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The episode kicks off with breaking economic news: while Canada's overall inflation slowed to 2.3% in March, food inflation surged to a staggering 3.2%—a monthly jump not seen since 1983. Sylvain attributes the spike to Ottawa's counter-tariffs, rising ingredient costs, and shifting sourcing strategies as Canadian grocers de-Americanize their supply chains. This backdrop leads into a discussion on recent Caddle research indicating that 61% of Canadians are willing to pay more for local products—an unprecedented level of national loyalty that presents both opportunity and urgency for domestic producers.Listeners also get a sneak peek at the upcoming release of the Canadian Food Sentiment Index, sponsored by MNP, which shows growing trust in Canada's food industry. Michael and Sylvain then pivot to the controversial topic of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, raising critical questions about childhood obesity, pharmaceutical influence, and the implications for food industry giants like Nestlé and Mondelez.The second half of the episode features Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest and host of two sustainability-focused podcasts. Elysabeth unpacks how her ETF invests in publicly traded companies that are accelerating food systems transformation—emphasizing impact, liquidity, and innovation over startup hype. She shares candid takes on the realities of lab-grown meat, the risks of insect protein, and why countries like Singapore and Israel are leading the charge in food security and innovation.Elysabeth also weighs in on the role of policy, pointing to rising geopolitical instability and trade tensions—especially in the U.S.—as a catalyst for investment in food innovation. From precision fermentation to biosecurity risks, she outlines why now is the time for bold moves in food tech and ESG investing.With both news and expert insights, this episode offers a comprehensive look at the forces reshaping what we grow, invest in, and consume.About Elysabeth Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of  VegTech™ Invest , the Advisor to a publicly traded Food Innovation ETF.  Run by sector experts, VegTech™ Invest drives capital to those companies innovating for a resilient, sustainable and less damaging food supply system through its educational tools and financial product. It, thus, positively impacts Climate Change and biodiversity loss.Elysabeth is an expert in investing in food systems transformation and speaks internationally on the intersection of investing, sustainability, and our global food supply system. She has spoken at the U.N. Global Leaders Compact Summit, the United Nations Climate Change Summit, SXSW, COP27 and COP28, Yale University and Northwestern University, several Bloomberg Intelligence events and has done a myriad of TV interviews including Bloomberg TV and Ameritrade TV. Elysabeth began her career with Kellogg Company working on Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats before acting as Chief Investment Officer for a small family office. A graduate of Northwestern University and the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Elysabeth consults and advises C-Suite Executives on the sustainable food industry landscape, direction and whitespaces.  Lastly, Elysabeth hosts the  Plantbased Business Hour , a podcast which features the CEOs and business leaders in the industry.  The Plantbased Business Hour is considered “The Gold Standard” for those who want to understand, participate in, and capitalize on the growing Plant-based Innovation sector. She is the voice of sustainability in the invment community hosting the Upside & Impact: Investing for Change on Advisorpedia.Elysabeth contributes to ESG Clarity, WGN Radio, Vegconomist Magazine, CAIA, ETFCentral.com Advisorpedia and FinTechTV on a regular basis. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.

Julie Kunen, Co-Lead Global Sustainability and Senior Director of Regenerative Agriculture Director, discusses what is next for Oatly and the sustainability successes and targets for 2030.   Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Julie Kunen, Co-Lead Global Sustainability and Senior Director of Regenerative Agriculture Director, discusses what is next for Oatly and the sustainability successes and targets for 2030.   Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Professor and Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois discusses the growing need for food system transformation and the structure that will allow for a rapid shift to take place on this new 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. 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.  

Why is the Department of Energy investing in food innovation? Mike Messersmith, CEO of Tender Food, shares how and why they got a grant from the Department of Energy. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Why is the Department of Energy investing in food innovation? Mike Messersmith, CEO of Tender Food, shares how and why they got a grant from the Department of Energy. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

New on the scene, the Tilt Collective is trying to encourage a shift to plant-based diets...is it too little, too late or the timing more than perfect? Sarah Lake, CEO, explains their initiatives for creating global change on this edition of Awesome Vegans. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

New on the scene, the Tilt Collective is trying to encourage a shift to plant-based diets...is it too little, too late or the timing more than perfect? Sarah Lake, CEO, explains their initiatives for creating global change on this edition of The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Elysabeth wraps up 2024 and discusses the impending shift in food systems transformation beginning in 2025. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Jason W. Ingle, Founder and Managing Partner of Third Nature Investments, joins CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the powerful lever for societal and environmental impact that is investing in food system transformation. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Jason W. Ingle, Founder and Managing Partner of Third Nature Investments, joins CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the powerful lever for societal and environmental impact that is investing in food system transformation. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, Amos Golan, talks about the demand and success of thick, juicy, plant-based steaks and the global outlook for foodservice on today's Plant-based Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, Amos Golan, talks about the demand and success of thick, juicy, plant-based steaks and the global outlook for foodservice on today's Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

In this week's Plantbased Business Hour episode, Elysabeth discusses whether or not the 2024 presidential election will change U.S. food policy. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

In this week's Plantbased Business Hour episode, Elysabeth discusses whether or not the 2024 presidential election will change U.S. food policy. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Caroline Cotto of Nectar Research and Tim Dale from Food Systems Innovation join me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the results of a recent study around consumer perception of blended (or plant-rich) meat.  Do they like it?  Do they hate it? Is it a sell-out?  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Caroline Cotto of Nectar Research and Tim Dale from Food Systems Innovation join me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the results of a recent study around consumer perception of blended (or plant-rich) meat.  Do they like it?  Do they hate it? Is it a sell-out?  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Founder of Mach Global Advisors, David Ziskind discusses the pros and cons of building out manufacturing or going with a contractor...and keeping it all sustainable.  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Food Systems Supply Chain Expert Jamie Valenti-Jordan discusses bringing resiliency to the diversified protein supply chain.  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Food Systems Supply Chain Expert Jamie Valenti-Jordan discusses bringing resiliency to the diversified protein supply chain.  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

