The Sustainable Foods Summit takes palce in San Francisco on 17-18 January 2012. Featured topics include de-commoditization case studies, sustainable sourcing, plant-based proteins, agricultural innovations and food security.
Featured Speakers Include:
Keith Lord, Director of Sourcing, Sambazon: Learn how sustainable ingredients can create positive social and environmental impacts. Sambazon has grown to become the world's largest supplier of açaí products.
Mia-Pascale Marchand, Manager of Environmental Affairs, Metro Canada:A leading retail group shares its experiences with sustainable food products. What really works in supermarkets? How is Metro tackling the sustainability challenges?
Industry Participation
The Sustainable Foods Summit will bring together senior executives from across the food industry to debate key sustainability issues. Confirmed participants include ...
Natural & sustainable food companies: Nature's Path Foods, SunOpta, Turtle Mountain, Amy's Kitchen, Niman Ranch, Fairfood Int., Annie's, Turbana, etc.
Large food & beverage firms: General Mills, Stemilt Growers, William J. Roe & Sons, American Licorice, Grupo Altex, Compass Group, etc.
Retailers & distributors: Safeway, Frontier Natural Products, Metro Canada, Kaia Foods, Starbucks Coffee, etc.
Industry organizations & NGOs: Organic Trade Association, Non-GMO Project, Fair Trade USA, UNCTAD (United Nations), Soil & More, Rainforest Alliance, MSC, Food Co-op Initiative, etc.
Only the Sustainable Foods Summit brings together key stake-holder groups at international summits.
Click here to receive the conference program. Read the sustainable ingredients news article here.
Who Should Attend?
The summit is geared at business, marketing and technical professionals from food manufacturers, ingredient firms, retailers & distributors, industry organizations & certification agencies, researchers, investors as well as others looking at sustainability in the food industry.
About the Summit
The aim of the Sustainable Foods Summit is to explore new horizons for eco-labels and sustainability in the food industry by discussing key industry issues in a high level forum.
Organized by Organic Monitor, this is the 5th edition of this international series of summits.
For immediate attention, contact:
Cora Meyer at +44 20 8567 0788
or email cmeyer@organicmonitor.com