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Moviefone Co-Founder Adam Slutsky is the plant-based market's newest big investor. Current Managing Partner of Gather Ventures, hear Adam's 1) investing strategy, 2) his take-aways from being a 3x tech entrepreneur, 3) his mentorship plan and 4) his predictions for the next 3-5 years of plant-based opportunities on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. The Plantbased Business Hour airs live every Tuesday and Thursday at 1p PT on my Linkedin page. For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com and http://GatherVentureFoods.com
Moviefone Co-Founder Adam Slutsky is the plant-based market's newest big investor. Current Managing Partner of Gather Ventures, hear Adam's 1) investing strategy, 2) his take-aways from being a 3x tech entrepreneur, 3) his mentorship plan and 4) his predictions for the next 3-5 years of plant-based opportunities on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. The Plantbased Business Hour airs live every Tuesday and Thursday at 1p PT on my Linkedin page. For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com and http://GatherVentureFoods.com
Jerry Gamez, former Meatless Farm Executive and Board Member and former CEO and Board Director at Le Pain Quotidien and its Board joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss what is happening outside the plant-based bubble. SUBSCRIBE! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Jerry Gamez, former Meatless Farm Executive and Board Member and former CEO and Board Director at Le Pain Quotidien and its Board joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss what is happening outside the plant-based bubble. SUBSCRIBE! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Having just interviewed Jim Mellon on a Food Innovation & Invement Summit panel, I thought it would be a good idea to re-run this interview. Investor and Author of Moo's Law: The Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, Jim Mellon, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his vision for the global shifting food supply chain. Tune in to hear this billionaire's predictions and top investment picks! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Having just interviewed Jim Mellon on a Food Innovation & Invement Summit panel, I thought it would be a good idea to re-run this interview. Investor and Author of Moo's Law: The Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, Jim Mellon, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his vision for the global shifting food supply chain. Tune in to hear this billionaire's predictions and top investment picks! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
nvestor and Author of Moo's Law: The Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, Jim Mellon, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his vision for the global shifting food supply chain. Tune in to hear this billionaire's predictions and top investment picks! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
The President of VegTech Invest, Sasha Goodman, Managing Partner of Kambio Partners, Ken Kornbluh, and Founder of DEA Wealth, Chris Buck, join me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss VegTech Invest, the making of an ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, and the potential secular trend of plant-based innovation. Subscribe now to the Plantbased Business Hour. Learn more at https://EATV.VegTechInvest.com
The President of VegTech Invest, Sasha Goodman, Managing Partner of Kambio Partners, Ken Kornbluh, and Founder of DEA Wealth, Chris Buck, join me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss VegTech Invest, the making of an ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, and the secular trends emerging from the current industrial revolution. Subscribe now to the Plantbased Business Hour.
CEO of EatWell Group, Marc Aneed, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss investing up and down the plant-based supply chain. Tune in to learn about the structural growth of this secular trends. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
CEO of EatWell Group, Marc Aneed, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss investing up and down the plant-based supply chain. Tune in to learn about the structural growth of this secular trends. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Head of Global Marketing of Eat JUST inc, (Eat JUST and GOOD Meat), Tom Rossmeissl, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss branding in a flexitarian and increasingly competitive world. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Head of Global Marketing of Eat JUST inc, (Eat JUST and GOOD Meat), Tom Rossmeissl, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss branding in a flexitarian and increasingly competitive world. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Head of Global Marketing of Eat JUST inc, (Eat JUST and GOOD Meat), Tom Rossmeissl, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss branding in a flexitarian and increasingly competitive world. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Head of Global Marketing of Eat JUST inc, (Eat JUST and GOOD Meat), Tom Rossmeissl, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss branding in a flexitarian and increasingly competitive world. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Climate Change, Animal Agriculture and What The Heck? Middlebury Professor Jason Scorse is on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the Masters of Art in International Environmental Policy and Environmental Justice program, The Center for the Blue Economy and what you can do now to have a positive impact on climate change. Tune in. Things will get heated. We are talking Climate Change after all. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Climate Change, Animal Agriculture and What The Heck? Middlebury Professor Jason Scorse is on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the Masters of Art in International Environmental Policy and Environmental Justice program, The Center for the Blue Economy and what you can do now to have a positive impact on climate change. Tune in. Things will get heated. We are talking Climate Change after all. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Macy Marriott of GlassWall Syndicate and Elaine Siu of Material Innovation Initiative join me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss if Alt Materials will be as strong as Alt Protein in the marketplace. Hear about the latest investments and innovations in the next big sector. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Miller Tran, VP of Research and Development and Founding Member of Triton Algae Innovations, and I discuss heme made from non-GMO algae and if it can replace animal heme, given the latter's negative health implications. It's the Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Miller Tran, VP of Research and Development and Founding Member of Triton Algae Innovations, and I discuss heme made from non-GMO algae and if it can replace animal heme, given the latter's negative health implications. It's the Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Daniel Kennedy, Global Business Development Director, Plantbased Protein at Ingredion, Scott Cowger, VP National Sales Manager of CII Foods, Brett Featherston, VP Global Sales of Evanesce, and Andy Sharpe CEO/President, North America of Buhler join me live from Buhler North American HQ to discuss the lifecycle of plant protein, the newest innovations and more on The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Daniel Kennedy, Global Business Development Director, Plantbased Protein at Ingredion, Scott Cowger, VP National Sales Manager of CII Foods, Brett Featherston, VP Global Sales of Evanesce, and Andy Sharpe CEO/President, North America of Buhler join me live from Buhler North American HQ to discuss the lifecycle of plant protein, the newest innovations and more on The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Hooray Foods! Sri Artham, Founder and CEO of Hooray Foods has some big news. We are talking plant-based bacon, prosciutto and more on today's Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
Hooray Foods! Sri Artham, Founder and CEO of Hooray Foods has some big news. We are talking plant-based bacon, prosciutto and more on today's Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour
BREAKING! Mike Woliansky and Sadrah Schadel, Founders of No Evil Foods, tell their story and share the progress they have made over the last turbulent 18 months during a difficult period that often played itself out in the media. Abby Lyall and Tom Mastrobuoni of Big Idea Ventures join the interview to share details about the new bridge loan and tips for entrepreneurs. This episode is for every entrepreneur who has ever struggled, wondered if they could still keep going and have had to dig deep to find the courage to take the next steps. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
BREAKING! Mike Woliansky and Sadrah Schadel, Founders of No Evil Foods, tell their story and share the progress they have made over the last turbulent 18 months during a difficult period that often played itself out in the media. Abby Lyall and Tom Mastrobuoni of Big Idea Ventures join the interview to share details about the new bridge loan and tips for entrepreneurs. This episode is for every entrepreneur who has ever struggled, wondered if they could still keep going and have had to dig deep to find the courage to take the next steps. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
CEO and Co-Founder of Melibio, Darko Mandich joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss making honey without the bees and why this is mission critical. Listen in to learn about the secret life of bees and plant-based and fermented protein honey - yes, it's a thing.
CEO and Co-Founder of Melibio, Darko Mandich joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss making honey without the bees and why this is mission critical. Listen in to learn about the secret life of bees and plant-based and fermented protein honey - yes, it's a thing.
Maiko Van Der Meer, Co-Founder of Novish, joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the state of plant-based seafood-growing 23%- and the Novish launch in the U.S. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Maiko Van Der Meer, Co-Founder of Novish, joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the state of plant-based seafood-growing 23%- and the Novish launch in the U.S. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Billionaire John Paul DeJoria, Co-Founder of the John Paul Mitchell Hair Care System discusses being the first in the industry to refuse to animal test and what is means to forge your own path on The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
The All-Star Roster of Fermented Proteins: Jevan Nagarajah of Better Dairy, Jason Rosenberg of Remilk, Hille van der Kaa of Those Vegan Cowboys, Inja Radman of New Culture and Bryan Tracy of Superbrewed join me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the reality of cheese and milks without the cow. We are cracking the code for cheese and milk! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
The All-Star Roster of Fermented and Bio-Mass Proteins: Jevan Nagarajah of Better Dairy, Jason Rosenberg of Remilk, Hille van der Kaa of Those Vegan Cowboys, Inja Radman of New Culture and Bryan Tracy of Superbrewed join me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the reality of cheese and milks without the cow. We are cracking the code and leading the way for a global shifting food supply system! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Don't know what Air Protein is? Dr. Lisa Dyson joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss just that and how protein made from CO2 could help to swiftly shift the global food supply system. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Don't know what Air Protein is? Dr. Lisa Dyson joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss just that and how protein made from CO2 could help to swiftly shift the global food supply system. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