2021 was supposed to be the year of plant-based chicken: nuggets, strips, patties were all the rage.   CEO and Founder of Daring Chicken, Jeff Gendelman, takes us through the highs and lows of the plant-based chicken trajectory and the chances for success of the category.  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

What is the state of the American Farmer? Is food insecurity in the US on the rise? What initiatives are upcoming to address feeding more people with fewer resources? What does the USDA science data tell us? Deputy Under Secretary of the USDA, Sanah Baig, is here for the big knowledge drop just months before the Farm Bill drop. Additional Resources: Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2022 Household Food Security in the U.S. Report USDA's Website: https://www.usda.gov/ USDA's Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area Website: https://www.ree.usda.gov/ (this site links to all of our agency websites ARS, NIFA, ERS, NASS, Office of the Chief Scientist) USDA Climate Hubs: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/ USDA Economic Research Service - Charts of Note: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/ Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Executive Director of the Food Systems for the Future, Ertharin Cousin joins CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss the pivotal year of 2025 for food and other systems shifts.  Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Executive Director of the Food Systems for the Future, Ertharin Cousin joins CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss the pivotal year of 2025 for food and other systems shifts. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Chef and USDA-NIFA National Needs Research Fellow at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Suzi Gerber, talks about the new research paper with FAIRR on Nutrition and Protein. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Chef and USDA-NIFA National Needs Research Fellow at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Suzi Gerber, talks about the new research paper with FAIRR on Nutrition and Protein. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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 VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano is joined by Brittany Damico of O-Six Impact Partners to recap their time at the US SIF conference 2024 in Chicago. The former Florida congressman mentioned in the podcast was Carlos Curbelo. The article Brittany referred to is: https://www.morningstar.com/financial-advisors/reddit-posts-show-investors-care-about-climate-change-renewable-energy-evs Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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 VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano is joined by Brittany Damico of O-Six Impact Partners to recap their time at the US SIF conference 2024 in Chicago. The former Florida congressman mentioned in the podcast was Carlos Curbelo. The article Brittany referred to is: https://www.morningstar.com/financial-advisors/reddit-posts-show-investors-care-about-climate-change-renewable-energy-evs Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss the overlap of energy use and food systems and how shifting one can shift another. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss the overlap of energy use and food systems and how shifting one can shift another. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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 Maria Cho of Triplebar joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour. We discuss the protein supply chain benefits provided by precision fermentation and when scaling will take place. If this topic sounds down in the weeds, you need to tune in to learn about the shifting building blocks of 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. 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.  

Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute, Caitlin MacLean and Senior Director at Feeding Change, Holly Freishtat join Elysabeth on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss blended capital and why institutional and philanthropic investors are focusing on food. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute, Caitlin MacLean and Senior Director at Feeding Change, Holly Freishtat join Elysabeth on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss blended capital and why institutional and philanthropic investors are focusing on food. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, Dr. Sasha Goodman, discusses the firm's recent white paper, in conjunction with Harvard University student, on Stakeholder Engagement for Plant-based Innovation & Diversified Proteins. Along with host, Elysabeth Alfano, the two discuss the top 5 findings of the white paper and the impact on the diversified proteins sector. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, Dr. Sasha Goodman, discusses the firm's recent white paper, in conjunction with Harvard University student, on Stakeholder Engagement for Plant-based Innovation & Diversified Proteins. Along with host, Elysabeth Alfano, the two discuss the top 5 findings of the white paper and the impact on the diversified proteins sector. You can download the white paper here: https://www.vegtechinvest.com/white-paper Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

On this week's episode, Elysabeth was on a panel at the Future of Protein Production conference. She was on the panel discussing investing in food systems transformation with Aleh Manchuliantsau, Founder and CEO or Planetarians, Fengru Lin, CEO and Co-founder of TurtleTree and Alex Shirazi,  Co-Founder and Director of the Cultivated Meat Symposium. Enjoy hearing their panel discussion. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Senior Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, Jen Bartashus, joins host and CEO of VegTech™ Invest Elysabeth Alfano on Awesome Vegans at the Farm, Food, & Fuel Summit. They discuss conference and their panel experiences as well as their predictions for the sector in the next five to ten years. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers in Switzerland joins the Plantbased Business Hour. Host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, discusses with Thomas who pays and who benefits from food systems transformation. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers in Switzerland joins the Plantbased Business Hour. Host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, discusses with Thomas who pays and who benefits from food systems transformation. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

In this special follow-up episode of In With the New, Avril speaks with Elysabeth Alfano to get practical tips and advice for impact investing.   Elysabeth discusses her company, VegTech Invest, and its unique Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) that allows anyone to invest in plant-based innovation and why this is a better option for most people.    Learn more here, in the show notes.

