Unexpected Uses of Upcycled Foods
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Join Kathryn Britton for an exploration of how upcycled foods are being formulated to enhance products across cosmetics, pet and animal food, personal and home care, and beyond.
Kathryn Britton - Director of Innovation, Where Food Comes From
As Director of Innovation for Where Food Comes From, Kathryn is a solutions seeker who is passionate about challenging the status quo and innovating in transparent and impactful ways with the goal of elevating food systems and adding value to the people and families that shape them.
Jeannine Davison - Founder & CEO, Amai
Jeannine Davison is Founder and CEO of Amai, the San Diego start up championing sustainability with an innovative edible cup made from upcycled ingredients, embodying their solution to address global waste. With a win-win to mitigate climate change, Amai repurposes discarded grains from the brewing industry into a 100% biodegradable single-use alternative to traditional paper and plastic cups. With over thirty years experience in product development through high-volume manufacturing, Jeannine is excited to embark on the next phase of growth for Amai, scaling operations to more than one million cups per month to meet growing demand.
Liz Weaver - Director of Marketing, GTF Technologies
Liz Weaver is a passionate and dynamic Marketing Director at GTF Technologies, an innovative manufacturer providing technology to solve some of the world's most challenging problems around waste. Liz loves blending creativity and strategic thinking to drive business results. With six years of product development, merchandising, marketing, and sales experience in the CPG space, Liz was thrilled to take on B2B marketing for GTF three years ago. Drawn to GTF’s mission to change the narrative from “food waste” to “food asset” and creating profitable, sustainable, and philanthropic solutions for businesses.
Harry McIlwraith - General Manager, The Upcycled Beauty Company
Harry graduated from the University of Bath in 2009 where he studied Chemistry. He joined the contract manufacturer Acheson & Acheson Ltd, starting off as Laboratory Technician and worked his way to Technical Manager before joining The Upcycled Beauty Company as General Manager in 2020. In 2023, Harry was also invited to join the Advisory Committee of the Sustainable Beauty Coalition formed by the British Beauty Council.