How can we shift the food system to get animals out of the supply chain, right down to veganic farming? I talk to Nathaniel Salpeter of Sweet Farm about Tech Ag, his sense of purpose for helping to shift the food supply system and his work with Sweet Farm. Tune in! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
How can we shift the food system to get animals out of the supply chain, right down to veganic farming? I talk to Nathaniel Salpeter of Sweet Farm about Tech Ag, his sense of purpose for helping to shift the food supply system and his work with Sweet Farm. Tune in! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
LIVE FROM BUHLER, North American HQ! As the U.S. heads back to the office and socialization, I take the Plantbased Business Hour on the road to meet with Anshuman Bhatia, Plant Protein Product Line Manager at Cargill, Matt McGuffey, Manager of Savory Taste and Wellbeing at Givaudan, Bill Aimitus, Executive Director of the North Carolina Food Innovation Center and Andy Sharpe, CEO of Buhler North America for this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
LIVE FROM BUHLER, North American HQ! As the U.S. heads back to the office and socialization, I take the Plantbased Business Hour on the road to meet with Anshuman Bhatia, Plant Protein Product Line Manager at Cargill, Matt McGuffey, Manager of Savory Taste and Wellbeing at Givaudan, Bill Aimutis, Executive Director of the North Carolina Food Innovation Center and Andy Sharpe, CEO of Buhler North America for this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Investor and Author of Moo's Law: The Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, Jim Mellon, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his vision for the global shifting food supply chain. Tune in to hear this billionaire's predictions and top investment picks! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Investor and Author of Moo's Law: The Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, Jim Mellon, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his vision for the global shifting food supply chain. Tune in to hear this billionaire's predictions and top investment picks! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
The Future of Fast Food: Kim Anderson of Plant City and Plant City X, Seth Goldman of PLNT Burger, Eat The Change and Beyond Meat, Zach Vouga of Plant Power Fast Food and TK Pillan of Veggie Grill and Stand Up Burger join me to discuss the changing landscape of fast food...for the better! You don't want to miss this. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Grounded Foods CEO, Veronica Fil, joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the hurdles of a start-up, scaling the products, packaging and shipping dilemmas communications with the consumer, what went wrong along the way, tips for start-ups for getting funding, her predictions for plant-based cheese. SUBSCRIBE! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Grounded Foods CEO, Veronica Fil, joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the hurdles of a start-up, scaling the products, packaging and shipping dilemmas communications with the consumer, what went wrong along the way, tips for start-ups for getting funding, her predictions for plant-based cheese. SUBSCRIBE! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Tom Mastrobuoni of Big Idea Ventures (and formerly CFO of Tyson Ventures) is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss a shifting food supply system. We discuss, The shifting landscape of farming, The innovations in plant-based food, precision fermentation and cellular agriculture, The failure of recycling programs, Can everyone just do whatever they want to the environment and animals because everyone should be allowed to do whatever they want, What is the critical role that banking plays in protecting the environment. How universities could be the bridge between rural communities and a progressive food supply system, And the continued abuse of chickens at industrial scale. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Tom Mastrobuoni of Big Idea Ventures (and formerly CFO of Tyson Ventures) is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss a shifting food supply system. We discuss, The shifting landscape of farming, The innovations in plant-based food, precision fermentation and cellular agriculture, The failure of recycling programs, Can everyone just do whatever they want to the environment and animals because everyone should be allowed to do whatever they want, What is the critical role that banking plays in protecting the environment. How universities could be the bridge between rural communities and a progressive food supply system, And the continued abuse of chickens at industrial scale. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Jerry Gamez, former Meatless Farm Executive and Board Member and former CEO and Board Director at Le Pain Quotidien and its Board joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss what is happening outside the plant-based bubble. SUBSCRIBE! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Plant-based Consumer Research Expert and Co-Founder of Moonshot Collaborative Che Green discusses the growing flexitarian market and the finer points to effectively reaching them. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Jerry Gamez, former Meatless Farm Executive and Board Member and former CEO and Board Director at Le Pain Quotidien and its Board joins me on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss what is happening outside the plant-based bubble. SUBSCRIBE! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Kory Zelickson, CEO and CO-Founder of Vejii Holdings Inc, set to be the largest on-line retailer of vegan goods, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the future of on-line shopping in a shifting and ever-complicated world. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