Sonalie Figueiras, Founder of Green Queen, and I discuss sustainable food systems predictions for 2024: the good, the bad and the ugly. We get into it. Join us and bring your questions. The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano kicks off 2024. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Sonalie Figueiras, Founder of Green Queen, and I discuss sustainable food systems predictions for 2024: the good, the bad and the ugly. We get into it. Join us and bring your questions. The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano kicks off 2024. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Roger Spitz (M.Sc., FCA, APF) is an international bestselling author, a celebrated futurist, the president of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy), and the chair of the renowned Disruptive Futures Institute, based in San Francisco. On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour we discuss how we can prepare for the disruption ahead and come out financially and consciously better. Vital information! Join us for this last interview of the year and get prepared for 2024. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Roger Spitz (M.Sc., FCA, APF) is an international bestselling author, a celebrated futurist, the president of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy), and the chair of the renowned Disruptive Futures Institute, based in San Francisco. On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour we discuss how we can prepare for the disruption ahead and come out financially and consciously better. Vital information! Join us for this last interview of the year and get prepared for 2024. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

In this episode, Host Elysabeth Alfano recaps her time at COP28. This was the first COP to focus on food systems transformation, connecting the food system to climate change. Elysabeth shares all the highlights throughout the week, focusing on the finance discussions of blended capital to further meaningful change. She ends the week talking to Raphael Podselver from ProVeg International about their predictions for future COPs. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Managing Director of Monitor Deloitte, Mathias Cousin, shares the advancements of the BioP2P network that is ensuring the health of the bio-manufacturing sector for sustainable food systems transformation. It's another fascinating 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. 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.

Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth shares one of the best ways to protect the earth's biodiversity: alternative proteins. How? Why? When? We get into it all on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth shares one of the best ways to protect the earth's biodiversity: alternative proteins. How? Why? When? We get into it all on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

This week Elysabeth recaps Retuers' Food Transformation USA 2023 conference. This small conference of around 120 people included those from many legacy food companies and pharmaceutical companies discussing food and farming. Regenerative agriculture and farming was a hot topic and Elysabeth dives into it all. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Mary Fernandes, President of Solis Agrosciences, discusses, Plant Pipeline as a Service (PPaaS), plant transformation, gene editing and the future (or the now?) of food on today's 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. 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.

Mary Fernandes, President of Solis Agrosciences, discusses, Plant Pipeline as a Service (PPaaS), plant transformation, gene editing and the future (or the now?) of food on today's 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. 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.  

Dr. Sasha Goodman, Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, joins Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss what has happened to the Beyond Meat and Oatly Stocks and, conversely, the large landscape of Plant-based Innovation companies in the public markets that are thriving. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Dr. Sasha Goodman, Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, joins Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss what has happened to the Beyond Meat and Oatly Stocks and, conversely, the large landscape of Plant-based Innovation companies in the public markets that are thriving. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute discusses decarbonizing the fashion industry on the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.   Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute discusses decarbonizing the fashion industry on the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

What food will add four years to your life?  What are the top five foods everyone should eat?  What do all recipes for longevity have in common?  From the Four Seasons-Santa Barbara, Blue Zones Founder and author of The Blue Zones Kitchen, Dan Buettner sits down with Elysabeth Alfano to dish on how Americans are forgoing 10-14 years of healthy longevity and how to fix this. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

What food will add four years to your life?  What are the top five foods everyone should eat?  What do all recipes for longevity have in common?  From the Four Seasons-Santa Barbara, Blue Zones Founder and author of The Blue Zones Kitchen, Dan Buettner sits down with Elysabeth Alfano to dish on how Americans are forgoing 10-14 years of healthy longevity and how to fix this. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.  

Thierry Duvanel, Director of Innovation at Buhler gives real-world examples of sustainability goals being met and measured in scopes 1, 2, 3 by the Buhler Company. A beacon for other supply chain companies to meaningfully contribute to positive planetary change, Buhler is leading in cleaning up the food systems supply chain. Thierry explains how. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Did you know that the current food system feeds animals and not people? In this episode, Avril interviews Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest, about the inefficiencies of the current food production system and the need for a more sustainable approach. She delves into the impact animal agriculture has on the planet and what people can do to move towards more environmentally friendly options.   Check out the show notes here.  

Join us for the VegTech™ Invest free Impact Investing for Vegans webinar on August 24th at 1:30p ET. In this webinar, we will discuss -What is impact investing in the public markets? -How can we impact invest for animals? -What is an ETF and What is the EATV ETF? -What is liquidity? -What is diversification? -What is risk management? -Why are these things important to incorporate into our investing goals? -What happened to the Beyond Meat and Oatly stocks? -What should a vegan impact investor be wary of? Think of this as a Finance/Investing 101 class specifically for vegans with the goal of impact investing to help remove animals from the supply chain while trying to create healthy returns for ourselves. Email Info@VegTechInvest.com to register now (it's free!) and see you there. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Join us for the VegTech™ Invest free Impact Investing for Vegans webinar on August 24th at 1:30p ET. In this webinar, we will discuss -What is impact investing in the public markets? -How can we impact invest for animals? -What is an ETF and What is the EATV ETF? -What is liquidity? -What is diversification? -What is risk management? -Why are these things important to incorporate into our investing goals? -What happened to the Beyond Meat and Oatly stocks? -What should a vegan impact investor be wary of? Think of this as a Finance/Investing 101 class specifically for vegans with the goal of impact investing to help remove animals from the supply chain while trying to create healthy returns for ourselves. Email Info@VegTechInvest.com to register now (it's free!) and see you there. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

Elysabeth Alfano: Reaching Net Zero through Plant-based Innovation In this episode, Georges and Chris delve into the world of plant-based foods and explore the potential of this burgeoning industry with Elysabeth Alfano, a renowned expert at investing in companies that innovate with plants to produce animal-free products for sustainable consumption. Elysabeth discusses the health, environmental, and ethical implications of this dietary shift and shares her insights on the role of plant-based foods in mitigating climate change. Guest Elysabeth Alfano, Co-Founder and CEO of VegTech™ Invest Background Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, the advisor to the Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (EATV). As one of the foremost experts in the industry, Elysabeth speaks on the latest plant-based business and investment developments. She also speaks on issues of a shifting global food supply system and what it represents for sustainability, climate change, food insecurity, human health, animal welfare and a growing global population.

