Monday, August 20, 2018

Good Food conference launches

The Good Food Institute has announced the Good Food Conference, “the only event in the world focused on accelerating the commercialization of plant-based and clean meat”.

It features those who are developing alternatives to meat that look, taste and have mouth feel like meat.

The meeting will be in Berkley, California, September 6 and 7, but many more are expected to follow the proceedings via the internet at goodfoodconference.com.

Attendees are expected to include “the world's leading scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers and investors.” Conference panelists are slated to include former United States Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman, the founders of Impossible Foods and Memphis Meats, and representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Archer-Daniel Midlands, Kraft Heinz, Kellogg's, MosaMeat, Spark Capital, Tyson Ventures and others, the organizers said.

Journalists from The New York TimesWall Street Journal,BBC, Good Morning America, Vox, Inc. Magazineand MIT Technology Review are among the scheduled moderators