Today, our speaker is Gerardo PerezCamargo, Vice President of R&D at Freshpet. He joins Freshpet with nearly 25 years of pet nutrition, welfare, and research & development experience, including various leadership roles at Nestle Purina and Mars, Incorporated. Freshpet is one of the fastest-growing pet food brands. Their mission is to bring the power of…

Today, our speaker is Charles Merinoff, Principal founder of Breakthru Beverage Group (BBG). He currently serves as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BBG. Breakthru Beverage Group is a leading North American beverage wholesaler driving innovation in the marketplace with a nimble and insightful approach to business. It is a family-owned and operated company across…

Today, our speaker is Guy Dean, President/GM at Organic Ocean Seafood Inc. He has been involved in the seafood industry for over 30 years with farmers, harvesters, fishers, processors, and distributors. He is passionate about supporting and promoting the consumption of sustainable seafood and particularly the long-term viability of the seafood industry. Organic Ocean was…

Today, the leading producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits discuss how Blockchain technology increases transparency and accountability in marketing. Our speaker is Sara Master, Senior Director of eCommerce Marketing & Digital Shelf Senior Director, eCommerce Marketing & Digital Shelf of Constellation Brands – The leading producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits…

Today we learn about various retail trends and challenges from our speaker is Jessica Keahey, Founder of Sweet Freedom Cheese – the first independently-owned, full-service, cut-to-order cheese shop in Arkansas. Jessica founded Sweet Freedom in 2013 and has studied extensively with cheesemakers and mongers in the US and around the globe before opening the cheese…

Today, a leading producer and importer of the best meats and cheeses, discuss their take on food trends and challenges in the industry and how they kept their business prospering and progressing throughout this pandemic. Our speaker is William Roche, Chief Executive Officer at S. Clyde Weaver Inc. William took over the CEO position from…

Today’s discussion focuses on agricultural risk management in the financial area. Our speaker is Isaque Eberhardt – CEO and Co-Founder of Agryo, a global agriculture risk intelligence provider and data driven AgFintech platform that creates credit profiles for traditionally under-served farming families through sophisticated risk intelligence and predictive yield algorithms. Agryo supports financing through data…

Today’s discussion is on various trends and challenges in the seafood industry from the world leader in importing, distribution and manufacturing. Today, our speaker is Kim Gorton. She is the President and CEO of Slade Gorton and Company – a third-generation, woman-owned family business operating in the seafood industry. Slade Gorton is one of America’s…

Today’s discussion focuses on Regulatory Affairs and the biggest challenges in the Food Industry. Our speaker today is Alex Walsh. He is the Associate Vice President for Regulatory Affairs (NDFA). Alex manage all aspects of communications including media relations, social media, publications and internal and external communications. Additionally, he manages all public relations, membership information,…

Today’s discussion focuses on sustainability, traceability and leveraging technology in the food industry.Our speaker today is Craig Gentry. He is the Vice President and General Manager of the Food Service Business Unit of Idahoan Foods, sitting on the executive team responsible for the entire company. For nearly 60 years, Idahoan Foods has been the gold…