by Benjamin Davis It was a different world back in winter of 2020, when Michelle Adelman was preparing to participate in the opening keynote panel at the 2nd annual Plant Based World Expo. Of course, the conference did not take place last year, but that did not stop Adelman and her team at Infinite Foods…
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Supplier Diversity: A Massive Business Opportunity
We often look to the grassroots campaigns and revolutions of the people that cause a stir and initiate societal change. Progress would not happen without these efforts, yet, at the same time, progress can often be impeded by a lack of cooperation from established industries and existing structures. What kind of progress could we make…
Educating and Empowering the Supply Chain with “Industry Voices”
Plant Based World’s “Industry Voices” education series is officially underway. The past 3 sessions have featured industry leaders from Kroger, Kerry and the Plant Based Foods Association. Upcoming sessions with Target, Sodexo and more are open to registrants now! Use this link to view past sessions and register for the upcoming ones. The “Industry Voices”…
Plant-Based Industry Leaders Lend Expertise to Virtual Education Series by Plant Based World Expo
Plant Based World Expo’s new ‘Industry Voices” Series, launching on April 27, will allow professionals to connect with and learn from plant-based industry experts from the likes of Target, Kroger, Kerry Foods and more. Industry Voices has been specifically created with retailers, foodservice providers, plant-based brands, investors, and industry members in mind to explore opportunities, trends and gain…
State of the Plant-Based Union with Elysabeth Alfano
Thank you to all those who attended our live webinar, State of the Plant-Based Union: Elysabeth Alfano Recaps 2020 and Shares Trends for 2021. It was quite the information-packed presentation and extensive Q+A that took us 10 minutes over our scheduled time. For the retail and foodservice buyers in our audience, along with the manufacturers, investors and…
Think Outside the Lunchbox with Shape Up Us
by Jyl Steinback Moving the global diet toward a healthy plant-based regimen is best done with an aim toward young children and through our school system. That’s the reason Shape Up Us has developed a plant-based curriculum, designed to fight America’s toughest health problems: childhood obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Did you know that: 16%…
Education for Surviving and Preventing Pandemics
by Lorena Mucke In late 2019, the world learned about COVID-19, which quickly unraveled into one of the worst pandemics in human history. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and many other reputable health agencies around the world, this virus most likely originated in a live animal wet…
Vegan Wines are Making A Splash
by Priya Rao We’ve all heard that 2019 was the ‘year of the vegan’. We may soon be declaring an upcoming year to be the ‘year of vegan wines’. Consumer demand has been on the rise for vegan-friendly wines as more people become aware of the fact that wine in not inherently vegan. Yet, while…
CPG Marketing Lessons: Launching a Disruptive Brand
by Chris Mahoney I recently led the development and launch of a disruptive brand in the health and wellness food and beverage space for the first time in my career. It was a very rewarding experience. As I think about what made this launch so successful, I want to share the 5 most important lessons…
Effective Education in the Plant-Forward Movement
by Lorena Mucke When we look around we often see things we want to change. After all, it is very hard to ignore that the world is facing unprecedented challenges – the current pandemic, climate change, increasing rates of preventable diseases, environmental devastation, food insecurity, social injustice, and the unnecessary killing and abuse of non-human…