Event description

This year, 100+ companies with alternative protein products will be exhibiting at Expo West, one of the leading trade shows in the natural, organic, and healthy products industry.

GFI Corporate Engagement staff will be attending Expo West and we’d love to meet you there. Please email us before or during the show and we will respond as quickly as we can.

GFI senior supply chain manager Zak Weston will speak at the “Innovations in Plant Based Meat & Alternative Proteins” session on March 11th at 10am in Grand Ballroom E.

GFI has put together an Expo West guide with alternative protein exhibitor profiles organized by product category and a line-up of plant-based education sessions you won’t want to miss. Check it out.

Zak weston

Zak Weston

SENIOR FOODSERVICE AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER

Zak works with manufacturers, suppliers, and upstream companies to scale innovation and infrastructure investment throughout the alternative protein supply chain.

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800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92802 United States
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