On Tuesday, June 22 we spoke with food and beverage industry leaders about the +$300B Functional Foods & Beverages category.
Check out this recording of the event in our series, What’s Next Now to learn more about how consumer preferences are evolving, the explosion of functional foods and the opportunity for dairy entrepreneurs to leverage the ‘original super food’ by tapping into the natural functional benefits of milk.
Hear from panelists including: Elizabeth Crawford of Food Navigator-USA, Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News and Donna Berry from Dairy Communications Inc. Gain insight from industry leaders Bob Carroll of California Milk Advisory Board, Dr. Michelle Slimko of Dairy Management Inc. and James Crawford of IRI Worldwide.
Panel I: The Consumer Trends Shaping the Future of Functional Foods
- Elizabeth Crawford Deputy Editor, FoodNavigator-USA
- Joel Hastings Editor, DairyBusiness News
- Donna Berry Editor, Consultant and Food Guru at Dairy & Food Communications, Inc.
Panel II: Unlocking Functional Benefits Through Product Innovation
- Dr. Michelle L. Slimko SVP, Nutrition & Environmental Research, Dairy Management Inc.
- Bob Carroll Vice President of Business Development at California Milk Advisory Board
- John Crawford Vice President, Client Insights – Dairy
- IRI
Founded in 2014, VentureFuel is an independent innovation consultancy based out of New York City. We build and accelerate innovation programs for industry leaders by unlocking the power of what we call “external innovation” via startup collaborations. Our programs focus on changing the behaviors and beliefs necessary to unlock new sources of growth.
What’s Next, Now
Launched this year, this event series is focused on the industries and functions that are at the greatest risk of being disrupted.
Each month, we invite a corporate innovator, venture capitalist and startup entrepreneur to come together for a panel discussion about the products, services and technologies shaping tomorrow’s change, today.
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