Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

Julie Emmett is the Senior Director of retail partnerships for the Plant Based Foods Association (or PBFA), a trade association representing America’s leading plant-based food companies. Julie develops opportunities for PBFA member companies and retailers to achieve their sales goals through education, data analysis, research and marketing initiatives.   Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.c...

Carmen Santillan, Gary Huerta, and Mike Simms are the founders of Cena Vegan Plant Ranch, a company that does authentic Mexican plant-based meats better than anyone. Cena Vegan launched in 2016 as a taco cart in East Los Angeles and has now expanded into a plant-based meat manufacturer under the Plant Ranch brand. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/cenavegan Newsletter signup: https://ef...

Daniel Karsevar is a formally trained chef, former restaurateur, business consultant, and product development expert with over 15 years of C-Suite expertise in the food industry. Daniel currently serves as CEO of PlantBased Solutions, an award-winning business services company that helps brands develop, launch and scale plant-based food products. PlantBased Solutions has worked to develop product...

In this conversation Brian Kateman, co-founder and President of the Reducetarian Foundation and Nil Zacharias discuss their thoughts on the state of the movement to change the food system and the complexity of having a multitude of solutions to the problem of factory farming, ranging from plant-based and cell-based meat, to regenerative agriculture.  Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/hu...

Michelle Adelman in co-founder and CEO of Infinite Foods, a go-to-market platform for plant-based food brands like Beyond Meat and Oatly to reach Africa and emerging markets faster, with lower risk. Infinite provides a turn-key capability to enable its brand partners to increase revenue and impact by reaching the African consumer and tourism market. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/inf...

Health-Ade Kombucha was founded in 2012 by Daina Trout, her husband Justin, and best friend Vanessa Dew, with a tiny credit card and a big dream: to brew the best tasting and highest quality kombucha you can buy. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/health-ade Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choic...

Aylon Steinhart is the founder and CEO of Eclipse Foods, a Y Combinator-backed startup making plant-based dairy products that are indistinguishable from conventional dairy. Using a novel plant-processing technology, Eclipse gives amazing dairy flavor, texture, and functionality without the health, environmental, and welfare issues attached to traditional dairy. Show notes for this episode: https:/...

50by40 is a global, collective impact organization aiming to cut the global production and consumption of industrialized animal agriculture by 50% by 2040.  Lasse Bruun is 50by40's Global Director. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/50by40 Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Mylk Guys is an online grocery store where you can find the vegan version of everything. They have thousands of the best vegan products on the market, including the largest selection of vegan cheeses in the United States and unique products you can't find elsewhere. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/mylkguys Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil...

Seth Tukerman is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Barùkas, a good for you, good for the planet superfood nut company. The Barùkas Nut has been described as a mix of almond, cashew and peanut – only better – and with less calories. They are extremely nutrient rich and represent an amazing opportunity to reforest our planet, and sustain indigenous communities. Show notes for this episode: htt...

Michael Kuech and Kristel De Groot are co-founders of Your Super, a next-gen industry leader in plant-based living. They sell products that have the nutritional power of fresh produce and the convenience of supplements. The company was founded when Michael was playing tennis at the semi-pro level, and was diagnosed with cancer at age 24. He educated himself on cancer causes, and prevention resulti...

This conversation was recorded live at the Plant Based World Conference & Expo in June 2019. It dives into the early beginnings of humane investing, nearly 10 years ago. Chris and Chuck also share their insights on the current state of the plant-based and cell-based foods industry, advice for entrepreneurs looking to raise investment, the M&A outlook for the near future, predictions for the segmen...

This conversation with Seth Goldman was recorded live at the Plant Based World Conference & Expo on June 8, 2019 in New York City. It was the opening keynote on the second day of the expo, as part of the Eat For The Future Business Forum. Seth Goldman is co-founder of Honest Tea and Executive Chair at Beyond Meat. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/seth-goldman Newsletter signup: https:/...

Sara Bonham is a scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Willow Cup, a California-based food-tech company dedicated to using the endless possibilities of plants to unlock the keys to better aging. The brand’s inaugural product, Perennial, a nutrient dense plant-based beverage, launched in Spring of 2019, and reimagines adult nutrition. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/perennial Newsl...

Phaedra Randolph is the founder and CEO of Spero Foods, a company that produces plant-based dairy and egg products that are optimized to maximize flavor, sustainability, and nutrition—while minimizing cost and eliminating harmful ingredients. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/sperofoods Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter...

Todd Boyman is Co-Founder & CEO of Hungry Planet, the first company to develop a full range of premium plant-based meats -- including beef, chicken, pork, turkey, lamb and crab -- that handle, prepare, cook and taste like conventional meat. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/hungryplanet Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter...

The Fry Family Food Co. (Fry’s) is the leading plant-based brand in South Africa and sell their all plant-based products in over 8,000 stores across 28 countries. They now have more than 40 different products in their range and are finally entering the U.S. market in 2019. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/frys Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow...

The Venerable Tashi Nyima is an ordained monk in the Jonang lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, and leads the Universal Compassion Buddhist Congregation. Known for his directness, clarity of expression, and sense of humor, Lama Tashi shares the Dharma in fluent English and Spanish. He has been an Animal Rights advocate since 1968, and leads twice-yearly meditation retreats for full-time vegan activists....

No Evil Foods is a mission-driven business near Asheville, NC focused on impacting environmental sustainability, public health, and animal welfare through better food choices. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/no-evil-foods Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Sarno is a plant-based chef who is on a mission to get everyone in the world to consume more plants. Throughout his career, Chad has launched six plant-based restaurants in Istanbul, Munich, London and Belgrade, educated young chefs as VP of Plant-Based Wellness at Rouxbe Cooking School and served as the Global Health and Wellness Coordinator and R&D Chef for Whole Foods Market. If that wasn’...

Jeffrey Harris is the co-founder of Plant Power Fast Food, an all vegan fast-food chain.  In this conversation we get into: Why Jeffrey wanted to start a vegan fast food chain and how he found his co-founders to make it a reality. The changing landscape of fast food and he gives his take on big chains like White Castle and Carls Jr offering plant-based options. Jeffrey also shares his vision for w...

Peggy Neu is the President of the Monday Campaigns, the non-profit that originally founded Meatless Monday. In this engaging conversation we get into: Meatless Monday’s strategy for success. How the organization has been able to get this initiative into schools, businesses, local governments, and countries all across the world.  Insight into the simple power of the campaign and what they have done...

Asher Brown is the CEO and Founder of Pollution Studios, a digital content agency, specializing in telling stories across a wide variety of platforms. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/asher-brown Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Audrey Lawson-Sanchez is the CEO of Balanced, a nonprofit aimed at making healthy food more accessible in workplaces, schools, hospitals, universities, and retail spaces across the country. In this conversation, we get into: The concept of food environments and how this plays a major role in our ability to choose better options. How institutions can change their overall approach to meal planning i...

John Mackey is the founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market. He helped fuel the rise of organic and natural food in the United States and also popularized the idea of “Conscious Capitalism.” John is a best selling author and recently came out with a companion to the, The Whole Foods Diet, called the Whole Foods Cookbook. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/john-mackey-2 Newsletter signup: ht...