Sunny Kumar of Black Sheep Foods joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to discuss the world first and only plant-based lamb products, how they get that authentic flavor and just how (planet) healthy great taste can be. Tune in right here! and always subscribe to never miss a show. 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

Sunny Kumar of Black Sheep Foods joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to discuss the world first and only plant-based lamb products, how they get that authentic flavor and just how (planet) healthy great taste can be. Tune in right here! and always subscribe to never miss a show. 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

Joel Stone, Executive Director of Climate Systems Solutions, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss how regenerative ag and plant-based innovation can work together...if at all. It gets dicey as we dish on where we overlap and where we disagree. Please join us and bring your questions to discuss the future of food. Can it be sustainable? Can it be wholesome...and what does that even mean? Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit 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.

There is an upcoming disruption of the food systems industry, and investors today can get in ahead of an exciting new S-Curve that's developing. Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech Invest, and also advisor to the EATV ETF. EATV is the world's only Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF. 7investing CEO Simon Erickson recently interviewed Elysabeth for our 7investing podcast. In the first part of the conversation, Elysabeth describes how she got interest in food systems transformation and why it is important to solving issues like climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and human health care. The global food supply system hasn't changed much in the past 1,000 years and it could be ripe for disruption. Elysabeth goes on to describe the limitations of our traditional supply chain. Animal husbandry isn't really innovating any more, whereas the plant-based innovation curve is just getting started. She explains that our current system isn't economical and is often bad for the environment. Beyond Meat has published research that says animal agriculture accounts for about 15% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions; with two thirds of those coming directly from cows. Consumers, governments, and businesses are all stakeholders who are interested in making food systems more efficient. Simon then asks what parts of the supply chain will require the most investment, in order to create a $290 billion new industry by 2035. Elysabeth says it will be investment from businesses into their processes and supply chains. Perhaps with support from their governments. In the final segment, Simon asks what the most common criticisms have been from people who are opposed to change in food products. Elysabeth also describes the investing methodology that she uses for her index. Publicly-traded companies mentioned in this podcast include Beyond Meat, Cargill, ConAgra, Costco, Dannon, Nestle, and YUM Brands. 7investing's advisors and/or its guests may have positions in the companies that are mentioned. Don't miss out on future conversations like this! 7investing will be publishing upcoming interviews with the CEOs of PubMatic, Rocket Lab, and more. Join 7investing's free email list to get our podcasts and investing insights delivered directly to your Inbox. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/7investing/message

The podcast I have been waiting years to record! The All In Podcast's Sultan of Science: David Friedberg is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss how AI can impact the Plant-based Innovation sector (plant-based foods and alternative proteins) as well as what the sector can do to scale up production and reduce costs. We also get into why the besties don't talk about Plant-based Innovation as part of an economic driver as much as they could. So much to discuss! We dish on politics, the economy, innovation and culture...all as it relates to global food systems transformation. THIS is a Plantbased Business Hour you DON'T want to miss! Subscribe now to never miss a podcast. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/   For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour

The podcast I have been waiting years to record! The All In Podcast's Sultan of Science: David Friedberg is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss how AI can impact the Plant-based Innovation sector (plant-based foods and alternative proteins) as well as what the sector can do to scale up production and reduce costs. We also get into why the besties don't talk about Plant-based Innovation as part of an economic driver as much as they could. So much to discuss! We dish on politics, the economy, innovation and culture...all as it relates to global food systems transformation. THIS is a Plantbased Business Hour you DON'T want to miss! Subscribe now to never miss a podcast. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/   For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour

Investors can tap into opportunities offered by the evolving food-supply chain. In this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast, VegTech Invest's founder and CEO Elysabeth Alfano joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Food Analyst Jennifer Bartashus to discuss the long-term potential of plant-based proteins, companies further upstream in the production process and growing concerns about feeding the global population in a sustainable way.

Mr. Plant Chompers, Chris MacAskill, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to share why he created the super popular YouTube Channel Plant Chompers. Often getting over 100k views, Chris talks about health and the science behind the health to help consumers understand the underpinnings of a healthy diet. We will also discuss the business elements that can further misinformation. It's a very fun and nerdy 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

This is not a question we hear often but it's becoming more popular.  This episode includes some alarming stats about the existing systems and how inefficient they are.      Elysabeth Alfano is a thought leader in sustainability who has been working in the industry for much of her career.  She's spent years speaking with organizations about how to take care of the planet.  More recently, she co-founded VegTech Invest and launched EATV, the world's first-ever plant-based innovation exchange-traded fund.  Get ready for a fascinating conversation about investing to make a difference.   You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.bobdepasquale.com/podcast/elysabethalfano

Senior Program Officer for the Open Philanthropy Project, Lewis Bollard, discusses if Animal Welfare is growing in recognition as an ESG investing principle. Join us today #live and bring your questions for this episode of 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

Ian Monroe, President and CIO of Etho Capital joined me on the VegTech Invest Inside & Impact series and also The Plantbased Business Hour.  We discuss impact investing to go from climate negative to climate positive through emissions avoidance, as we do at VegTech Invest. Specifically, we discuss The Climate+Positive Initiative and what it accomplishes Who are the key players in Climate+Positive investing (spoiler alert: you) How to invest for Climate+Positive results What is the timeline for Climate+Positive impact. 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

