| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.04.2025 | What’s Next for Oatly: Sustainability Leadership and Targets for 2030 with Julie Kunen | Many investors in the public markets closely track companies reshaping the food system with innovative, sustainable solutions. Among these, Oatly stands out for merging scientific rigor with accessible consumer branding, and for setting bol... |
| 19.01.2025 | The Future of Food: Navigating the Shift to Sustainable Proteins | The world is at a crossroads. Climate change looms large, and our food systems are under scrutiny. The need for sustainable practices has never been more urgent. Two recent discussions shed light on the evolving landscape of food production... |
| 15.01.2025 | Can the Tilt Collective Create a Shift Towards Plant-Rich Diets? Find Out From Sarah Lake | New on the scene, the Tilt Collective is trying to encourage a shift to plant-based diets…is it too little, too late or is the timing more than perfect? The CEO, Sarah Lake, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plant... |
| 12.12.2024 | The Green Wave: Europe’s Plant-Based Revolution and the Crypto Shift in Esports Betting | Europe is riding a green wave. The continent is at the forefront of the plant-based revolution. Companies like Planted are leading the charge. They are not just selling food; they are selling a lifestyle. The message is clear: sustainabilit... |
| 11.12.2024 | Why is Europe Leading the World in Plant-based Options? With Pascal Bieri of Planted | Why is Europe leading the world in plant-based options? Pascal Bieri, Co-Founder of Planted joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the struggles and successes of the European market ... |
| 04.12.2024 | Investing in Food System Transformation with Jason Ingle of Third Nature Investments | Jason W. Ingle, founder and Managing Partner of Third Nature Investments, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the powerful lever for societal and environmental impact that is inve... |
| 20.11.2024 | The Demand for Plant-based, Juicy Steak with Amos Golan of Chunk Foods | Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, Amos Golan, joins the CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the demand and success of thick, juicy, plant-based steaks and the global outlook for foodservi... |
| 13.11.2024 | What is Plant-Rich Meat and is it a Sell-Out or a Way Forward? | Caroline Cotto of NECTAR Research and Tim Dale from Food System Innovations join CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the results of a recent study around consumer perception of blended ... |
| 06.11.2024 | What Impact Will the Election Result Have on US Food Policy? | In the recent episode of The Plantbased Business Hour, CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano discusses whether or not the 2024 presidential election result could change U.S. food policy.
You can listen to the podcast here, and bel... |
| 30.10.2024 | Make It or Break It: Scaling Food Manufacturing with David Ziskind | Founder of Mach Global Advisors, David Ziskind, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour, and discusses the pros and cons of building out food manufacturing or going with a co-manufacturer, and h... |
| 09.10.2024 | What is the State of Plant-based Chicken in the US? With CEO of Daring Chicken, Jeff Gendelman | 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, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to... |
| 03.10.2024 | Insights From New York Climate Week | CEO of VegTech Invest and host of The Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth Alfano, recaps her time at NYC Climate Week 2024. She shares the popular topics of discussion and her excitement about food being a focal point in the food systems tr... |
| 01.10.2024 | The Digital Battlefield: Navigating Speech and Safety in the Online World | In the vast expanse of the internet, words wield power. They can uplift or destroy. As we traverse this digital landscape, the conversation around online speech, content moderation, and safety has never been more critical. The podcast "... |
| 25.09.2024 | What is the State of the American Farmer? Deputy Under Secretary of the USDA, Sanah Baig, Explains | What is the state of the American Farmer? Is food insecurity in the U.S. 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 ... |
| 18.09.2024 | Is 2025 the Year for Financing Food Fast? Ambassador Ertharin Cousin Weighs In | Former US 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, Elysabeth Alfano, on The Plantbased Business Hour to discu... |
| 17.09.2024 | The Shifting Sands of Investment: Navigating Market Turbulence and Environmental Responsibility | The financial landscape is a tempest. Recent events have shaken the foundations of investor confidence. The U.S. stock market experienced a record sell-off in early September 2024. Investors are now left wondering: what’s next? The once-rev... |
| 11.09.2024 | Friends of the Earth Discuss Who Funds the Most Environmentally Damaging Sectors | Monique Mikhail, Senior Program Manager, Climate and Agriculture Finance Program, and Kelly McNamara, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, at Friends of the Earth join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, on The Plantbased Business Hour ... |
| 07.08.2024 | What Can AI do for Food Innovation? Meet LEO, Mattson Co’s New AI Agent, to Find Out | What can AI do for food innovation? Meet LEO, Mattson’s AI Agent and find out! On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour, Chief AI Officer at Mattson, Steve Gundrum, joins CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to take LEO out for a... |
