Select attendees will be among the first in the world to try lab grown wagyu beef, mycelium chicken breast, and plant-based oyster and sashimi for the first time.
New York, NY – April 25th, 2023 – The Vegan Women Summit (VWS) is proud to announce the world’s first showcase of women founders in the future of food on May 19th in Brooklyn. This showcase will allow select attendees, including press, consumers, and investors, to be among the first in the world to try lab-grown wagyu beef, mycelium chicken breast, and next-generation plant-based oysters, eggs, and sashimi. These women-founded products are not yet available on the market with many debuting to the public for the first time.
The showcase will include several innovative, women-founded brands pioneering the use of cell-cultured and plant-based alternatives. This includes Ohayo Foods’ WagyuMe cultivated wagyu burgers, Bosque Foods’ mycelium chicken breast, Neggst’s eggs, Pearlita Foods’ oysters on the shell, and Impact Foods’ tuna sashimi. The showcase is an in-person extension of VWS’ annual pitch competition, VWS Pathfinder, which has reached over 1,300 women founders across 31 countries since launching in 2020. Bosque Foods and Neggst are alumni of the pitch competition from past years.
“We are thrilled to debut our future of food showcase at the Vegan Women Summit – with a full roster of women-led products,” said Jennifer Stojkovic, Founder and CEO of VWS. “Our goal with this showcase was to bring together the most innovative and exciting brands pioneering sustainable and ethical solutions to the food industry. Not only are we proud to be debuting these cutting-edge technologies to the public, but every single brand is led by women – in an industry full of male CEOs. Our attendees will have the opportunity to taste some of the latest and most exciting cell-cultured and plant-based animal alternatives from women founders – some for the first time in history!”
Ohayo Valley will bring their cultivated WagyuMe Burger, which is a blend of plant-based meat and wagyu cells, to the public for the first time. The European-based Bosque Foods, which develops whole-cut meat and seafood alternatives from mushroom mycelium, will be showcasing their clean-label chicken breasts, made of 80% mycelium and natural ingredients, while European-based Neggst will be showcasing its egg alternative. Pearlita Foods will be offering plant-based clam chowder and oysters on the shell, and Impact Foods will be bringing plant-based tuna sashimi. This will be the first time all of these brands will be featured at The Vegan Women Summit – and the New York City debut for each brand.
“The Vegan Women Summit is a cultural epicenter for the alternative protein industry that brings pioneers and the public together to build a better food system,” said Dr. Jessica Krieger, CEO of Ohayo Valley. “Women have played a central role in pioneering this industry, but are often forgotten in retellings of its history. We can’t fix the food system without supporting women, which is why it’s so important to develop an exciting and effective community such as VWS. This is the reason I, as a female founder, can’t think of a better event to publicly debut our cultivated WagyuMe Burger.”
Limited samples of each will be available for attendees with a lottery to win a tasting ticket. Beyond the showcase, over 1,000 VWS attendees will experience nearly 100 speakers and activations from the industry’s most cutting-edge brands in the future of food, fashion, beauty, and beyond from around the world. This year’s event features a hybrid of indoor and outdoor stages, including a festival-style courtyard, marketplace, networking alley, food trucks, and a premium activation space for brands. All genders are welcome to attend.
The Vegan Women Summit will take place on May 19th, 2023, in New York City. Tickets are available for purchase at vws2023.com.
About Vegan Women Summit
Vegan Women Summit® (VWS) is a global events and media organization created to empower women to build a kinder, more sustainable world. VWS events foster a community of strong, ambitious rising leaders working to bring compassion to their careers in the plant-based and animal-free industries. For more information, visit www.veganwomensummit.com.
