The Plantbased Business Hour
Focused on the innovation companies working in food systems transformation, tune into The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to hear from venture capitalists, CEOs, investors, analysts, entrepreneurs, and start-ups who are launching new initiatives for sustainable and profitable food companies. The world is set with a daunting task: make more food in a shorter amount of time that is more nutritious while using fewer resources and while creating less planetary and personal health damage. What are the innovations that will get us there? Grab a front row seat to the profitable and solution-oriented business arena of Sustainable Food Systems on The Plantbased Business Hour.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
To Be Continued
Elysabeth is taking a break from recording the Plantbased Business Hour this summer while she is away enjoying her travels and will be back in the fall with more episodes!
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Corporate Lawyer Turned Vegan Book Author: Christine Mott
What would make a corporate lawyer write a children's book about the New York City Zoo owl, Flaco, that escaped to freedom? Join The Plantbased Business Hour and Awesome Vegans Podcast for an in dept…
What's Next for Oatly? With Julie Kunen, Co-Lead Global Sustainability
Julie Kunen, Co-Lead Global Sustainability and Senior Director of Regenerative Agriculture Director, discusses what is next for Oatly and the sustainability successes and targets for 2030.
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Foods System Shift By the Numbers with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Professor and Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois discusses the growing need for food system transformation and the structure that will allow for a rapid shift to t…
Why Is The Department of Energy Investing in Food Innovation? With Mike Messersmith of Tender Food
Why is the Department of Energy investing in food innovation? Mike Messersmith, CEO of Tender Food, shares how and why they got a grant from the Department of Energy.
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Can the Tilt Collective Create a Shift Towards Plant-Rich Diets? With Sarah Lake
New on the scene, the Tilt Collective is trying to encourage a shift to plant-based diets...is it too little, too late or the timing more than perfect?
Sarah Lake, CEO, explains their initiatives for…
2025 and Beyond
Elysabeth wraps up 2024 and discusses the impending shift in food systems transformation beginning in 2025.
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Why Europe Is Leading the World In Plant-based Options with Pascal Bieri of Planted
Why is Europe leading the world in plant-based options? Pascal Bieri, Co-Founder of Planted, discusses the struggles and successes of the European market and the recent turn towards sustainable eatin…
Investing in Food System Transformation with Jason Ingle
Jason W. Ingle, Founder and Managing Partner of Third Nature Investments, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the powerful lever for societal and environmental impact th…
The Demand for Plant-based, Juicy Steak with Amos Golan of Chunk Foods
Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, Amos Golan, talks about the demand and success of thick, juicy, plant-based steaks and the global outlook for foodservice on today's Plantbased Business Hour with Elys…
Will the Election Change U.S. Food Policy?
In this week’s Plantbased Business Hour episode, Elysabeth discusses whether or not the 2024 presidential election will change U.S. food policy.
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What is Plant-Rich Meat and is it a Sell-Out?
Caroline Cotto of Nectar Research and Tim Dale from Food Systems Innovation join me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the results of a recent study around consumer perception of blended (or …
Make It or Break It: Scaling Food Manufacturing with David Ziskind
Founder of Mach Global Advisors, David Ziskind discusses the pros and cons of building out manufacturing or going with a contractor...and keeping it all sustainable.
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Building A Resilient Food System Supply Chain With Jamie Valenti-Jordan
Food Systems Supply Chain Expert Jamie Valenti-Jordan discusses bringing resiliency to the diversified protein supply chain.
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Update from NYC Climate Week
After a busy week away, Elysabeth Alfano returns to recap Climate Week in NYC for 2024.
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How Successful is Plant-based Chicken in the US? With Jeff Gendelman of Daring Foods
2021 was supposed to be the year of plant-based chicken: nuggets, strips, patties were all the rage. CEO and Founder of Daring Chicken, Jeff Gendelman, takes us through the highs and lows of the pl…
What Is the State of the American Farmer? Deputy Under Secretary, USDA, Sanah Baig
What is the state of the American Farmer? Is food insecurity in the US on the rise? What initiatives are upcoming to address feeding more people with fewer resources? What does the USDA science data …
Is 2025 the Year for Financing Food Fast? Ambassador Ertharin Cousin
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Executive Director of the Food Systems for the Future, Ertharin Cousin joins CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss the pi…
Is Nutrition A New Investing Theme? Tufts Research Fellow Suzi Gerber
Chef and USDA-NIFA National Needs Research Fellow at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Suzi Gerber, talks about the new research paper with FAIRR on Nutrition a…
Outlook for Q4 2025 & 2026 for Food Systems Transformation
Elysabeth discusses her outlook for Q4 of 2025 and the next two years in the plant-based sector.
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