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Compared with this time last year, the percentage of American adults following a specific diet protocol more than doubled, from 14 percent to 36 percent. In other words: Food tribes are on the rise.
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Younger people are accelerating the trend toward personalized nutrition.
Congratulations to Exquisito Chocolates for opening their first #ChocolateFactory in Little Havana, Miami.
via edible South Florida http://ediblesouthflorida.ediblecommunities.com/eat/journey-through-new-exquisito-chocolates-factory
When we last heard from Carolina Quijano about her new chocolate factory, she had just won first place in the Food Innovation Pitch Night last October after sharing her goals to expand her small bean-to-bar chocolate company into a storefront in Little Havana. She had been selling her chocolate and....
Solving the future population's demand for protein, everyone is looking at plant-based alternatives, including White Castle which now now serves the Impossible Foods Burger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/plant-based-meat-and-fish-may-be-the-future-but-how-do-they-taste-1523527260
Starting today, White Castle will serve the vegan Impossible Burger in 140 locations. Cookbook author Alison Roman tried it out, along with “shrimp” made from fungi, “salmon” made from algae and more.
https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/how-to-stop-eating-sugar
This guide will walk you through how you can make smart food choices to reduce sugar consumption, and how you can keep your life sweet, even without so many sweets.
The Wynwood Yard's new Jackson Hall is truly a groundbreaking space. @Chef Nicole Votano designed "Eat by Colors" menu options for patients on specific diets. We look forward to seeing this movement start in #Miami and grow to other cities.
http://wlrn.org/post/healthy-delicious-food-hospital-wynwood-yard-team-wants-make-it-happen-jackson-hall
The people behind the Wynwood Yard—the restaurant and culture incubator in Miami’s arts district—are making a bet: selling good, healthy food near a
"Bluehouse" salmon farming lands in South Florida. This is a good example of Innovation for Food & AgTech to create sustainable solutions to meet demands of a growing population.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/biz-monday/article205736704.html
Atlantic Sapphire is building a huge aquaculture facility to hatch, grow and process Atlantic Salmon near Homestead.
The 2nd Annual Better Food Movement Conference united global food disruptors and local entrepreneurs to discuss the future of food.
People are hungry for healthier choices and the Better Food Movement Conference is ready to serve some knowledge. This conference in Miami unites global food disruptors to discuss the future of food.
Our afternoon sessions kick off with our Better Food Innovator Awards, hosted by Diandra Lamas of Yelp Miami. Nominated food brands present for 3 minutes before our panel of judges: Alison Burgos - Founder of Seed Food and Wine Festival, Dr. Vivian Ray - Department Chair of the Miami Culinary Institute, and Carlye Wisliceny - Marketing Field Associate at Whole Foods Market. Good luck to all our presenters!
Congratulations to our finalists for the Better Food Movement High School Culinary Competition! These are the next generation of food innovators that will shape the culinary world! 1st Place: Booker T Washington High School, 2nd Place: North Miami Senior High, and in 3rd Place: Miami Edison Senior High.
Our 4th session of the Better Food Movement Conference, "Founder's Talk - The Real Stories of Food Entrepreneurs", hosted by Endeavor Miami has begun! Our speakers include Roger Duarte & Samuel Gorenstein - Founders of My Ceviche and Zuuk Mediterranean Kitchen, Carlos Ramirez - Founder of Powerful Yogurt, and Otto Othman - CoFounder of Pincho Factory. With Debora Lima from the South Florida Business Journal moderating.
We have here the next generation of culinary leaders! The Better Food Movement Conference continues with more sessions spotlighting innovation in the culinary and food industries. Stay tuned for more updates!
Our 3rd session of the Better Food Movement Conference, "Innovation Beyond Borders", has begun with Chef James Tahhan from Telemundo, and Leticia Pollock - Co-Founder of Panther Coffee. Moderating this session is Natalia Martinez - General Manager of CIC Miami.
Our 2nd morning session, "The Future of Food in Florida", kicks off with Meital Stavinsky - Government Relations Attorney at Holland & Knight, Marty Mesh - Founder of Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Kubs Lalchandani - Entrepreneurship Lawyer and Lecturer; Restauranteur, & Candidate for State House District 113, Christine Rico - Co-Chair Slow Money NYC & CFO on Speed Dial, and Charles LaPradd - Miami Dade Government Agriculture Manager. With Ariel Zirulnick - Director of The New Tropic moderating.