If it's Friday, it is the Plant-based Business Minute. Oatly, Aleph Farms and VFChave all made the week's top headlines. In addition, I have added a new section- The Question of the Week - at the end, inspired by pal and respected colleague Paul Shapiro. So let me know your thoughts everyone: if plant-based consumption is soaring, why is global meat consumption still growing? For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Former Co-CEO of Whole Foods, Walter Robb, discusses the state of today's grocery stores in a potentially post Covid world on the Plantbased Business Hour. Tune in to hear if DTC is here to stay, if grocery stores will reallocate real estate to vegan brands and if the consumer will ever be ready to accept cellular meat. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Fellow Consultant, Gerrit Scuhlmann of Bright Green Partners joins me (Plant Powered Consulting) on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the path forged by large scale companies in the plant-based arena. We discuss 1) the increase in B2B plant-based supplies, 2) the role governments play in shifting supporting new technologies and 3) should meat companies cannibalize their product lines with plant-based lines? Hint: Ask Apple. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Is cultivated meat the answer to peace in the Middle East? Didier Toubia, CEO of Aleph Farms, joins me to discuss 1) the process of cultivated meat, 2) why making food for a growing planet is 'missing the point', 3) making food for life in space, 4) designing emotions, not food and 5) the importance of humility. Oh, and peace in the Middle East. New episodes every week. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
CEO of The Better Meat Co. and author of the Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, Paul Shapiro joins me to discuss 1) why blended plant-based/meat hybrid products make sense, 2) the future of cultivated meat and fermented proteins and 3) the business models that will win out in the end. Subscribe. New episodes every week. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
CEO of The Better Meat Co. and author of the Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, Paul Shapiro joins me to discuss 1) why blended plant-based/meat hybrid products make sense, 2) the future of cultivated meat and fermented proteins and 3) the business models that will win out in the end. Subscribe. New episodes every week. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
The Future of Food Is Here! CEO and Co-Founder of Perfect Day Foods, Ryan Pandya, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss dairy without the cow. Yes. The future of food IS here. We discuss 1) precision fermentation, 2) is dairy made without the cow or the cows' actual DNA plant-based and/or healthy, 3) how do we communicate this to the consumer and 4) collaborations for the future. PBH airs news episodes every week. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
I breakdown my Top Ten (um, 13!) predictions for 2021. Happy New Year! 2020 is over! New episodes every week. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Financial Advisor Stephan Kerby is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss socially responsible investing. 1) Does it really make a difference? 2) How can we push these companies to truly earn any ESG label they throw around? 3) Can you invest in cruelty-free companies and turn a profit? 4) How does your current portfolio stack up again animal cruelty? The Plantbased Business Hour airs new episodes every week. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
If it is Friday, then you know it is the Plantbased Business Minute! Each week I break-down the Top 3 Headlines, each in a minute or less. 1. Plant&Bean brings on 55,000 tonnes of plant-based goodness. 2. Impossible Foods grows its retail presence 100-fold and 3. Jelly Belly Candy Company, the Duchess of Sussex and Oprah get us ready for the holidays. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Is there a vegan revolution going on in the frozen section of the supermarket? Tyler Mayoras, CEO and Co-Founder of Cool Beans is on the Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss 1) leading a new brand to growth and success during a pandemic, 2) hockey stick velocity turns and 3) the renaissance of the frozen food section and 4) the worst mistake brands can make. http://EatCoolBeans.com For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Each week I break down the top headlines each in a minute or less. Let's get into it. 1. Plantbased and Cellular agriculture are 60% of the meat market by 2040. 2. The Very Good Butchers hit the U.S. of A. 3. Unilver gets busy. The Plantbased Business Hour and Plantbased Business Minute air new episodes every week. SUBSCRIBE! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Can we have cow's milk without the cow? Human milk without the human? Fengru Lin, Co-Founder of TurtleTree Labs joins me to discuss 1) disrupting the $716B animal milk industry, 2) invigorating the infant nutrition market and 3) the efficiency of technology in our food. The Plantbased Business Hour airs new episodes every week. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Jennifer Stojkovic of the Vegan Women Summit and female founder Pitch event, Pathfinder, joins me to on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss 1) the results of a study on bias, discrimination and harassment of female founders during investment rounds, 2) VegTech predictions for the near-in future and 3) Mexico's plant-based revival with female founder Tanya Oseguera of Benji MX (Shark Tank). The Plantbased Business Hour airs new episodes every week. Subscribe! For plantbased consulting (strategy, branding, communications, investors relations), reach out to elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. More info at https://elysabethalfano.com/plant-based-business-consulting/
How did Oatly create the oat milk craze? Bjorn Oste is on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss 1) why consumer research is a waste of time, 2) why inflexibility crushes creativity and 3) and his passion for making healthier drinks. We talk food as medicine and his newest company Good Idea Drinks. Tune in.
