental benefits of using algae-based Omega-3s, particularly in ending illegal fishing, saving fish populations, and replacing fish oil. They discuss the complexities of global supply chains, as well as how to handle trade wars and tensions happening all around the world. Ben also talks about his philosophy of running a business focusing on social impact, employee well-being, and community service.
About Guest:
An entrepreneurial-minded leader and connector, Ben has spent the past 15+ years in business development and leadership roles in the dietary supplement and food ingredient industry. He holds his B.A. (Honors) from the University of New Brunswick and his M.P.A from the University of Saskatchewan. Ben’s partner Katie, their two daughters and two dogs make their home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ben began his professional career in business development with POS Bio-Sciences (a global leader in contract R&D services). While at POS, Ben Co-Founded Algarithm, with Dr. Udaya Wanasundara building on his interest in lipids, childhood nutrition and sustainability. In 2021 the business was acquired by Mara Renewables Corp., creating a fully integrated ingredient organization. In 2024 Ben left Algarithm and joined Virun as their Vice President of Business Development, moving one step closer to the consumer. He also took on a new role as CEO of a new B2B ingredient organization - Better Origin Ingredients in April 2025.
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-k-4b326460/
Guest Website: https://www.betterorigin.ca/
Guest Social:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/better-origin-ingredients/
Show Notes: Raw audio | Final FV
00:03:28 - Ben Kelly And Better Origin [00:03:32]
00:07:11 - Saving Fishes Through Algae Oil [00:06:47]
00:12:37 - Understanding The Impact Of Illegal Fishing [00:11:52]
00:24:17 - How To Significant Improve Supply Chains [00:22:58]
00:28:24 - Working Opportunities With Better Origin Ingredients [00:26:54]
00:31:19 - How Ingredients Will Be Sourced In The Future [00:29:39]
00:40:21 - More Clarity In The Food Ingredient Industry [00:37:52]
00:47:11 - How Consumers Can Push For Change [00:43:48]
00:50:38 - Episode Wrap-up And Closing Words [00:46:29]
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| 0:00.0 | Capitalism in itself, I mean, I can understand and I can appreciate maybe not to the level of |
| 0:05.6 | consumerism we are at today, but the way to motivate people I can understand. But I really feel like |
| 0:11.4 | we have a pretty big separation or gap between people who've done very well and people that |
| 0:17.0 | haven't done as well. So I think it's really critical that, or we're not really critical. |
| 0:21.1 | It's a way to help distribute wealth in a more equitable and fair way to recognize their |
| 0:26.6 | labor contribution and their creative contribution to your company because it's not just |
| 0:31.1 | the person who starts it. |
| 0:32.0 | It's not possible for them to do it all. |
| 0:34.2 | Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes. |
| 0:43.3 | Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain. |
| 0:48.9 | You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today. |
| 0:53.7 | Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. |
| 0:57.7 | Hello and welcome to Care More Be Better. Each week, I invite you to care more about social and |
| 1:02.9 | environmental issues so that together we can create a better world. Before I get started today, |
| 1:07.9 | I wanted to share our progress in our not-for-profit effort to plant more trees in 2025. |
| 1:14.1 | I began this program in January in collaboration with forestplanet.org. |
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| 1:28.3 | Theoretically, if a single person did all four of these things, we would plant four |
| 1:32.0 | trees for them. |
| 1:33.1 | And I think that's just fine, because ultimately the goal is to make the world a little greener |
| 1:37.4 | each day. |
| 1:38.0 | So far this year, we've already planted 7,898 trees. |
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