| 05.08.2024 | The Battle for Our Planet: Confronting the Meat Industry's Grip | The planet is in peril. Climate change, health crises, and biodiversity loss loom large. The meat industry stands at the center of this storm. It’s a titan, wielding power and influence, often at the expense of our environment and health. G... |
| 31.07.2024 | How Do We Fight for the Planet? George Monbiot Weighs In | George Monbiot, author, journalist, and environmental activist, joins The Plantbased Business Hour with host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss how to best fight for the planet and how to take no prisoners when it comes... |
| 17.07.2024 | The ‘All In’ Podcast’s Sultan of Science, David Friedberg, on the Diversified Proteins Sector | In advance of the All In Summit this September in Los Angeles and as one of the best Plant-Based Business Hour podcasts of 2023, we are here re-running the All-In Podcast’s Sultan of Science: David Friedberg, CEO of The Production Board on ... |
| 26.06.2024 | Bezos Earth Fund Recipient: North Carolina State University’s William Aimutis and Rohan Shirwaiker | On The Plantbased Business Hour, Rohan Shirwaiker and Bill Aimutis, co-directors of the Bezos Earth Fund Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins at North Carolina State University join host and CEO of VegTech Invest Elysabeth Alfano, to share... |
| 18.06.2024 | Bloomberg Analysts Believe the Energy Transition Will Lead to the Food System Transition | Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the overlap of energy use and food syste... |
| 05.06.2024 | Will 90% of Everything Be Made Through Precision Fermentation? Maria Cho, CEO of Triplebar, on The Plantbased Business Hour | Maria Cho, CEO of Triplebar is a guest on The Plantbased Business Hour. She and Elysabeth Alfano discuss the protein supply chain benefits provided by precision fermentation and when scaling will take place.
Specifically, they discussed
Wha... |
| 21.05.2024 | Why Institutional and Philanthropic Investors Are Focusing on Food – the Milken Institute on the Plant Based Business Hour | Caitlin MacLean, Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute, and Holly Freishtat, Senior Director at Feeding Change, join Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss blended capital and why institutional a... |
| 16.05.2024 | What Is Stakeholder Engagement and is it Important for Food Systems Shift? | Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, Dr. Sasha Goodman, discusses the firm’s recent white paper, in conjunction with Harvard University students, on Stakeholder Engagement for Plant-based Innovation & Diversified Proteins. Along ... |
| 08.05.2024 | Future of Protein Production 2024 on the Plant based Business Hour | Host of The Plantbased Business Hour and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, was recently on a panel at the Future of Protein Production conference in Chicago.
Elysabeth was on the panel discussing investing in food systems transformat... |
| 02.05.2024 | Why Is a Former Meat Company Owner Investing in Cultivated Meat? With Davide Dukcevich | The former owner of Daniele prosciutto and now cultivated meat investor, Davide Dukcevich joins Elysabeth on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to discuss the outlook for cultivated meat AND the outlook for meat.
Specificall... |
| 26.04.2024 | Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? With Mahesh Roy of IIGCC | Will investors embrace food systems transformation? On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano, Mahesh Roy, Investor Strategies Programme Director of the Institutional Group on Climate Change, discusses the IIGCC ... |
| 03.04.2024 | The Investment Thesis Behind Food Systems Transformation: Lombard Odier’s Thomas Hohne-Sparborth | Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers in Switzerland joins the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. They discuss who pays for and who benefits from food systems transformatio... |
| 13.03.2024 | How to Raise Capital in This Economy: Jeffrey Harris of Green Venture Advisory | How to raise capital for your startup or existing company in this restrictive economy? This is what is on every founder’s mind. Jeffrey Harris, CEO of Green Venture Advisory, joins Elysabeth today on the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysab... |
| 27.02.2024 | How to Get Your Food Business Acquired with Yves Potvin | Three-time founder, Yves Potvin, discusses the current state of the plant-based innovation sector and how to grow a food business to be acquired. Having sold Gardein to Conagra and Yves Veggie Cuisine to Hain Celestial, Yves is now champion... |
| 31.01.2024 | How Do We Fight for the Planet? George Monbiot Weighs In | George Monbiot, author, journalist, and environmental activist, joins The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss how to best fight for the planet and how to take no prisoners when it comes to taking on the meat industry and its lobby. He goes ... |
| 04.12.2023 | Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth: “I Can’t Imagine Any Industry That’s Going to Grow More Quickly” | Elysabeth and Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth discuss: What is Mighty Earth and what work does the organization focus on? What campaigns it is currently working on and with what success? What is their perfect storm technique? What is their w... |
| 25.10.2023 | How to Live to 100: Netflix and Blue Zones’ Dan Buettner | Author Dan Buettner who is the founder of Blue Zones and host of Netflix’s Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, joins me to share how you can live to 100 through eating a plant-based diet on The Plantbased Business Hour.
