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The countdown is on! ⏳ There are just 14 days left until the Americas heat of the Global Food Tech Awards closes – and we’re thrilled to introduce our expert panel of judges! 🏆✨ These industry leaders bring unmatched expertise in food innovation, sustainability, investment, and technology, ensuring that the most groundbreaking startups get the recognition they deserve. 🌱💡 💡 Bill Aimutis, Co-director Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein 💡 Jane Lee, Strategic Innovation Lead at Cargill 💡 Steven Finn, Co-founder of Siddhi Capital 💡 Elizabeth Crawford, Senior Editor at FoodNavigator US 💡 Sara Eckhouse, Executive Director of FoodShot Global If you're a food tech start-up in the Americas, this is your moment! 🚀 Apply now and put your innovation in front of top-tier industry decision-makers. Don't miss your chance to gain global recognition, connect with VCs, and take your brand to the next level! 📅 Deadline: February 28, 2025 🔗 Apply now: globalfoodtechawards.com Tag a start-up that should apply! ⬇️🍽️✨ #FoodTech #Innovation #StartupAwards #GlobalFoodTechAwards

#WorldFoodDay is today, which is a great opportunity to thank all the changemakers working tirelessly around the globe to transform our food industry for the better by growing, producing & distributing food that is more sustainable, accessible & nutritious. There is definitely still more work to be done, but we are heading in the right direction. Honored to be featured in "The magnificent 99+1 shaping global foodtech" list of TheFoodCons & Antonio Iannone, alongside many friends I amire Daniel Skavén Ruben, Bruno Meireles de Sousa, Marina Schmidt 🍎🍏, Giulia M. Stellari, Gerard Chia, Lia Carlucci 🌱, Victor E. Friedberg, Christina Senn-Jakobsen, Amir Zaidman, Camille Bossel, Dan Altschuler, Bodil Sidén, Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, Ryan Bethencourt & so many others. The full list: https://lnkd.in/dNMizgcD

Tomorrow Food Tank and The James Beard Foundation kick-off #ClimateWeekNYC! Incredible line-up of 40+ speakers including (in alpha order): Dr. Ricardo Abramovay, University of São Paulo and President of Imaflora's Board of Directors; Chef Eric Adjepong; Yemi Amu, Oko Farms; Eric Archambeau, Astanor; Kiki Aranita, New York Magazine; Rupa Bhattacharya, Transformative Change Agent; Corey Blumenthal, Shake Shack; Mark Bittman, The Bittman Project and Community Kitchen, Bestselling Author and Former New York Times Columnist; Rebecca Chesney, Guckenheimer; Julia Collins, Planet FWD; Ertharin Cousin, Food Systems of the Future; Stacy Dean, GW Global Food Institute; Michael K. Dorsey, Arizona State University, Around the Corner Capital; Sheryll Durrant, Just Food; Sara Eckhouse, FoodShot Global; Curt Ellis, FoodCorps; Paul Fairhead, Guckenheimer; Jessica Fanzo, Columbia Climate School; Kathleen Finlay, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming; Brian Fowler, BLACKBARN; Jeff Frank, Organic Valley; Evan Fraser, University of Guelph; Kwan-Yin Graw, Capricorn Investment Group; Seanicaa (Edwards) Herron, Freedmen Heirs Foundation; Sarela Herrada, SIMPLi; Tony Hillery, Harlem Grown; Ora Kemp, MPH, NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy; Leslie Kapin, Astanor; Michael Kedala, Guckenheimer; Steven Jennings, Ahold Delhaize USA; JJ Johnson, Celebrity Chef; Anna Lappé, The Global Alliance for the Future of Food; Andy Levitt, Brightly; Paul Lightfoot, Patagonia Provisions; Brandon Lombardi, Sprouts Farmers Market; Hunter Lovins, NOW Partners Foundation; Ron Mardesen, Niman Ranch; Anne Engammare McBride, PhD, The James Beard Foundation; Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and author; Qiana Mickie, Office of Urban Agriculture, New York City; Eric Mittenthal, Meat Institute; Marion Nestle, New York University; Liz Neumark, Great Performances; Lotanna Obodozie, The National Young Farmers Coalition; Fernanda Facchini, Natura; Clare Reichenbach, James Beard Foundation; Dorothy Shaver, Unilever; Chloe Sorvino, Forbes; Tara Smith Swibel, Terra Regenerative Capital and Teens for Food Justice; Chef Pierre Thiam, Yolele; Karen Washington, Rise & Root Farm; and Kelly Whitaker, winner of James Beard Foundation’s outstanding restaurateur 2024. All day delicious food thanks to our partners Great Performances! Join us (also streaming live at FoodTank.com): https://lnkd.in/etwfJvC6.

