| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.03.2025 | Why Are Egg Prices Skyrocketing: Again?
Why Are Egg Prices Skyrocketing: Again? | Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, an Advisor to a food innovation ETF. She is a consultant to multi-national companies focused on sustainability and an Advisor to C-Suite interested in understanding the growth and whitespaces ... |
| 03.03.2025 | The Future of Aerospace and Food Innovation: A Dual Path to Sustainability | In the modern landscape, two industries stand at a crossroads: aerospace and food innovation. Both sectors face immense challenges but also hold the keys to a sustainable future. As we navigate through the complexities of these fields, we u... |
| 27.02.2025 | Top Three Reasons Investing in Food Innovation Will Take Center Stage Before 2030
Top Three Reasons Investing in Food Innovation Will Take Center Stage Before 2030 | Elysabeth Alfano is the CEO of VegTech™ Invest, an Advisor to a food innovation ETF. She is a consultant to multi-national companies focused on sustainability and an Advisor to C-Suite interested in understanding the growth and whitespaces ... |
| 19.01.2025 | The Future of Food: Navigating the Shift to Sustainable Proteins | The world is at a crossroads. Climate change looms large, and our food systems are under scrutiny. The need for sustainable practices has never been more urgent. Two recent discussions shed light on the evolving landscape of food production... |
| 15.01.2025 | Can the Tilt Collective Create a Shift Towards Plant-Rich Diets? Find Out From Sarah Lake | New on the scene, the Tilt Collective is trying to encourage a shift to plant-based diets…is it too little, too late or is the timing more than perfect? The CEO, Sarah Lake, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plant... |
| 12.12.2024 | The Green Wave: Europe’s Plant-Based Revolution and the Crypto Shift in Esports Betting | Europe is riding a green wave. The continent is at the forefront of the plant-based revolution. Companies like Planted are leading the charge. They are not just selling food; they are selling a lifestyle. The message is clear: sustainabilit... |
| 11.12.2024 | Why is Europe Leading the World in Plant-based Options? With Pascal Bieri of Planted | Why is Europe leading the world in plant-based options? Pascal Bieri, Co-Founder of Planted joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the struggles and successes of the European market ... |
| 04.12.2024 | Investing in Food System Transformation with Jason Ingle of Third Nature Investments | Jason W. Ingle, founder and Managing Partner of Third Nature Investments, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the powerful lever for societal and environmental impact that is inve... |
| 20.11.2024 | The Demand for Plant-based, Juicy Steak with Amos Golan of Chunk Foods | Founder and CEO of Chunk Foods, Amos Golan, joins the CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the demand and success of thick, juicy, plant-based steaks and the global outlook for foodservi... |
| 13.11.2024 | What is Plant-Rich Meat and is it a Sell-Out or a Way Forward? | Caroline Cotto of NECTAR Research and Tim Dale from Food System Innovations join CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the results of a recent study around consumer perception of blended ... |
| 06.11.2024 | What Impact Will the Election Result Have on US Food Policy? | In the recent episode of The Plantbased Business Hour, CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano discusses whether or not the 2024 presidential election result could change U.S. food policy.
You can listen to the podcast here, and bel... |
| 30.10.2024 | Make It or Break It: Scaling Food Manufacturing with David Ziskind | Founder of Mach Global Advisors, David Ziskind, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour, and discusses the pros and cons of building out food manufacturing or going with a co-manufacturer, and h... |
| 09.10.2024 | What is the State of Plant-based Chicken in the US? With CEO of Daring Chicken, Jeff Gendelman | 2021 was supposed to be the year of plant-based chicken: nuggets, strips, patties were all the rage. CEO and Founder of Daring Chicken, Jeff Gendelman, joins CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to... |
| 03.10.2024 | Insights From New York Climate Week | CEO of VegTech Invest and host of The Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth Alfano, recaps her time at NYC Climate Week 2024. She shares the popular topics of discussion and her excitement about food being a focal point in the food systems tr... |
| 01.10.2024 | The Digital Battlefield: Navigating Speech and Safety in the Online World | In the vast expanse of the internet, words wield power. They can uplift or destroy. As we traverse this digital landscape, the conversation around online speech, content moderation, and safety has never been more critical. The podcast "... |
