GFI executive director Bruce Friedrich selected as 2019 TED Fellow
Mary AllenTED Fellows are chosen "based on remarkable achievement, their strength of character and on their innovative approach to solving the world's tough problems."
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How to sell more plant-based products with influencer Toni Okamoto
Mary AllenToni Okamoto, founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, shares tips for how brands and retailers can take advantage of the growing market for plant-based products. Hint: Put plant-based meat in the meat aisle.
Pro poker players are betting on good food
Mary AllenDoubleUpDrive has selected GFI as one of 10 highly effective nonprofits to receive matching funds from their $1,140,000 campaign!! Powered by four data-driven philanthropists - who are also professional poker players - DoubleUpDrive is designed to catalyze giving to high impact organizations. As of right now, $128,820 of available matching funds has already been claimed! Run don't walk to DoubleUpDrive!
Turning a home recipe into an industrial-scale process with Melissa Facchina
Brianna CameronMelissa Facchina, Founder and CEO of operations consultancy Siddhi Shot, dropped in on a recent GFIdeas meeting to give our good food entrepreneurs invaluable insight into scaling up. Facchina has been recognized by APICS as one of the Top Woman in Manufacturing. She knows her stuff.
Meet GFI Academic Research Advisor Elliot Swartz
Mary AllenElliot Swartz, Ph.D., is applying his background in stem cell research and neuroscience to help advance plant-based and clean meat technology. He gives us an inside look on his path from neuroscience research to the good food world.
Don’t miss the Ivy League Future of Food Conference
Lance LivelyWe're thrilled to announce that GFI is co-sponsoring this year's Ivy League Future of Food Conference (Ivy FFC), October 12th —14th at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Our very own Innovation Specialist Aylon Steinhart will kick off the conference's main programming. Don't miss it!
Seth Goldman is taking the meat market Beyond Meat
Mary AllenExecutive Chairman of Beyond Meat and Founder of Honest Tea Seth Goldman talks mission, impact, and scale. He'll be speaking at The Good Food Conference. Preview his awesomeness here.
Redefining possible: Q&A with Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown
Mary AllenPat Brown gives us the down-low on how he harnessed his research background to figure out why people love meat and how to satisfy those cravings with a plant-based burger.
Catching up with Chris Kerr: Impact investing with the CIO of New Crop Capital
Mary AllenChris Kerr has been at the helm of New Crop Capital's investment strategy during one of the most exciting times for plant-based and clean meat market development. Not to mention he has also co-founded the plant-based seafood company Good Catch.
Q&A with cardiac cell therapy expert Dr. Steve Kattman
Mary AllenDr. Steve Kattman has been working on cardiac cell therapy for humans, but he's got some amazing cross-disciplinary insight into the work that clean meat researchers are doing to apply this same technology to fix the food system.
