Plum Perfect: Elevating Flavor and Function with Prune Plums in the Kitchen

Date: August, 27th

Time: 11:30am Eastern Time

Location: Virtual

Session Overview:

Come learn the nuances of honey production and its sadly high ranking as the 3rd most fraudulent food in the world. However, you won't leave this lunch 'n' learn dismayed. To the contrary, you'll leave encouraged by the potential of fresh honeycomb to reintroduce consumers to the true taste of honey and the role of honeybees in our broader food system. Part history course, part supply chain strategy, part culinary integrations, you'll leave the lunch with a newfound appreciation for honeycomb and inspired to weave the elevated garnish into future applications.  

Event includes a mailed tasting kit for registered attendees.

Speaker:

Douglas Raggio is experienced in nearly every aspect of the $150 billion specialty food industry. He is the founder of a thriving food company, Pass the Honey. He also founded the slow-cooked meal company, Stews & Such, cultivating a network of manufacturers, vendors, distributors, co-packers and retailers in/around the packaged food space.

Concurrently, he was the founder and managing director of early-stage venture capital fund Gastronome Ventures, one of the first fully-dedicated VCs in the healthier-for-you-food/beverage industry. He is founder of private equity fund Bias & Blinds Spots, also focused on emerging healthy food and beverage branded companies, with transactions currently totaling more than $150M.

He’s been an advisor to more than a hundred startups and is a sought-after speaker at North America’s largest specialty food trade shows. His tenure in the space has given him the opportunity to vet 12,000+ investment opportunities spanning more than a decade, including companies going from zero to multi-millions and those going in reverse to bankruptcy.

Previous to his work in the food and beverage industry, he managed $100M+ marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies including Nike, Motorola, DirecTV, and Discovery Channel. Douglas received a BS in Organizational Communication from Cal Poly Pomona."

Event Contact: Stephanie Charns rcamidatlantic@gmail.com

Yes to CEU

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