Investing in the Next Wave of Natural & Organic
U.S. consumers are demanding access to more organic, natural, and locally-sourced and produced food. This demand is driving investment in innovative food businesses, products and brands.
However, it can still be a challenge for players in this sector to make the right connections to ensure they can get the investment they need to grow.
Join us at Food 2.0: Investing in the Next Wave of Natural & Organic, where manufacturers, entrepreneurs, service providers, distributors, and the investment community, among others meet to discuss and shape the natural and organic food landscape. In addition to building relationships with potential investors, attendees will learn winning strategies to thrive in this competitive market.
Just Added:
Sir Kensington’s Condiments to present a Natural and Organic Food Brand Entrepreneur Success Story on June 8
Join Leading Brands:
Campbell’s, Coca Cola, Beyond Meat, Element Snacks, Brightfarms Inc, Hungryroot, The Whitewave Foods Company, Green Zebra Grocery & Sun Basket
Jeffrey Dunn
Keynote Speaker
CAMPBELL'S
Ethan Brown
BEYOND MEAT
Nadia Leonelli
ELEMENT SNACKS
Paul Lightfoot
BRIGHTFARMS, INC.
Ben McKean
HUNGRYROOT
Matthew Mitchell
COCA-COLA
Colin Murphy
THE WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANY
Lisa Sedlar
GREEN ZEBRA GROCERY
Adam Zbar
SUN BASKET
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
506 S Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: (213) 624-1011
Sleeping room rate: $169.00
Reservation Call-in Number: 213-612-1575
Reservation Cutoff date: Tuesday May 17, 2016
Group Code: 1606FOOD16
by: Mitch Koulouris
Let’s face it. Most food product packaging is dull. I mean they commonly include all the visual “cues” you’d expect, but for the most part, many simply fall into the category of “more of the same”. The same is true with chocolate.
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301 Inc, the venture capital arm of General Mills, just announced it has made an investment in cottage cheese maker Good Culture. Good Culture is a startup that sells high-protein, low-sugar cottage cheese made without any gums or thickeners.
Read MoreBy: The Infocast Food Team
In preparation for our upcoming Food 2.0 Summit this June, the Infocast food team had the chance to speak with James Richardson of the Hartman Group and get his comments on the current trends in organic food. Read his comments by clicking the link below.
Read MoreBy the Infocast Food 2.0 Team
Campbell’s has announced that it will label all its products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and the company has also indicated that the move will not come with a price increase.
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