The Future of Food: Kick-off Event

3208 South Congress Avenue,Austin TX 78704

03 November, 2021

Description

A kick-off event to unite industry leaders in designing the future of our local food system Tàstès and Little Herds, in partnership with SKU, Naturally Austin, Good Work Austin, The Cook’s Nook and Launchpoint Culinary Services formally invite you to collaborate with key members in our local Consumer Packaged Goods and Food & Beverage communities in designing the “future of food” initiative. The goal of this event is to unite key agents across all facets of the local food system in building a better food future for Austin and Central Texas. Decision makers, Founders, Investors, Thought-Leaders and Community Influencers will be attending this intimate and private event on November 3rd, from 2pm - 5pm CST. The kick-off event serves as an introduction to a series of upcoming initiatives as part of the future of food initiative and we’d like to invite you to introduce your initiative that aligns with the future of food to our existing lineup: Tàstès “Brands Take Flight”: a free 14 part series helping brands in and around Austin start or take their business to the next level! Good Work Austin A food-focused series set in our local parks, presented by Good Work Austin and the Lower Colorado River Authority The Cook’s Nook and Little Herds’ Conference on Food Resilience, Access and Equity II: https://www.foodresiliency.net/ Naturally Austin - Naturally Austin is the industry hub for consumer goods in Central Texas. We work with industry stakeholders - entrepreneurs, brands, retailers, distributors, service providers, CPG professionals, and investors - to make Austin the best place to launch and scale a consumer goods company. Join us as an individual or corporate member to access 50+ educational and networking events in 2022. SKU - The nation’s top consumer-products accelerator is accepting applications for the ‘22 track. The track kicks off January through April and includes best-of-class curriculum and mentorship from the nation’s top CPG leaders. If you’re an innovative brand in a hot category, apply here,.here.https://fs23.formsite.com/impactSKU/ahsnkceatj/index.html Launchpoint Culinary Services - Offering 30-minute consults, pro-bono, to food and beverage startups in the qualifying region. What’s going to happen? You will get the opportunity to demonstrate, discuss, and collaborate with businesses aligned with your mission. Gain insight into the future from thought leaders, innovative startups, product demonstrations using future ingredients like insects, seaweed & plant-based protein alternatives. Experience the grocery store of tomorrow from Tàstès with a mini pop-up market demonstrating what it’ll be like to put people over profit. You and your guests will enjoy healthy and nutritious locally produced food while listening to keynote speakers sharing their insight into The Future of Food and ideas on how we can work together to achieve the initiative.