Our first session, "Real Food for Fast People", begins with Chef Allen Campbell, Founder of Avail and TB12 and former Chef to NFL's Tom Brady, and Shannon Allen, Founder of Grown USDA Organic Restuarant. Stay tuned for more updates via our live stream!
A warm thanks to Seasons Farm Fresh and Arteasan for providing delicious snacks for our pre conference breakfast this morning!
Our Keynote Speaker, Chef Einav Gefen, Executive Corporate Chef of Unilever and Knorr, has begun her presentation. Check it out on our livestream!
The Better Food Movement Conference will have a live stream available for the event! Even if you can not attend, you can still be a part of this innovative event!
http://mdc.edu/livestream
Today is the day! The Better Food Movement Conference will be located at:
Miami Dade College, Chapman Conference Center
Building 3, 2nd Floor, Room 3210
254 NE 4th Street
Miami, Florida 33132
Parking for guests will be available in the Building 7 Garage. We are excited to see you there!
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We are very excited to have Christine Rico from CFO on Speed Dial speak at the Better Food Movement Conference 2018 during our 10:30AM session, "The Future of Food in Florida". Get your tickets soon! https://t.co/yzntQa2Wdz
I'm THRILLED to speak at this conference when I go down to Miami later this month.. The food scene in Miami is fabulous! Really looking forward to meeting some interesting people, companies and social innovators while I am there.
Join me! or, if you can't come, please send connections.
Who should I meet in Miami?
Do you want to learn the inspiring stories of some of our local food startups? Then join us at the Better Food Movement Conference with Deborah Lima of South Florida Business Journal as our moderator for "Founder's Talk - The Real Stories of Food Entrepreneurs" at Miami Dade College. Remember limited seating is available! Get your tickets here: http://ow.ly/w4RA30inPkx
South Florida Business Journal Ventures Reporter Debora Lima will be moderating "Founders Talk: The Real Stories of Food Entrepreneurs" on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. at Miami Dade College's Wolfson campus in downtown Miami. For more info, go to www.betterfoodmovement.org.
Thank you edible South Florida for spotlighting the Better Food Movement! Join us in discussing new innovations that are being made in order to deliver healthier choices to consumers. Have you reserved your tickets yet? Register today! http://ow.ly/w4RA30inPkx
"We don’t need more social media posts about the food we eat, says Ryan Amsel. “We need more people to take a stake in developing expertise of in how to create great food – from soil awareness, growing, processing, distributing, storing, preparing and serving. We need a community that is activ...
Join us on Feb 21 at Miami Dade College at 10:30AM, along with Kubs Lalchandani to discuss the future of food innovations in Florida. Reserve your tickets now! http://ow.ly/w4RA30inPkx #BetterFood #BFM2018
Lalchandani Simon partner Kubs Lalchandani will be speaking in the upcoming event “Spotlighting Best Practices in Food Innovations” on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus.
This event is organized by Better Food Movement BFM for Entrepeneurs, Tastemakers and Future Food Leaders.
Better Food Movement is building a better food ecosystem that supports, connects, and informs food, beverage, and culinary innovators by building a network throughout the supply chain. Join BFM to develop professional partnerships, hear from industry leaders, and expose your business to the network of professionals. Enjoy a catered lunch, be a part of the first Better Food Innovator Awards, and stay for the afternoon to sample food and beverage exhibitors at the “Made in Miami” Tastings & Networker.
The Better Food Movement Conference 2018 is ready to serve some food knowledge and highlight new food innovation opportunities! Limited spacing available so, reserve your tickets today: http://ow.ly/DZuk30imuKn
Find out how Chef Allen Campbell became a household name in Boston as the personal chef and nutritionist to Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen from 2013-2016, and how his new prepared food concept AVAIL, will be changing the game for fast, healthy food.
http://ow.ly/O22v30ikCAu
TB12 via Haute Living
Allen Campbell, former personal wellness chef and nutritionist to Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, recently unveiled AVAIL, a healthy prepared food concept.
See rockstar Shannon Allen, founder of Grown speak about "Real Food for Fast People" at the upcoming Better Food Movement Conference on Feb 21.
Get your tickets while they last!