Specifically, th... |
| 26.07.2023 | Is there Overlap Between Regenerative Agriculture and Plant-based Innovation? | Joel Stone, Executive Director of Climate Systems Solutions, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss how regenerative ag and plant-based innovation can work together…if at all. It gets dicey as they dish on where t... |
| 20.07.2023 | Plantible’s Big Bet: Rubi Protein from the Lemna Leaf | Chief Commercial Officer of Plantible Foods, Morgan Keim, is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano giving a special tour of the company’s lemna leaf (AKA duckweed) plant.
Morgan discusses the sustainability and scalability o... |
| 05.07.2023 | Kimberlie Le of Prime Roots on the Plant Based Business Hour | CEO of Prime Roots, Kimberlie Le, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the magic of whole-food, Koji fungi (best pâté ever!) and taking over the deli counter.
Specifically, they discuss:
How Koji can be meats fr... |
| 28.06.2023 | What’s Behind Fatty Meat: Plant Chompers’ Chris MacAskill on The Plantbased Business Hour | Mr. Plant Chompers, Chris MacAskill, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to share why he created the super popular YouTube channel Plant Chompers. Often getting over 100k views, Chris talks about achieving better health a... |
| 06.06.2023 | All In Podcast’s David Friedberg: Plant-based Innovation Can Grow the Economy. Here’s How. | The podcast I have been waiting years to record! The All In Podcast’s Sultan of Science: David Friedberg, CEO of The Production Board, is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss how AI can impact the Plant-based Innovation sector... |
| 30.05.2023 | Animal Liberation Now: Peter Singer on The Plantbased Business Hour | Princeton BioEthics Professor and famed author of over 25 books including The Life You Can Save, the Most Good You Can Do and Animal Liberation, Peter Singer joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his newest book,... |
| 04.08.2022 | Will Synthetic Biology Be the Game-Changer That Shifts the Global Food Supply System Away from Animal-based Products? | Sushmita Venkatraman, Director of Marking and Swami Srinivas, Director of Organism Engineering at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. join Elysabeth Alfano at the Future Food-Tech for a discussion on the growth of the Plant-based Innovation Sector. It’s ... |
| 26.07.2022 | Can We Address Water Security By Moving Icebergs or Cutting Back on Meat? | Thomas Schumann, Sustainability Pioneer, explains how you can invest in water in this ‘Water Century’ to impact critical life on the planet. He and Elysabeth Alfano discuss how Plant-based Innovation and Alternative Proteins positively impa... |
| 07.07.2022 | Is Cultivated Fish Possible at Scale? Find Out From Co-Founder Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype | What will it take to make enough fish from cells to feed the world? If so, what will it take to make enough fish from cells to feed the world? Find out from Co-Founder Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype on this episode of The Plantbased Business Ho... |
| 29.06.2022 | Living By Example for the Most Impact with Jeff Stanford of the Vegan Stanford Inn | Jeff Stanford gives Elysabeth Alfano a tour of the gorgeous Stanford Inn and Resort – all vegan – in Mendocino, CA. It’s a dream get-away on The Plantbased Business Hour!
Specifically, they discuss:
1. The growing interest in vegan and eco-... |
| 23.06.2022 | Will We See the End of Animal Agriculture in our Lifetimes? Matthew Glover of VFC | Former CEO of VFC, Matthew Glover, is on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the recent video that takes on KFC’s claims of humane animal treatment. We also discuss Matthew’s long, long history in the vegan movement with Veganuary, Mill... |
| 16.06.2022 | Will the World Eat Exotic (Plant-based) Meats? Sunny Kumar of Black Sheep Foods | Sunny Kumar of Black Sheep Foods joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the world’s first and only plant-based lamb products, how they get that authentic flavor and just how (planet) healthy great taste can be.
