Sascha Rust is Co-Founder and Head of Product & Impact at HarvestStack, a purpose-led private entity building responsible technology with and for the food industry. He holds a Masters of Environment and Sustainability from Monash University and a degree in International Business from University of Queensland. He is an Australian Institute of Company Directors Graduate and a Banksia Foundation award winner.
Before all of this, there were kitchens. Years of them, where he first learned the practical impact of failing systems.
Sascha maintains an AgriFood commercial advisory role with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise.
A single connected coordination layer driving resilience and longevity for food supply chains. Commerce, logistics and traceability in one place, providing scalable direct trade infrastructure.
When you build a new system with outcomes in mind, the behaviour follows.
harveststack.co ↗Blockchain traceability embedded and commercialised across Australia, USA and China. Served as Food Systems Lead driving the design and deployment of localised applications. Platform and IP acquired in 2023.
Advanced technology can be commercialised democratically under the right business models.
Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide. The leading consumer source for eating seafood sustainably. Entirely independent, science-based, and donor funded. Lives on under the stewardship of the Australian Marine Conservation Society.
When you put the evidence in a buyer's hand, policy and supply chains follow.
goodfish.org.au ↗Two awarded restaurant projects in Melbourne, Australia built with people and produce at their core. Served as Head Chef, and Co-Founder. Exited by acquisition 2018 and 2020.
Delivering on a dream to share exceptional food experiences.
An independent, ad-free print journal about food (and also a cut of lamb). Made with my brother: he designed it, I edited it. Stocked from Melbourne to Amsterdam to New York. Lives on in perpetuity digitally online.
The producer's voice is the most powerful to the person who wants to eat their food.
scragend.com ↗Open to working on interesting things, sharing food, and going places that take some getting to. If that means something to you, get in touch.