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Shannon Allen is joining me here at SFA News LIVE and we are talking Grown, fast food, the restaurant business and how to think about food as fuel!
Grown #WFFS18 #FoodInnovationNation
Do you Love Food? Are you interested in advancing or starting a food business? Join us on Feb 21 Miami Dade College along with The New Tropic to discuss the "Future of Food in Florida."
Limited Seating Available - Register Today.
The Better Food Movement Conference on Feb 21, 2018 Do you Love Food? Do you wish you could meet with top chefs from every country to taste their dishes? Meet the keynote speaker Einav Gefen who works with 250 chefs worldwide as the Executive Corporate Chef at Unilever Food Solutions. The conference...
Our Keynote is Announced! Global Culinary Leader Einav Gefen will share her vision on "Food Innovation - The Future of Food" http://ow.ly/nSKs30i1JOI
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For many parents, 4:30 pm is crunch-time. Kids are running amok and the pressure is on to make a dinner that will satisfy the whole family. In a personal sto...
Limited VIP Seating Available! Register Early for the 2nd annual Better Food Movement Conference on Feb 21, Miami Dade College - Wolfson Campus Miami Culinary Institute
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The Better Food Movement Conference on Feb 21, 2018 The conference will be a premier event launching the beginning of Food Week 2018. The event is hosted by Miami Dade College, the Miami Culinary Institute, and Natcom Global and will spotlight: "Best Practices in Food Innovation” The program will ...
"If your idea has social impact, there will eventually be somebody who is going to want to help you." FoodBytes by Rabobank
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FoodBytes! brings innovative food/tech startup founders together with seasoned professionals in the food and agriculture industry. FoodBytes! founder Manuel Gonzalez, a yogurt entrepreneur turned banker, gives pointers to early-stage entrepreneurs.
Topping the List of Food Trend Predications for 2018 is: Product/Brand Transparency
RXBAR Vice Cream #FoodTrends
Concentric mines a variety of sources for a top 7 list of 2018 food, beverage, CPG trends to watch for, including plant-based and sustainable products
The Future of Food is Traceability and Transparency. #Blockchain company, Viant, and the World Wildlife Fund, is providing a step-by-step way to verify a fish’s journey from the ocean to the market to the dinner plate.
From the sea to the dinner plate.
A Silicon Valley food startup is looking to spill a lot of milk in grocery stores across America—by offering shoppers a replica of the real thing. - Perfect Day
“I honestly think that in five years I don’t know why anyone would use plant-based proteins in certain products anymore."
2018's entrepreneurs to watch in the US food and beverage market are flogging everything from basil seed beverages to designer proteins, banana-fueled desserts and farmer’s cheese protein bars. Beyond the Shoreline Finless Foods DouxMatok
http://ow.ly/6PHV30hD4hz
FoodNavigator-USA's latest round of entrepreneurs to watch in the US food and beverage market are flogging everything from basil seed beverages to designer proteins, banana-fueled desserts and farmer’s cheese protein bars.
Delish researched the most nutritious packaged foods on supermarket shelves and figured out where to get them on the cheap. Hint: Trader Joes Fan Whole Foods Market Costco
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Load up your cart without emptying your wallet.
From personalized nutrition to a boom in botanicals, here are the seven trends for the natural food industry in 2018, predicted by industry analysts and some of CPG’s biggest players. #FoodTrends http://ow.ly/bN9K30hzifq Sun Basket
The industry is buzzing with predictions about the future of food in 2018. While no one has a crystal ball to know what the new year might bring, we do have data and reports from industry experts making their best educated guesses.
“We hear that carbs are bad, then carbs are good, and fat is bad, then fat is good. The nuance lies in each one of us. What’s right and good for me might not be right and good for you.” - Founder of Habit
http://ow.ly/q0op30hxptB
Habit, an Oakland nutrition start-up, offers personalized data plans. It just needs $299, your blood and your DNA.
Barilla launches a new venture capital fund and innovation hub, called Blu1877, to support innovators in creating the future of sustainable food - “Good food that supports people to live healthy lifestyles and leave a healthy planet to our children.”
http://ow.ly/sRYm30hoQsI via Food Tank: The Food Think Tank
Barilla launches a new venture capital fund and innovation hub, called Blu1877, to support innovators in creating the future of sustainable food.
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