| 25.09.2024 | What is the State of the American Farmer? Deputy Under Secretary of the USDA, Sanah Baig, Explains | What is the state of the American Farmer? Is food insecurity in the U.S. on the rise? What initiatives are upcoming to address feeding more people with fewer resources? What does the USDA science data tell us? Deputy Under Secretary of the ... |
| 18.09.2024 | Is 2025 the Year for Financing Food Fast? Ambassador Ertharin Cousin Weighs In | Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Executive Director of The Food Systems for the Future, Ertharin Cousin, joins CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, on The Plantbased Business Hour to discu... |
| 17.09.2024 | The Shifting Sands of Investment: Navigating Market Turbulence and Environmental Responsibility | The financial landscape is a tempest. Recent events have shaken the foundations of investor confidence. The U.S. stock market experienced a record sell-off in early September 2024. Investors are now left wondering: what’s next? The once-rev... |
| 11.09.2024 | Friends of the Earth Discuss Who Funds the Most Environmentally Damaging Sectors | Monique Mikhail, Senior Program Manager, Climate and Agriculture Finance Program, and Kelly McNamara, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, at Friends of the Earth join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, on The Plantbased Business Hour ... |
| 07.08.2024 | What Can AI do for Food Innovation? Meet LEO, Mattson Co’s New AI Agent, to Find Out | What can AI do for food innovation? Meet LEO, Mattson’s AI Agent and find out! On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour, Chief AI Officer at Mattson, Steve Gundrum, joins CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to take LEO out for a... |
| 05.08.2024 | The Battle for Our Planet: Confronting the Meat Industry's Grip | The planet is in peril. Climate change, health crises, and biodiversity loss loom large. The meat industry stands at the center of this storm. It’s a titan, wielding power and influence, often at the expense of our environment and health. G... |
| 31.07.2024 | How Do We Fight for the Planet? George Monbiot Weighs In | George Monbiot, author, journalist, and environmental activist, joins The Plantbased Business Hour with host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss how to best fight for the planet and how to take no prisoners when it comes... |
| 17.07.2024 | The ‘All In’ Podcast’s Sultan of Science, David Friedberg, on the Diversified Proteins Sector | In advance of the All In Summit this September in Los Angeles and as one of the best Plant-Based Business Hour podcasts of 2023, we are here re-running the All-In Podcast’s Sultan of Science: David Friedberg, CEO of The Production Board on ... |
| 26.06.2024 | Bezos Earth Fund Recipient: North Carolina State University’s William Aimutis and Rohan Shirwaiker | On The Plantbased Business Hour, Rohan Shirwaiker and Bill Aimutis, co-directors of the Bezos Earth Fund Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins at North Carolina State University join host and CEO of VegTech Invest Elysabeth Alfano, to share... |
| 18.06.2024 | Bloomberg Analysts Believe the Energy Transition Will Lead to the Food System Transition | Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the overlap of energy use and food syste... |
| 05.06.2024 | Will 90% of Everything Be Made Through Precision Fermentation? Maria Cho, CEO of Triplebar, on The Plantbased Business Hour | Maria Cho, CEO of Triplebar is a guest on The Plantbased Business Hour. She and Elysabeth Alfano discuss the protein supply chain benefits provided by precision fermentation and when scaling will take place.
Specifically, they discussed
Wha... |
| 21.05.2024 | Why Institutional and Philanthropic Investors Are Focusing on Food – the Milken Institute on the Plant Based Business Hour | Caitlin MacLean, Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute, and Holly Freishtat, Senior Director at Feeding Change, join Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss blended capital and why institutional a... |
| 16.05.2024 | What Is Stakeholder Engagement and is it Important for Food Systems Shift? | Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, Dr. Sasha Goodman, discusses the firm’s recent white paper, in conjunction with Harvard University students, on Stakeholder Engagement for Plant-based Innovation & Diversified Proteins. Along ... |
| 08.05.2024 | Future of Protein Production 2024 on the Plant based Business Hour | Host of The Plantbased Business Hour and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, was recently on a panel at the Future of Protein Production conference in Chicago.
Elysabeth was on the panel discussing investing in food systems transformat... |
| 02.05.2024 | Why Is a Former Meat Company Owner Investing in Cultivated Meat? With Davide Dukcevich | The former owner of Daniele prosciutto and now cultivated meat investor, Davide Dukcevich joins Elysabeth on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to discuss the outlook for cultivated meat AND the outlook for meat.