Specifically, th... |
| 14.06.2022 | Plant-Based Leader Elysabeth Alfano Joins All Y’alls Foods as New Advisor | All Y’alls Foods, a vegan jerky brand, announces plant-based business expert Elysabeth Alfano has joined the company’s Advisory Board. In her new role, Alfano will help support the brand through scaling and expansion.
“Elysabeth joining us ... |
| 09.06.2022 | Will Plant-based Foods Be a Trillion Dollar Industry? Jim Pakulis, CEO of Boosh Plant-based Brands | CEO of Boosh Plant-based Brands, Jim Pakulis discusses if plant-based consumption will catch up with skyrocketing plant-based investing and become a $1T industry on this edition of The Plantbased Business Hour Elysabeth Alfano.
Specifically... |
| 26.05.2022 | When Will Cultivated Meat Be Approved by the FDA and USDA? CEO of Matrix FT, Eric Jenkusky | What will it take for cultivated meat to succeed? CEO Eric Jenkusky, of cultivated meat scaffolding biotech company Matrix F.T., is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
Specifically, they discuss:
What is scaffolding and w... |
| 20.05.2022 | Billionaire Investor Jim Mellon: ‘The Dairy Industry Will Completely Blow Away’ on The Plantbased Business Hour | Investor and Author of Moo’s Law: An Investor’s Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, Jim Mellon, joins Elysabeth alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his vision for the global shifting food supply chain. Tune in to hear this b... |
| 11.05.2022 | How Does The Vegan Sausage Get Made? Behind The Scenes at The Better Meat Co. | Don’t you want to know how the vegan sausage is made?! Join Elysabeth Alfano on a live guided tour of The Better Meat Co.’s mycelium plant with Paul Shapiro on The Plantbased Business Hour. After the tour, Elysabeth tastes The Better Meat C... |
| 06.05.2022 | Will Animal Agriculture Be Eliminated? Anuj Maheshwari, Head of Agri-Food Investing at Temasek Responds | Live from Future Food Tech: Anuj Maheshwari, Head of Agri-Food Investing at Temasek discusses their strategy for plant-based innovation and alternative proteins throughout the supply chain. Enjoy this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour... |
| 27.04.2022 | When Will Beyond Meat Have Price Parity with Meat? Director of Communications Shira Zackai Responds | Beyond Meat’s Head of Communications, Shira Zackai, discusses the company’s nutritional and planetary impact on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
Specifically, they discuss,
Beyond Meat’s innovation and growth strategy,
Th... |
| 20.04.2022 | What Will Make People Shift Their Diet? Nil Zacharias, CEO of Plantega | Nil Zacharias of Plantega is creating plant-based deli menus for bodegas across New York. What has field marketing taught this Co-Founder about plant-based consumption, repeat purchases and the adoption curve? Check out this episode of The ... |
| 13.04.2022 | Former Co-CEO of Whole Foods, Walter Robb, on Food 2.0 | Walter Robb, former Co-CEO of Whole Foods, discusses the state of today’s grocery stores in a potentially post-Covid world on the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. The two discuss if 1) DTC is here to stay, if 2) grocery store... |
| 06.04.2022 | Take Two Foods Founder, and Planterra Foods and Ingredion Top Management Talk Innovation | LIVE from Ingredion’s Expo West Booth: Matt Olsofsky, Founder of Take Two Milk, Jorge Azevedo, Chief Growth Officer of Planterra Foods, Beth Tormey, VP and General Manager Systems and Ingredient Solutions, Ingredion and Karen E. Constanza, ... |
| 30.03.2022 | Jeremy Coller, Managing Partner of Coller Capital and Founder and Chair of FAIRR | Managing Partner of Coller Capital and Founder and Chair of FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative), Jeremy Coller joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the inefficient and bad business equation... |
| 17.03.2022 | Plant-based Is For Everyone! Pete Speranza of Wicked Kitchen is on The Plantbased Business Hour | CEO of Wicked Kitchen and Former General Mills Exec, Pete Speranza, talks plant-based business trends on The Plant-based Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
Startups and investors take note! This interview will discuss the burgeoning secul... |
| 09.03.2022 | Speciesism and the Big Lie: Middlebury Professor Jason Scorse | Speciesism, climate change, animal agriculture and what the ****? Middlebury Professor Jason Scorse is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth to discuss the Masters of Art in International Environmental Policy and Environmental Just... |
| 08.03.2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 166
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| 02.03.2022 | Vegan is a Badge of Honor: Marc Aneed of The EatWell Group | CEO of EatWell Group, Marc Aneed, joins Elysabeth on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss investing up and down the plant-based supply chain. Tune in to learn about the structural growth of these secular trends.