Each week I break down the week's top headlines on the Plantbased Business Minute. This week is 1. Cultured Meat Heads To Space with Aleph Farms 2. The EU invests in Cultured Meat. 3. The Vegconomy gets a big push. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/PBH and for plant-based consulting, reach out to Elysabeth at Elysabeth@ElysabethAlfano.com
Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Brands, Eric Schnell talks about 1) growing brands like Good Catch, Cool Beans and Steaz for success, 2) if plant-based will go the way of the natural category, 3) the power of a plant-based paycheck and 4) the importance of a strong company culture for the younger consumer. The Plantbased Business Hour airs new episodes every week. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
I break down the top headlines in analysis and review. News on 1) Upfield and Roquette plants in Canada, 2) The Bel Group makes plant-based versions of its major brands, 3) Omnipork heads to McDonalds and 4) Jay and Bob of Mooby's head to Chicago. It's the Plantbased Business Minute! The Plantbased Business Hour airs every Tuesday/Thursday at 1p PT right here! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Famed Philosopher and author of Animal Liberation and The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically, Peter Singer joins me for a rare interview. Recorded back before Plantbased Business Hour was created, this Awesome Vegans interview has been repurposed for PBH. The Plantbased Business Hour airs new episodes weekly. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, vist ElysabethAlfano.com.
Monica Talbert of the Plant Based Seafood Co. and I discuss 1) the realities of the Seafood Industry, including the illegal industry 2) trends for seafood and plant-based seafood consumption, 3) the making of plant-based seafood products and 4) her tips for other entrepreneurs. The future of seafood is on the Plantbased Business Hour. The Plantbased Business Hour airs new episodes every week. Subscribe now! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
Every week I breakdown three top business headlines for review with my business bottom line. Listen in and subscribe. This week: 1) Alt protein investment goes to $15B with a twist, 2) Nestle CEO makes the connection and 3) is 'vegan fantasyland' a reality? It's all on the Plantbased Business Minute! For a deeper dive into Plantbased Business, subscribe now to the Plantbased Business Hour which airs new epsiodes weekly. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com.
David Benzaquen, founder of Ocean Hugger Foods and fellow vegan investor joins me to discuss 1) the growth of plant-based seafood, 2) pain points for plant-based businesses and 3) who should be educating the consumer on plant-based products. It's all on the Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe now. New episodes weekly. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out to me at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. http://ElysabethAlfano.com
I break down the three top headlines for the week ending 9/27/20 on the Plantbased Business Minute. The Plantbased Business Hour airs weekly. Never miss it and join the conversation! Subscribe now. For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out to me on Linkedin. For more information, vist ElysabethAlfano.com.
What's Next for Plantbased Foods and Materials? Macy Marriott of the GlassWall Syndicate and Stephanie Downs of Material Innovation Initiative and I discuss 1)the innovations in the pipeline to take animals out of the food and materials supply chain, 2) predictions for the short term and 3) challenges facing the industries. Subscribe! For more information, http://ElysabethAlfano.com and http://GlassWallsyndicate.org and http://MaterialInnovation.org The Plantbased Business Hour airs every Tuesday at 1p PT on my Elysabeth Alfano Linkedin Page. Never miss it and join the conversation! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out to Elysabeth at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com.