Ian Monroe, President and CIO of Etho Capital joined me on the VegTech Invest Inside & Impact series and also The Plantbased Business Hour.  We discuss impact investing to go from climate negative to climate positive through emissions avoidance, as we do at VegTech Invest. Specifically, we discuss The Climate+Positive Initiative and what it accomplishes Who are the key players in Climate+Positive investing (spoiler alert: you) How to invest for Climate+Positive results What is the timeline for Climate+Positive impact. 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

In Ep. 111, Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest and founder of Plant Powered Consulting lays out for Alt-Meat the market-based reasons for long-term investing in the alt-meat supply chain. Hint: Those reasons stand on global trends that are already well underway. Alfano also explains why the years 2026 and 2032 will be especially important to the future of the industry. 

On today's episode of Jamie's Corner, Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest, shares her predictions on plant-based market trends, offers tips and tricks for smart investing, and opens up about her personal journey of why and how she embraced a vegan lifestyle. If you're new to investing this episode is for you! Elysabeth really breaks it down for us so we can understand how investing works, what the heck it is and the importance of diversifying your portfolio. Elysabeth is a huge inspiration to me and I know you guys are going to love her! Enjoy the episode! For more information: https://elysabethalfano.com https://vegtechinvest.com itsjamiescorner.com

Can you invest for the whole person?  What happens when you want more than just returns?  Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest, speaks with Bob DePasquale of Initiate Impact 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

Paul and Emile go over recent developments in the anti-ESG efforts coming from several states and Congress, including attempts to invalidate the Department of Labor's new ESG rule for retirement plans.Special guest Elysabeth Alfano, CEO and founder of VegTech Invest, discusses the environmental and health effects of animal industry. Alfano, whose firm's Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF was recently third-party certified as being carbon neutral without the use of credits, talks about investment opportunities and the future of alternative protein sources.Listen and subscribe to the ESG Clarity podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google.Guest Bio:Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO/CMO of VegTech™ Invest and the Founder of Plant Powered Consulting. She is a plant-based private and public investor and is considered one of the foremost thought leaders on the plant-based business sector, speaking internationally on the sector and trends.

VegTech is the Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF that goes by the symbol EATV. VegTech™ Invest is an investment management company that advises EATV. EATV invests in companies that are actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and that produce primary products that are animal-free. Elysabeth Alfano, the CEO of VegTech Invest, believes these companies positively impact climate change, planetary health and sustainability, human health, and animal health. She also believes that we are on the cusp of a long-term secular trend that will result in the disrupting of the global food and materials supply chain for a more efficient, climate friendly and cruelty-free system. The ETF is intended to provide exposure to this trend. For more information, visit https://EATV.VegTechInvest.com VegTech Invest notes investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

VegTech is the Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF that goes by the symbol EATV. VegTech™ Invest is an investment management company that advises EATV. EATV invests in companies that are actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and that produce primary products that are animal-free. Elysabeth Alfano, the CEO of VegTech Invest, believes these companies positively impact climate change, planetary health and sustainability, human health, and animal health. She also believes that we are on the cusp of a long-term secular trend that will result in the disrupting of the global food and materials supply chain for a more efficient, climate friendly and cruelty-free system. The ETF is intended to provide exposure to this trend. For more information, visit https://EATV.VegTechInvest.com VegTech Invest notes investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

VegTech is the Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF that goes by the symbol EATV. VegTech™ Invest is an investment management company that advises EATV. EATV invests in companies that are actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and that produce primary products that are animal-free. Elysabeth Alfano, the CEO of VegTech Invest, believes these companies positively impact climate change, planetary health and sustainability, human health, and animal health. She also believes that we are on the cusp of a long-term secular trend that will result in the disrupting of the global food and materials supply chain for a more efficient, climate friendly and cruelty-free system. The ETF is intended to provide exposure to this trend. For more information, visit https://EATV.VegTechInvest.com VegTech Invest notes investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Elysabeth Alfano is CEO of VegTech Invest, a fund that invests in alternative proteins and the food revolution. VegTech is the creator and advisor to the world's only plant-based innovation ETF.  Elysabeth is a plant-based expert who speaks worldwide about the need for change in the global food supply system including speaking recently at the UN Global Leaders Compact Summit. On today's episode, Fran and Elysabeth discuss the need for change in the global food supply system to address global population growth. Elysabeth explains in detail how the way we use our resources to create food is inefficient. 77% of our agricultural land is used for animals to graze and to grow crops to feed those animals. This 77% returns only 18% of our calories. On top of that 42% of our clean water supply is used to grow crops for and as drinking water for those same animals. As we move forward with a rapidly growing population, these inefficiencies are not sustainable. Elysabeth discusses alternatives for food production and how relying less on animals and more on cleaner, greener more efficient methods of producing the foods we need to meet population growth in the very near future. Elysabeth walks us through the process and benefits of cultivated or lab-grown meat and precision fermentation to grow cheese without involving animals. Elysabeth goes into detail on how these technologies produce food products that not only meet our nutritional and taste requirements but also offer the opportunity to make sure enough food can be produced to meet current and future requirements. Bringing in these new choices to augment, not replace completely our reliance on animal products is the key to a much brighter future for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Note from Marguerita Cheng, CFP® Pro — I invite you to tune in for this week's episode of my podcast and video show, Margaritas with Marguerita, where for 15 minutes, we learn from industry experts how to flex our financial muscles. Meet today's guest: Elysabeth Alfano, CEO, VegTech™ Invest Our Topic: What is EATV? Rita asks: Tell us about the world's first plant-based innovation ETF — the only fund that is addressing climate change and food security by disrupting the global food supply system with plant-based innovation. How many companies and what is the strategy? Is it actively managed, and if so, why? What are the ramifications of being the first and only plant-based innovation ETF? Why are Plant-based foods and Plant-based Innovation deflationary? Why are plant-based foods recession-proof? Why does Bloomberg Intelligence predict that the Plant-based Innovation Sector is going to $166B by 2031? Why GenZ and Millennials are leading the charge for a change in the global food supply system Why are governments around the world investing in Plant-based Innovation & Alternative Proteins? About our Guest: ​Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, the advisor to the VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV.  With EATV, VegTech™ Invest has created a completely new impact asset class: plant-based innovation and alternative in the capital markets.   The company has also launched the industry benchmark index, VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Alternative Proteins Index. A plant-based industry expert, Elysabeth speaks globally on the intersection of sustainability and our global food supply system, including recently at the U.N. Global Leaders Compact Summit. Having started her career at Kellogg's working on Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats, Elysabeth is the CEO of Plant-Powered Consulting and advises multinationals and C-Suite Executives on the industry landscape, direction, and whitespaces.  Finally, Elysabeth hosts the Plantbased Business Hour, which features the CEOs and thought leaders in the industry.  The Plantbased Business Hour is considered, “The Gold Standard” for those who want to understand, participate in, and capitalize on this secular trend. Meet her on LinkedIn. And learn more at vegtechinvest.com. Learn more about Marguerita Cheng, CFP® Pro: MargueritaCheng.com • Listen to our podcasts on www.MargueritaChengRadio.com • Watch all of our episodes: www.MargueritaCheng.tv