Specificall... |
| 26.04.2024 | Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? With Mahesh Roy of IIGCC | Will investors embrace food systems transformation? On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano, Mahesh Roy, Investor Strategies Programme Director of the Institutional Group on Climate Change, discusses the IIGCC ... |
| 03.04.2024 | The Investment Thesis Behind Food Systems Transformation: Lombard Odier’s Thomas Hohne-Sparborth | Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers in Switzerland joins the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. They discuss who pays for and who benefits from food systems transformatio... |
| 13.03.2024 | How to Raise Capital in This Economy: Jeffrey Harris of Green Venture Advisory | How to raise capital for your startup or existing company in this restrictive economy? This is what is on every founder’s mind. Jeffrey Harris, CEO of Green Venture Advisory, joins Elysabeth today on the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysab... |
| 27.02.2024 | How to Get Your Food Business Acquired with Yves Potvin | Three-time founder, Yves Potvin, discusses the current state of the plant-based innovation sector and how to grow a food business to be acquired. Having sold Gardein to Conagra and Yves Veggie Cuisine to Hain Celestial, Yves is now champion... |
| 31.01.2024 | How Do We Fight for the Planet? George Monbiot Weighs In | George Monbiot, author, journalist, and environmental activist, joins The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss how to best fight for the planet and how to take no prisoners when it comes to taking on the meat industry and its lobby. He goes ... |
| 09.01.2024 | 2024 Predictions: Investing in Food System Transformation is Here | Here, Elysabeth Alfano and Dr. Sasha Goodman of VegTech Invest give their predictions for 2024. “I do believe that plant-based and alternative proteins are in the right place at the right time! 2023 was such an odd year, but we are seeing t... |
| 04.12.2023 | Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth: “I Can’t Imagine Any Industry That’s Going to Grow More Quickly” | Elysabeth and Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth discuss: What is Mighty Earth and what work does the organization focus on? What campaigns it is currently working on and with what success? What is their perfect storm technique? What is their w... |
| 25.10.2023 | How to Live to 100: Netflix and Blue Zones’ Dan Buettner | Author Dan Buettner who is the founder of Blue Zones and host of Netflix’s Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, joins me to share how you can live to 100 through eating a plant-based diet on The Plantbased Business Hour.
Specifically, th... |
| 26.07.2023 | Is there Overlap Between Regenerative Agriculture and Plant-based Innovation? | Joel Stone, Executive Director of Climate Systems Solutions, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss how regenerative ag and plant-based innovation can work together…if at all. It gets dicey as they dish on where t... |
| 20.07.2023 | Plantible’s Big Bet: Rubi Protein from the Lemna Leaf | Chief Commercial Officer of Plantible Foods, Morgan Keim, is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano giving a special tour of the company’s lemna leaf (AKA duckweed) plant.
Morgan discusses the sustainability and scalability o... |
| 05.07.2023 | Kimberlie Le of Prime Roots on the Plant Based Business Hour | CEO of Prime Roots, Kimberlie Le, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the magic of whole-food, Koji fungi (best pâté ever!) and taking over the deli counter.
Specifically, they discuss:
How Koji can be meats fr... |
| 28.06.2023 | What’s Behind Fatty Meat: Plant Chompers’ Chris MacAskill on The Plantbased Business Hour | Mr. Plant Chompers, Chris MacAskill, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to share why he created the super popular YouTube channel Plant Chompers. Often getting over 100k views, Chris talks about achieving better health a... |
| 06.06.2023 | All In Podcast’s David Friedberg: Plant-based Innovation Can Grow the Economy. Here’s How. | The podcast I have been waiting years to record! The All In Podcast’s Sultan of Science: David Friedberg, CEO of The Production Board, is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss how AI can impact the Plant-based Innovation sector... |
| 30.05.2023 | Animal Liberation Now: Peter Singer on The Plantbased Business Hour | Princeton BioEthics Professor and famed author of over 25 books including The Life You Can Save, the Most Good You Can Do and Animal Liberation, Peter Singer joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his newest book,... |
| 04.08.2022 | Will Synthetic Biology Be the Game-Changer That Shifts the Global Food Supply System Away from Animal-based Products? | Sushmita Venkatraman, Director of Marking and Swami Srinivas, Director of Organism Engineering at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. join Elysabeth Alfano at the Future Food-Tech for a discussion on the growth of the Plant-based Innovation Sector. It’s ... |
| 26.07.2022 | Can We Address Water Security By Moving Icebergs or Cutting Back on Meat? | Thomas Schumann, Sustainability Pioneer, explains how you can invest in water in this ‘Water Century’ to impact critical life on the planet. He and Elysabeth Alfano discuss how Plant-based Innovation and Alternative Proteins positively impa... |
| 07.07.2022 | Is Cultivated Fish Possible at Scale? Find Out From Co-Founder Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype | What will it take to make enough fish from cells to feed the world? If so, what will it take to make enough fish from cells to feed the world? Find out from Co-Founder Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype on this episode of The Plantbased Business Ho... |
| 29.06.2022 | Living By Example for the Most Impact with Jeff Stanford of the Vegan Stanford Inn | Jeff Stanford gives Elysabeth Alfano a tour of the gorgeous Stanford Inn and Resort – all vegan – in Mendocino, CA. It’s a dream get-away on The Plantbased Business Hour!