It's the Plantbased Business Minute: my recap and analysis of the week's headlines. Comment and share. For a deeper dive into plantbased business, subscribe to the Plantbased Business Hour or reach out to me personally. http://ElysabethAlfano.com
It's the Plantbased Business Minute: my recap and analysis of the week's headlines. Comment and share. For a deeper dive into plantbased business, subscribe to the Plantbased Business Hour or reach out to me personally. http://ElysabethAlfano.com
How to go from ZERO to IPO in 3 years? The Very Good Butchers: Mitchell Scott and James Davison join me to discuss 1) their skyrocketing IPO (the second IPO in plant-based history behind Beyond Meat, and not counting Tofutti), 2) the fairydust that helped them along the way, 3) tips for entrepreneurs and 4) what they wish they knew before they started. Podcast coming. Use BUSINESSHOUR for a 20% discount when shopping at VeryGoodButchers.com. For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com
Moviefone Co-Founder Adam Slutsky is the plant-based market's newest big investor. Current Managing Partner of Gather Ventures, hear Adam's 1) investing strategy, 2) his take-aways from being a 3x tech entrepreneur, 3) his mentorship plan and 4) his predictions for the next 3-5 years of plant-based opportunities on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. The Plantbased Business Hour airs live every Tuesday and Thursday at 1p PT on my Linkedin page. For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com and http://GatherVentureFoods.com
Is algae the alt-protein we have been waiting for? Find out! Leonard Lerer of Chicago's Back of the Yards Algae Sciences (BYAS) is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss 1) the power of microbes, 2) a hybrid of plant-based ingredients into meat products and 3) his words for developing plant-based innovators. For more information, visit http://algaesciences.com and http://elysabethalfano.com
I go back to the vault on this one. From my kitchen, Ethan Brown and I discuss his views on pets, food and technology, every day eating and investing in alternative energy. Lots to unpack here. Classic Ethan before his IPO changed the investing world. Listen in. For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com and http://BeyondMeat.com
Are more vegan restaurants opening during Covid rather than closing?!? Ken Spector, Principal at long-time trusted Happy Cow, dishes with me on the Plantbased Business Hour on global restaurant trends and the explosion of vegan options. Tune in to keep your finger on the pulse of the quickly expanding plant-based restaurant scene - even during COVID! The stats are astounding. Plus, I do a taste test of the NEW Beyond Fried Chicken from Beyond Meat and KFC! For more information: http://HappyCow.net and http://ElysabethAlfano.com/PBH.
Get your snack on! Serial entrepreneur, veteran financier and professional snacker, Bill Glaser, CEO and Founder of Outstanding Foods, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss 1) the recent raise, 2) the snack market, 3) phase 2 of the plant-based movement and 4) pivotal entry points to reaching the target consumer. Meanwhile, I have PigOut Pigless Pork Rinds at the ready! Big things are in store for Outstanding Foods...listen in! For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com and http://OutstandingFoods.com .
Ahhhh, back when we could all attend the GFI yearly summit together. Those were the days! Going back to the vault, here are my "speed dating" interviews with Lisa Feria of Stray Dog Capital, Lou Cooperhouse of BlueNalu and Thomas Jonas of Nature's Fynd. We discuss individual investing, replacing seafood, and volcanic innovation respectively. Lisa also talks 'crazy, stupid money!' Listen in! For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com/PBH.
Has #COVID-19 positioned plant-based foods to gain lasting traction over the meat and dairy industries? Michele Simon, Executive Director of the Plant Based Foods Association, discusses the biggest challenges for plant-based businesses. Points of note are: 1) the need for plant-based businesses to compete on a level playing field in the marketplace with meat-based analogs, 2) the ability of these businesses to beat analog companies on taste, nutrition and community stewardship and 3) the groundwork being laid for lasting change. SUBSCRIBE and TUNE IN to the #PLANTBASEDBUSINESSHOUR every Tuesday and Thursday at 1p PT #LIVE on Linkedin. For more information, visit http://ElysabethAlfano.com/PBH and http://Plantbasedfoods.org . I want to thank two great companies that I believe in for their support: Rich and Decadent ForA: Butter (get yours at ForaFoods.com) and Plant Power Fast Food which offers delicious vegan meals on the run with drive-by options available during Covid! Find a PPFF near you: PlantPowerFastFood.com!
It's a Chinese (Plant-based) Revolution: Albert Tseng and Tao Zhang join me on the #PlantbasedBusinessHour to discuss creating the Next Good Food Generation, growing a crop of innovation entrepreneurs and a pre-destined (do the numbers!) plant-based China! Points of note are 1) are female executives entering the plant-based space? 2) why Dao focuses on China rather than Asia as a whole and 3) are investors waiting in the wings to support plant-based innovation.
Going back to the vault: I sit down with Dan Curtin, the CEO of Greenleaf Foods, the umbrella company of Lightlife and Field Roast. We discuss the 1) 40-year anniversary of Lightlife and its historical place in the market, 2) Lightlife's new plant-based only manufacturing plant - the largest in North America and 3) new products. For more info: http://ElysabethAlfano.com
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