Plant-based innovations in food play an important role in solving food insecurities.  So, how do we reduce plastics in packaging without using animal-based materials? In this episode, Elysabeth Alfano is back to explore the ins and outs of our current plant-based revolution. Elysabeth sheds light on investing in animal-free meat and the reasons we need … Continue reading VegTech™ Invest, The Revolution in Plant-Based Innovation ETFs ⁠— Part 2 with Elysabeth Alfano (Ep. 79) →

Changing what you eat has an impact on the planet, but changing how you invest has an even bigger influence. Investing in plant-based innovations has become more accessible. And a new plant-based innovation ETF is bringing us closer to a more sustainable food system. This week on Deep Impact Investing, Elysabeth Alfano from VegTech™ Invest … Continue reading What You Should Know About Investing in Food & Plant-Based Innovation with Elysabeth Alfano (Ep. 78) →

Climate change is widely recognized as an existential threat to humanity. Chief among the contributors to climate change is our food systems. The advent of modern industrial farming brought with it a sharp increase in our ability to feed the planet. Yet this industrialization has been so rapid and so extreme that we're now recognizing how unhealthy and unsustainable our practices have become.Despite these advances, the system will crack under the pressure of our expected population growth (the UN predicts the global population to hit 10 billion by 2050). This is because animal agriculture is a wildly inefficient food source. The time and resources it takes to provide land, food, and water produces far fewer calories for consumption than the investment required to simply grow plants for us to eat.Recently though we've seen an explosion of demand for healthier and more sustainable food choices along with a flourishing of innovation. Enter today's guest, Elysabeth Alfano, Founder & CEO of VegTech Invest; provider of the world's first pure-play ETF investing in plant-based innovation. Launched in Dec 2021, the VegTech Plant-Based Innovation & Climate ETF (ticker: EATV) invests in “a portfolio of high growth global equities in a pure-play plant-based innovation and technology category. VegTech™ companies are those that are innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients to create animal-free products for sustainable consumption.”During this episode, Elysabeth and I have a wide-ranging conversation on all things related to our food systems and the innovation we're seeing in plant-based foods. Our conversation runs the gamut from discussing the size and scope of the problem with industrialized factory farming to more sustainable alternatives such as plant-based burgers like Beyond Meat, popular non-dairy alternatives like Oatmilk, advances in cultured (aka lab-grown) meat and cheese, and all sorts of other fascinating innovations. And be sure to stay tuned to the very end when we talk about how the VegTech ETF works and what companies the fund is investing in now.Resources from this episode:Elysabeth's Twitter and LinkedInVegTech Invest's ETF websiteViolife Parmesan Style plant-based cheeseThe Oatmilk and Oatbutter Dave loves.

On this episode, our special guest is an advocate and investor passionate about advancing plant-based food innovation. She is Elysabeth Alfano, the CEO of VegTech™ Invest , the advisor to the world's first and only Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV. With EATV, VegTech™ Invest has created a completely new impact asset class: plant-based innovation and alternative in the capital markets. The company has also launched the industry benchmark index, VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Alternative Proteins Index. Elysabeth is a plant-based industry expert and speaks globally on the intersection of sustainability and our global food supply system, including recently at the U.N. Global Leaders Compact Summit. Having started her career at Kellogg's working on Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats, Elysabeth is the CEO of Plant Powered Consulting, and advises multinationals and C-Suite Executives on the industry landscape, direction and whitespaces. Finally, Elysabeth hosts the Plant based Business Hour , which features the CEOs and thought leaders in the industry. The Plant based Business Hour is considered, “The Gold Standard” for those who want to understand, participate in, and capitalize on this secular trend. LinkedIn here. ---- The podcast is made possible by FoodNiche Inc., mission-driven company focused on creating a healthier food system through strategic partnerships and educative programming. To learn more about our conferences and other offerings visit: Foodnicher.com ------ For more Food + Health Talks Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-health-talks-with-dr-julia-olayanju/id1567321072 ------ To expand nutrition education in your school visit: foodniche-ed.com ------- To attend exceptional food industry conferences, discover and network with food industry change makers visit: foodnicher.com ------ Host To connect with Food + Health Talks host Dr. Julia Olayanju visit: juliaolayanju.com or connect with her on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter @juliaolayanju