Imagine a technology that could give farmers an accurate, quantifiable picture of their individual farm's #GHG emissions... Now imagine what that technology could do for the reporting and verification services in the ecosystem service markets. A new FFAR-funded study led by researchers at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Agroecosystem Sustainability Center and University of Minnesota shows how AI & supercomputing can do just that! FoodShot Global Follow the link in the comments to learn more about this 1st of its kind technology that could be a game-changer.

Join me and Food Tank at #ClimateWeekNYC. We just announced ten events and 200+ speakers. See the full schedule here: https://lnkd.in/eHFCCjAu Starting with Mon, Sept 23rd. “Restaurants and Farms are Key Solutions to the Climate Crisis.” Food Tank and the The James Beard Foundation in collaboration with Planet FWD, Brightly, Astanor and The Protein PACT. Speaking: Chef Eric Adjepong; Yemi Amu, Oko Farms; Eric Archambeau, Astanor Ventures; Kiki Aranita, New York Magazine; Rupa Bhattacharya, The Culinary Institute of America; Corey Blumenthal, Shake Shack; Mark Bittman, Founder, Former New York Times Columnist; Julia Collins, Planet FWD; Ertharin Cousin, Food Systems of the Future; Stacy D., GW Global Food Institute; Michael K. Dorsey, Around the Corner Capital; Sheryll Durrant, Just Food; Sara Eckhouse, Executive Director, FoodShot Global; Curt Ellis, FoodCorps; Jessica Fanzo, Columbia Climate School; Kathleen Finlay, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming; Brian Fowler, BLACKBARN; Jeff Frank, Organic Valley; Evan Fraser, University of Guelph; Kwan-Yin Graw, Capricorn Investment Group; Sarela Herrada, SIMPLi; Tony Hillery, Harlem Grown; Ora Kemp, NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy; Leslie Kapin, Astanor Ventures; Steven Jennings, Ahold Delhaize USA; Chef JJ Johnson; Anna Lappé, The Global Alliance for the Future of Food; Andy Levitt, Founder, Brightly; Paul Lightfoot, Patagonia Provisions; Brandon Lombardi, Sprouts Farmers Market; Hunter Lovins, NOW Partners Foundation; Ron Mardesen, Niman Ranch; Anne Engammare McBride, PhD, The James Beard Foundation; Bill McKibben, American environmentalist and author; Qiana Mickie, Office of Urban Agriculture, New York City; Eric Mittenthal, North American Meat Institute; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Marion Nestle; Liz Neumark, Great Performances; Lotanna Obodozie, The National Young Farmers Coalition; Angela Pinhati, Natura; Clare Reichenbach, James Beard Foundation; Dorothy Shaver, Unilever; Chloe Sorvino, Forbes; Chef Pierre Thiam, Yolele & Teranga; Karen Washington, Rise & Root Farm; Kelly Whitaker, winner of James Beard Foundation’s outstanding restaurateur 2024, and many more!

FoodShot Global just shared the 3 startups below accepted into their 2023 FoodShot GroundBreaker Prize on F6S. Program provides equity investment of up to $10 million for innovative FoodShot companies. More on their opportunity at https://lnkd.in/geJNiQQg and meet the startups: Atarraya Inc www.f6s.com/atarraya-inc - Atarraya uses Biotech, AI and Automation to produce shrimp sustainably ThinkAqua www.f6s.com/thinkaqua - A charity developing sustainable aquaculture globally Hydro Generation https://lnkd.in/gPu8E2F9 - A platform for generating hydrologic forecasts Congrats to Rajiv Singh, Victor E. Friedberg, Sara Eckhouse the founders and the rest of the teams.

Meet the winners of  FoodShot Global’s latest innovation challenge, which focused on water – and how tech can help protect water as a resource for food and agriculture... #agbiotech #aquaculture #smallholderfarmers #water #waterconservation Laura Condon | Daniel Russek | Atarraya Inc | Alexandra Pounds | ThinkAqua

Can companies drive food system transformation? Join me and a panel of esteemed professionals, including Julia Johnson, MDiv, MS, Sara Eckhouse, and Heather Courtney, as we explore the role of companies as catalysts for change. Together, we'll discuss the conditions necessary for transformative action and the role each of us can play in driving change in the food ecosystem. Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to engage in this and many other important conversations at the #Food4Thought summit at Harvard University this weekend. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e6Gu3_nm #foodsystems #startups #corporateleadership #sustainability