Specifically, they discus... |
| 23.02.2022 | Tom Rossmeissl, Director of Global Marketing of Eat JUST on Communicating with the Consumer About Cultivated Meat | Head of Global Marketing of Eat JUST, Inc., (Eat JUST and GOOD Meat), Tom Rossmeissl, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss branding in a flexitarian and increasingly competitive world.
Specifically, they discuss... |
| 16.02.2022 | GlassWall Syndicate’s Macy Marriott and Material Innovations Initiative’s Elaine Siu Discuss New Collaboration | Macy Marriott of the GlassWall Syndicate and Elaine Siu of Material Innovations Initiative join Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss if Alt Materials will be as
strong as Alt Protein in the marketplace. Hear about the... |
| 02.02.2022 | Heme Made From Algae! Triton Algae Innovations on the PBH | Miller Tran, VP of Research and Development and Founding Member of Triton Algae Innovations, discusses heme made from non-GMO algae and if it will replace animal heme, with Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour.
Specifically, the... |
| 06.01.2022 | Climate Change and Animal Agriculture on The Plant-based Business Hour | As we step into 2022, Elysabeth Alfano discusses climate change and our animal-based food supply system with Raphael Podselver of ProVeg International, Lasse Bruun of 50by40 and Carrie Varoquiers of Cool Planet Food on The Plantbased Busine... |
| 23.12.2021 | My Business Year in Review: Elysabeth Alfano | The wonderful Elysabeth Alfano of the Plant-Based Business Hour is truly a force to be reckoned with in the vegan business space! What Elysabeth doesn’t know about vegan business isn’t worth knowing, and that’s why she is so respected and a... |
| 22.12.2021 | The Truth About Being An Entrepreneur with No Evil Foods’ Mike Wolianskhy and Sadrah Schadel | No Evil Foods…a plant-based classic! Usually, on The Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth Alfano talks about the great strides made by plant-based companies and the huge amounts of monies raised. Today, however, she pulls back the curtain to... |
| 15.12.2021 | The OG of Plant-based: Jody Boyman and Todd Boyman of Hungry Planet on The Plantbased Business Hour | The OG of plant-based, co-founders of Hungry Planet, Inc., Jody Boyman and Todd Boyman join Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour. They discuss their long journey in plant-based: the good, the bad, and the future of food.
Specifi... |
| 01.12.2021 | Live From Buhler! Keeping A Finger On The Pulse of the Plant-based Supply on The Plantbased Business Hour | LIVE from Buhler! Daniel Kennedy, Global Business Development Director, Plantbased Protein at Ingredion, Scott Cowger, VP National Sales Manager of CII Foods, Brett Featherston, VP Global Sales of Evanesce, and Andy Sharpe CEO/President, No... |
| 24.11.2021 | Arturo Elizondo of The Every Company on the Plant-Based Business Hour | Arturo Elizondo, CEO of The Every Company, and Elysabeth Alfano, host of The Plantbased Business Hour, discuss the disruption happening in the egg market and the desperate need for a shift to eggs without the chickens…in our lifetime!
Did y... |
| 17.11.2021 | Vegan NY Mayor Eric Adams on the Plant-Based Business Hour | In honor of New York Mayor, Eric Adams, we are re-running his powerful interview with Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour on which he discusses the public health benefits of a plant-based diet, the public health issues with NYC... |
| 10.11.2021 | Plant-based Bacon Is Here! Sri Artham, CEO and Founder of Hooray Foods is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Hooray Foods! Sri Artham, Founder and CEO of Hooray Foods talks plant-based bacon, prosciutto and making one’s impact on The Plantbased Business Hour.