Specifically, they discuss:
1. The growing interest in vegan and eco-... |
| 27.06.2022 | VegTech and Top Investors Celebrate NYSE Listing of EATV – First Plant-Based Innovation ETF | On June 23rd, VegTech Invest gathered nearly 100 investors, bankers, innovators and Broadway entertainers to celebrate the listing of the VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (NYSE: EATV) on the New York Stock Exchange. The even... |
| 23.06.2022 | Will We See the End of Animal Agriculture in our Lifetimes? Matthew Glover of VFC | Former CEO of VFC, Matthew Glover, is on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the recent video that takes on KFC’s claims of humane animal treatment. We also discuss Matthew’s long, long history in the vegan movement with Veganuary, Mill... |
| 16.06.2022 | Will the World Eat Exotic (Plant-based) Meats? Sunny Kumar of Black Sheep Foods | Sunny Kumar of Black Sheep Foods joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the world’s first and only plant-based lamb products, how they get that authentic flavor and just how (planet) healthy great taste can be.
Specifically, th... |
| 09.06.2022 | Will Plant-based Foods Be a Trillion Dollar Industry? Jim Pakulis, CEO of Boosh Plant-based Brands | CEO of Boosh Plant-based Brands, Jim Pakulis discusses if plant-based consumption will catch up with skyrocketing plant-based investing and become a $1T industry on this edition of The Plantbased Business Hour Elysabeth Alfano.
Specifically... |
| 26.05.2022 | When Will Cultivated Meat Be Approved by the FDA and USDA? CEO of Matrix FT, Eric Jenkusky | What will it take for cultivated meat to succeed? CEO Eric Jenkusky, of cultivated meat scaffolding biotech company Matrix F.T., is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
Specifically, they discuss:
What is scaffolding and w... |
| 11.05.2022 | How Does The Vegan Sausage Get Made? Behind The Scenes at The Better Meat Co. | Don’t you want to know how the vegan sausage is made?! Join Elysabeth Alfano on a live guided tour of The Better Meat Co.’s mycelium plant with Paul Shapiro on The Plantbased Business Hour. After the tour, Elysabeth tastes The Better Meat C... |
| 06.05.2022 | Will Animal Agriculture Be Eliminated? Anuj Maheshwari, Head of Agri-Food Investing at Temasek Responds | Live from Future Food Tech: Anuj Maheshwari, Head of Agri-Food Investing at Temasek discusses their strategy for plant-based innovation and alternative proteins throughout the supply chain. Enjoy this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour... |
| 27.04.2022 | When Will Beyond Meat Have Price Parity with Meat? Director of Communications Shira Zackai Responds | Beyond Meat’s Head of Communications, Shira Zackai, discusses the company’s nutritional and planetary impact on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
Specifically, they discuss,
Beyond Meat’s innovation and growth strategy,
Th... |
| 20.04.2022 | What Will Make People Shift Their Diet? Nil Zacharias, CEO of Plantega | Nil Zacharias of Plantega is creating plant-based deli menus for bodegas across New York. What has field marketing taught this Co-Founder about plant-based consumption, repeat purchases and the adoption curve? Check out this episode of The ... |
| 06.04.2022 | Take Two Foods Founder, and Planterra Foods and Ingredion Top Management Talk Innovation | LIVE from Ingredion’s Expo West Booth: Matt Olsofsky, Founder of Take Two Milk, Jorge Azevedo, Chief Growth Officer of Planterra Foods, Beth Tormey, VP and General Manager Systems and Ingredient Solutions, Ingredion and Karen E. Constanza, ... |
| 30.03.2022 | Jeremy Coller, Managing Partner of Coller Capital and Founder and Chair of FAIRR | Managing Partner of Coller Capital and Founder and Chair of FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative), Jeremy Coller joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the inefficient and bad business equation... |
| 17.03.2022 | Plant-based Is For Everyone! Pete Speranza of Wicked Kitchen is on The Plantbased Business Hour | CEO of Wicked Kitchen and Former General Mills Exec, Pete Speranza, talks plant-based business trends on The Plant-based Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano.
Startups and investors take note! This interview will discuss the burgeoning secul... |
| 04.01.2022 | VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF Launches on New York Stock Exchange | VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (Ticker: EATV), a global ETF of publicly-traded plant-based innovation companies, has launched on the New York Stock Exchange.
The first financial product from the VegTech™ Invest advisory, ... |