VegTech Invest CEO Elysabeth Alfano joins The Food Institute Podcast to discuss the VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate Exchange-traded Fund, the world's first plant-based ETF, and the prospects for plant-based demand. More About Elysabeth Alfano: Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech Invest, the advisor to the VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV. With EATV, VegTech™ Invest has created a completely new impact asset class: plant-based innovation and alternative in the capital markets. The company has also launched the industry benchmark index, VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Alternative Proteins Index. Elysabeth is a plant-based industry expert and speaks globally on the intersection of sustainability and our global food supply system, including recently at the U.N. Global Leaders Compact Summit. Having started her career at Kellogg's working on Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats, Elysabeth is the the CEO of Plant Powered Consulting, and advises multinationals and C-Suite Executives on the industry landscape, direction and whitespaces. Finally, Elysabeth hosts the Plantbased Business Hour, which features the CEOs and thought leaders in the industry. The Plantbased Business Hour is considered, “The Gold Standard” for those who want to understand, participate in, and capitalize on this secular trend. Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ More About EATV: https://EATVetf.com More about VegTech Invest: https://VegTechInvest.com

Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, the advisor to the VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF. The VegTech™ ETF has created a completely new impact asset class: plant-based innovation and alternative in the capital markets. The company has also launched the industry benchmark index, VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Alternative Proteins Index. Elysabeth is a plant-based industry expert and speaks globally on the intersection of sustainability and our global food supply system, including recently at the U.N. Global Leaders Compact Summit. She is the CEO of Plant Powered Consulting, and advised multinationals and C-Suite Executives on the industry landscape, direction and whitespaces. Finally, Elysabeth hosts the Plantbased Business Hour, which features the CEOs and thought leaders in the industry. The Plantbased Business Hour is considered, “The Gold Standard” for those who want to understand, participate in, and capitalize on this secular trend. Learn more about Future Food Tech Alternative Proteins at www.futurefoodtechprotein.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/futurefoodshow/support

This week we are joined by Elysabeth Alfano, CEO & Co-Founder of VegTech Invest. Elysabeth is long-time founder of Plant Powered Consulting and Host of The Plantbased Business Hour. Launched in 2022, VegTech Invest and advisor to the active VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (Ticker EATV). EATV invests in companies that are actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients to create primary products that are animal-free for sustainable consumption. The Plant Based Business Podcast is produced by Vevolution, and supported by Heura, Moonshot Collaborative and PlantBelly. Moonshot Collaborative is a consumer research firm focused exclusively on actionable, affordable insights on plant-based consumers. Use code VEVOLUTION to get 20% off your first five survey questions at moonshotcollaborative.com PlantBelly is a new online vegan grocery store that delivers highly curated plant-based foods right to your door. Use code VEVOLUTION to get 20% off your first order at plantbelly.com Heura is Europe's fastest growing plant-based meat company. Follow Heura Foods on Linkedin to see how they are tackling the big, unsolved global food challenges using low carbon foot-print technologies. We're building the world's leading plant-based and cell-ag network and marketplace. Head over to https://www.vevolution.com/register to join our marketplace of investors and startups building solutions for a kinder future. For any questions reach out to hello@vevolution.com Bridey Addison-Child is our editor. Erik Amundson and Damien Clarkson are our hosts.

Elysabeth Alfano is the Co-Founder and CEO of VegTech™ Invest, an investment management company that advises the thematic ETF, VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, ticker: EATV. EATV invests in companies that are actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and that produce primary products that are animal-free. We believe these companies positively impact climate change, planetary health and sustainability, human health, and animal health. We also believe that we are on the cusp of a long-term secular trend that will result in the disrupting of the global food and materials supply chain for a more efficient, climate friendly and cruelty-free system. Show Page: https://eftp.co/Vegtech-Invest Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elysabeth is the Founder of Plant Powered Consulting and enjoys helping small, medium, and large companies with business development, marketing/branding and PR strategies.She also produces and hosts the weekly series The Plantbased Business Hour. On PBH, Elysabeth features venture capitalists, CEOs, analysts, innovators, and entrepreneurial start-ups from around the globe who are shaping the plant-based market.Elysabeth is also the Co-Founder of VegTech Invest (Ticker: EATV): This ETF features 40+ companies in the plant-based and climate industry and is publicly traded.  Disclaimer this is not financial advice and I am not a financial advisor. Do your own research this is for informational purposes only.In this episode:Plant Powered ConsultingPlantbased Business HourFuture Food Tech Conference - March 24th and 25th: Use the code BRAVE10 for 10% off registration fees.Gamechangers on Netflix- Everyone should watch this to counter the narrative that you need animal protein to be an athlete. VegTech ETFJohn Salley with Elysabeth - Protein or Fiber?