Specifically, they discuss:
Why and how he started making bacon,
Will there be more compe... |
| 03.11.2021 | Will India Drop Eggs and Dairy? Kartik Dixit of Evo Foods is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Kartik Dixit of Evo Foods explains India’s move towards clean protein and what it is going to take to get there on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
Specifically, they discuss,
Evo Foods’ liquid eggs and what they are made... |
| 26.10.2021 | Who Has The Right To Stop Evolution? Darko Mandich is on The Plantbased Business Hour | CEO and Co-founder of Melibio, Darko Mandich joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss making honey without the bees and why this is mission critical. Listen in to learn about the secret life of bees and plant-based and fermented ... |
| 20.10.2021 | Can We Leave The Oceans Better Than We Found Them? Courtney Boyd Myers of Akua is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Kelp, algae and the state of our oceans: can we leave them better than we found them? CEO and Founder of Akua, Courtney Boyd-Myers and Elysabeth Alfano discuss all this and more on The Plantbased Business Hour.
Specifically, they discuss,
W... |
| 13.10.2021 | Will Alternative Seafood Be $300M by 2025? Maiko Van Der Meer of Novish is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Maiko Van Der Meer, Co-Founder of Novish, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the state of plant-based seafood and the Novish U.S. launch.
Specifically, they discuss:
Why he started Novish and how he quickly ac... |
| 30.09.2021 | The Miracle of Mycoprotein: Paul Shapiro of The Better Meat Co. is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Mycoprotein: what is it and why? I chat with Paul Shapiro AND take a tour of the new mycoprotein plant recently opened by The Better Meat Co. We’ll learn how the superfood fungi Rhiza is changing the alt protein landscape on The Plantbased ... |
| 23.09.2021 | Will South Africans Eat Cultivated Meat? Mzansi Meat is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Tasneem Karodia and Absie Pantshwa of Mzansi Meat join Elysabeth on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss food insecurity, a growing middle class in Africa, and the cultivated meat that will feed them.
Specifically, they discuss
What is M... |
| 14.09.2021 | Top 10 Tips From a Plant-Based Business Consultant | I have worked with many plant-based businesses in the past few years, and have seen many businesses struggle. Here are my top 10 tips for the understaffed, under-capitalized start-up, as well as the semi-seasoned, growing medium-sized compa... |
| 02.09.2021 | Can One Man Change the Eating Habits of The World? David Yeung is on The Plantbased Business Hour | Can one man change the eating habits of a continent and maybe the world? David Yeung is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
David Yeung started Green Monday in 2012, and subsequently Green Common in 2015 and OmniFoods in ... |
| 27.08.2021 | Can We Print Meat? Simon Fried of MeaTech Explains on The Plantbased Business Hour | Can we print meat? Indeed, we can! Simon Fried of MeaTech explains on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Today’s episode is truly about future of meat.
Specifically, Simon and Elysabeth discuss,
The Meatech cultivated meat ... |
| 18.08.2021 | Can You Make Meat From Air? Dr. Lisa Dyson, CEO and Founder of Air Protein, Explains on The Plantbased Business Hour | Don’t know what Air Protein is? Dr. Lisa Dyson joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss just that and how protein made from CO2 could help to swiftly shift the global food supply system.
