| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Grant Cupps |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
When we created Urban Plates, our goal was simple: To use the best ingredients possible to create wholesome, delicious food that`s prepared before our guests` eyes just the way they want it. Our hope is that by making real food prepared by real chefs accessible to everyone in a convenient, comfortable setting we can empower anyone interested in making better food choices to be a bit healthier, happier and hopeful about the future. We`re based in San Diego, CA and found throughout the San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles areas, with additional locations in Northern California and Washington D.C.
Do Good Foods is creating a more sustainable food system at scale that combats climate change with urgency and action. Founded by the Kamine Family, Do Good Foods uses technologically advanced infrastructure to reduce food waste by collecting grocery surplus that would otherwise go to landfills (after human donations occur), converts it to animal feed, and uses it to create carbon-reduced, delicious food that consumers can purchase at their local supermarket. This closed-loop system delivers an economic and environmental impact that is scaling nationwide. This new way of upcycling surplus grocery food empowers consumers to be a part of the solution to fight food waste and combat climate change with their everyday purchases. Do Good Foods, Good for Plate & Planet™.
BlueNalu`s mission is to be the global leader in cell-cultured seafood, providing consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability and diversity of our oceans. Consumers worldwide have become increasingly aware of the challenges that exist in our fishing and seafood industry. BlueNalu will disrupt the current industry practice, in which fish are farmed or wild-caught in our oceans and seas. Instead, we will produce real seafood products directly from fish cells, in a way that is healthy for people, humane for animals, and sustainable for our planet.
Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company whose history can be traced back over 60 years. As a FTSE 100 listed company we generated an annual revenue of £17.8 billion in the year to 30 September 2015, operate in around 50 countries, employ over 500,000 people and serve over 4 billion meals every year. The company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio. By combining fresh ideas with the industry’s greatest talent, we continue to set the standards for food and service excellence. Behind everything we do at Compass Group is a focus on Great People, Great Service and Great Results! This approach is key to our provision of food and support services to clients across the globe. Increasingly clients ask us to provide a consolidated range of support services as well. With experts in place to deliver hotel support services, cleaning, building maintenance, reception and security, to name but a few, the Compass team has all the skills clients need when outsourcing other non-core activities.
We love meat. However, the way conventional meat is produced today creates challenges for the environment, animal welfare and human health. With global consumers spending nearly $1 trillion per year on meat, and demand for meat expected to double in the coming decades, one thing is clear: we need a better way to feed a hungry world. That`s why we started Memphis Meats. Our goal is simple: to change the way meat gets to your plate. We`re developing a way to produce real meat from animal cells, without the need to feed, breed and slaughter actual animals. We expect our products to be better for the environment (requiring up to 90% fewer greenhouse gas emissions, land and water than conventionally-produced meat), the animals and public health. And most importantly, they`re delicious. With our home-base in the San Francisco Bay Area, we`re combining the innovative spirit of Silicon Valley and the rich food traditions of the American south to provide a better meat and world.