Elysabeth Alfano, a passionate promoter of plant-based products talks on a plethora of topics regarding the market and business around the world of veganism and vegetarians. Alfano shares her knowledge of how money works in the vegetarian, vegan world and why the Millenials and Gen Z is taking a fervor leap towards a world that is free of animal-based products, free of factory farming. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

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 

“First, I think you have to understand the goals of the individual before you start assigning what products will work for them and what products should be on the market.” ~ Elysabeth Alfano Elysabeth Alfano, David Benzaquen and Irina Gerry are no strangers to the plant-based space. Their collective experience spans from hosting a plant-based business podcast to investment and advising to marketing roles at some of the most well-known plant-based companies. And they have a ton of insight into how brands can position their products and attract consumers in today's growing plant-based market. With sub-niches spanning from cultivated meat to unprocessed plant foods, there's plenty of room for innovation. Rate & review the Modern Health Nerd → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-health-nerd-podcast/id1534888069 Support the podcast (Click the “support” button) → https://anchor.fm/the-modern-health-nerd One of the biggest areas of opportunity for brands? Fresh and minimally-processed produce. With whole food plant based becoming its own category, it's more important than ever for brands to understand who they're marketing to, what those consumers need and the best ways to deliver it through products and messaging. Episode highlights The broad spectrum of plant-based food and consumers' perceptions of health How brands play a role in plant-based diets—including encouraging consumers to eat more produce Getting super specific with marketing to position plant-based products in ways that reach unique market subsets Defining and positioning animal-free, plant-based and whole food plant-based products Recognizing and overcoming barriers to people incorporating whole plant foods into their diets Using branding and marketing campaigns to help consumers understand how to choose, use and prepare whole plant foods About David, Elysabeth and Irina David Benzaquen is one of the world's leading experts in the plant-based food industry. He invests in and advises plant-based and alternative protein food disruptors through his firm Mission: Plant. He is also the co-founder of consumer insights firm Moonshot Collaborative and plant-based ecommerce grocery store, PlantBelly.com. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbenzaquen/ Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech Invest, the founder of Plant Powered Consulting and the host of the Plantbased Business Hour. A respected thought leader and international speaker on trends in plant-based business, Elysabeth speaks globally on the state of the industry, including recently at the United Nations. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/ Irina Gerry is a Chief Marketing Officer at Change Foods, a precision fermentation food tech startup, creating animal-free dairy products. Irina has over a decade of experience in consumer marketing space, including 5 years working on two of the best-known plant-based food and beverage brands, Silk and So Delicious. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irinagerry/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-modern-health-nerd/support

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.

VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (Ticker: EATV), a global ETF of publicly-traded plant-based innovation companies, has launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The first financial product from the VegTech™ Invest advisory, the VegTech™ ETF (Ticker EATV), includes 37 publicly traded companies actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and producing primary products that are animal-free. VegTech™ Invest advisors, Elysabeth Alfano and Sasha Goodman, believe these companies positively impact climate change as well as solve some of the world's most pressing problems such as food security, deforestation, animal cruelty and growing public health concerns.

VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (Ticker: EATV), a global ETF of publicly-traded plant-based innovation companies, has launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The first financial product from the VegTech™ Invest advisory, the VegTech™ ETF (Ticker EATV), includes 37 publicly traded companies actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and producing primary products that are animal-free. VegTech™ Invest advisors, Elysabeth Alfano and Sasha Goodman, believe these companies positively impact climate change as well as solve some of the world's most pressing problems such as food security, deforestation, animal cruelty and growing public health concerns.

VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (Ticker: EATV), a global ETF of publicly-traded plant-based innovation companies, has launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The first financial product from the VegTech™ Invest advisory, the VegTech™ ETF (Ticker EATV), includes 37 publicly traded companies actively innovating with plants and plant-derived ingredients and producing primary products that are animal-free. VegTech™ Invest advisors, Elysabeth Alfano and Sasha Goodman, believe these companies positively impact climate change as well as solve some of the world's most pressing problems such as food security, deforestation, animal cruelty and growing public health concerns.

“You can have animal-based proteins without any animals involved at all and you're going to get the exact same taste without intensive animal farming.”  -Elysabeth Alfano   Episode Description:  BREAKING NEWS!     The first plant-based innovation and climate ETF is here!    Plant-Powered Consulting founder Elysabeth Alfano and plant-based investor Sasha Goodman have launched VegTech Invest to serve as a platform for value-driven investors to support companies that innovate plant-based food and ingredients.    VegTech: The Global Vegan Impact and Innovation Index lists and tracks companies that take the lead in removing animal products from the market. Currently, there are 21 companies on the list. As the list goes public, Elysabeth hopes that more and more companies will be inspired to join.   This week, Justine and Elysabeth discuss the motivation behind VegTech and what you can expect from the plant-based industry in 2022 and beyond. Tune in and learn how you can invest in a better world for humans, animals, and the earth.    Connect with Elysabeth:  Elysabeth Alfano is an award-winning media personality, the founder of Plant Powered Consulting, and a keen investor.  As one of the foremost plant-based business experts in North America, Elysabeth regularly delivers analysis and commentary about the latest plant-based developments and trends on major media outlets.  She hosts the Plantbased Business Hour, the Awesome Vegans Influencer Series, and her weekly syndicated radio show, Plant-based Life and Style with Elysabeth Alfano.     Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube   Conneect with EATV: VegTech Plant-Based Innovation and Climate ETF: Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Connect with Justine:  Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn   Connect with NextGenChef: Website  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram  YouTube NextGenChef App (Apple) NextGenChef App (Android)    Episode Highlights: 02:22 The First Plant-Based Innovation ETF 04:57 What is ETF? 07:10 Be a Plant of the Plant-based Craze   09:05 The Plant-Based Industry 2022 and Beyond