Specifically, they discuss
W... |
| 12.08.2021 | What Vegan Products Missing From the Marketplace? Impact Investor Willem Blom Weighs In | Plant-based Impact Investor Willem Blom joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss if the EU has stalled on plant-based initiatives, what European companies are making an impact and how the Netherlands is the ‘little ... |
| 04.08.2021 | Dairy Without the Cow: The Leaders of Fermented Proteins | The all-star roster of fermented proteins: Jevan Nagarajah of Better Dairy, Jason Rosenberg of Remilk, Hille van der Kaa of Those Vegan Cowboys, Inja Radman of New Culture and Bryan Tracy of Superbrewed join me on The Plantbased Business Ho... |
| 29.07.2021 | NotCo’s CEO Matias Muchnick and Michael Natale Discuss the Partnership Between NotCo & Ingredion | Matias Muchnick of NotCo and Michael Natale of Ingredion join me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the success of their unlikely partnership, each company’s path towards furthering plant-based innovation and their vision for the fu... |
| 23.07.2021 | Is the Public Market Riskier Than the Venture Market? Dan Altschuler Malek Thinks So | Dan Altschuler Malek of Unovis Capital joins Plant Powered Consulting Founder Elysabeth Alfano on the Plantbased Business Hour with tips for both entrepreneurs and investors. How to pick a winning plant-based start-Up? What valuations make ... |
| 16.07.2021 | What is the State of Plant-based Business? Julie Emmett of PBFA and Caroline Bushnell of GFI on The Plantbased Business Hour | What is the state of plant-based business? Julie Emmett, Senior Director of Retail Partnerships of the Plant Based Foods Association, and Caroline Bushnell, Vice President of Corporate Engagement at The Good Food Institute, join me on The P... |
| 07.07.2021 | Is Growing Vegetables Vegan? Veganic Farming with Nate Salpeter of Sweet Farm on The Plantbased Business Hour | How can we shift the food system to get animals out of the supply chain, even down to manure? Elysabeth Alfano talks to Nathaniel Salpeter of Sweet Farm about AgTech, his sense of purpose for helping to shift the food supply system and his ... |
| 30.06.2021 | President of Lightlife and Field Roast Dan Curtin Talks About Burgers Wars on The Plantbased Business Hour | President of Greenleaf Foods (Lightlife Foods and Field Roast), Dan Curtin and Elysabeth Alfano discuss the history of the brands, the emergence of great tasting products, the Lightlife expansion plan, the power of a plant-based paycheck, o... |
| 24.06.2021 | Live from Buhler, The State of the Plant-based Supply Chain on The Plantbased Business Hour | Live from Buhler, North American HQ! As the U.S. heads back to the office and socialization, Elysabeth Alfano takes the Plantbased Business Hour on the road to meet with Anshuman Bhatia, Plant Protein Product Line Manager at Cargill, Matt M... |
| 01.06.2021 | The Newest Advancements From The Female Founders in Cellular Meat: Patricia Bubner, Stephanie Michelsen, Nieves Martinez Marshall and Benjamina Bollag | What are the newest advancements in cellular meat? Hear from the female founders leading the way. Patricia Bubner of Orbillion, Nieves Martinez Marshall of Novel Farms, Benjamina Bollag of HigherSteaks, and Stephanie Michelsen on Jellatech ... |
| 26.05.2021 | Kees Kruythoff on Creating a Total Systems Change in the Global Food Supply | Kees Kruythoff, former President of North America of Unilever and Current Chairman and CEO of The LIVEKINDLY Collective, speaks with Plantbased Business Consultant Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss:
the LIVEKINDLY ... |
| 20.05.2021 | What Is The Future Of Fast Food? Four Plant-based Founders Weigh In | The Future of Fast Food: Kim Anderson of Plant City and Plant City X, Seth Goldman of PLNT Burger, Eat The Change and Beyond Meat, Zach Vouga of Plant Power Fast Food and TK Pillan of Veggie Grill and Stand Up Burgers join consultant Elysab... |
| 17.05.2021 | Target, Cellular Meat and Rosa Takes a Stand | Every week, Plant-based Business Consultant Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. The following is for the week ending May 14, 2021.
Plant-based for under five dollars! Ta... |
| 12.05.2021 | CEO of Grounded Foods, Veronica Fil, On Breaking All The Rules | Veronica Fil, CEO and Co-Founder of Grounded Foods joins Elysabeth Alfano on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss making cheese from cauliflower and hemp, and breaking all the rules.
They also discuss the hurdles of a startup, scaling th... |
| 10.05.2021 | Fighters, Visionaries and Cowards: Oh My! | Every week, Plant-based Business Consultant Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. The following is for the week ending May 7, 2021.
Lawsuit! The Physicians Committee for R... |
| 05.05.2021 | The Shifting Food Supply System According to Tom Mastrobuoni | Tom Mastrobuoni of Big Idea Ventures (and former CFO of Tyson Ventures) is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to discuss a shifting food supply system.
They discuss the shifting landscape of farming, the innovations in pl... |
| 28.04.2021 | Juicy Marbles: The World’s First Filet Mignon Plant-based Steaks | The founders of Juicy Marbles Plant-based Steaks, Tilen Travnik, Maj Hrovat, Luka Sincek and Vlad Mickovic join Elysabeth Alfano on the Plantbased Business Hour to explain how they make the world’s first plant-based filet mignon steaks and ... |
| 26.04.2021 | Chicken! We Like It Our Way: Cellular, Fried and Without Blood | Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute. The following is for the week ending April 23, 2021.
This week we’re talking about chicken. E... |
