Louise Palmer-Masterton is the founder of Stem + Glory, a vegan restaurant chain with two sites in Cambridge, England, and a brand new flagship store which is now open in central London. She is an expert in launching new businesses and in crowdfunding, with experience of founding a wide range of startups including a digital arts and multimedia company and one of the most recognised yoga brands in the UK, CAMYOGA.
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Rich Kelleman – Pet Food: The Paradox of Meat
The issue of sustainability in pet food is enormous and one that is not yet addressed anywhere close to as much as is imperative. The number of pet dogs across the planet has been estimated at 900 million, so let that sink in for a second, then understand that the pet food industry creates unfathomable sustainability issues and needs to be disrupted just as much as human food.
Skinny Bitch: Why Now is the Right Time to Start a Vegan Business
Skinny Bitch, for those who aren’t already aware of the diet craze from last decade, is a diet book written by former modelling agent Rory Freedman and former model Kim Barnouin. The book, which advocates a purely plant-based diet and includes sections on factory farming and animal cruelty, was a phenomenal hit especially in the UK and in Canada, after Victoria Beckham was pictured carrying a copy.
Jacy Reese – Author of The End of Animal Farming
Jacy Reese is a writer, social scientist, and co-founder of the Sentience Institute. He has previously worked as a senior fellow at Sentience Politics, and as Chair of the board of directors for Animal Charity Evaluators. His work focuses on anti-speciesism, cellular agriculture, and on educating about factory farming. In 2017 Reece was recognized as one of Vice’s Humans of the Year.
Andrew Infantino of Copper Branch on the Food Revolution
Andrew Infantino is the son of Rio Infantino, founder and CEO of Canadian plant-based restaurant chain Copper Branch. He is also Director of Marketing for the hugely successful chain, which recently announced their expansion out of Canada and into the USA for the coming months, as well as a total of 150 additional franchise outlets.
[Business Insiders] Washington Post Bestselling Author Paul Shapiro about Clean Meat
For the next installment of our Expert Opinion section we are delighted to present a guest post from Paul Shapiro, author of the Washington Post bestselling book Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, experienced TEDx speaker, co-host of the Business for Good Podcast, and well-known advocate for animal rights and food sustainability.
[Business Insiders] Amanda Thomson on the Future of the Alcoholic Beverage Industry
In the second of our new Expert Opinion section, ex-BBC broadcaster turned wine expert and CEO of Thomson & Scott, whose range includes the famous Skinny brand, discusses her opinion on the future trends in the market for alcoholic beverages. Will people eventually quit alcohol in the way that we are slowly, but surely, quitting meat….?
[Business Insiders] Julian Nicholson – Fundraising at a Grass-roots Level
Financing is something that plays a part in all of our lives in some form, whether it’s for the individual, funding for small business, or investment strategy for larger firms and corporations. Vegan businesses must also strategise financially, however with vegan organisations the funding is usually sourced ethically and from different avenues to mainstream business.