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The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) is pleased to announce that Rachel Dreskin will be joining the association as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rachel comes to PBFA from Compassion in World Farming where she served as their U.S. Executive Director. Before serving as Compassion... Continue Reading
Member Highlight: kube To learn more about kubé, we asked Kai B. Nortey, CEO & Co-Founder, some questions. What is the name of your company? kubé (registered) When and why did you start your company? We started R&D on kubé in 2014, and became an LLC in 2016.... Continue Reading
It’s Black History Month 2021, a time to look at the scope of representation and intersectionality of race and its effects on inclusion in plant-based events including but not limited to industry tradeshows, conferences, and now virtual events. As the plant-based foods industry... Continue Reading
As a new board member of the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions that the Black community has made to the plant-based foods movement. We can officially say that eating plant-based has become a part of main-stream culture. This... Continue Reading
Member Highlight: Vegetarian Traveler, LLC What is the name of your company? Vegetarian Traveler, LLC, a Certified Woman Owned Business When and why did you start your company? We have been at this a long time! We stopped eating animals in the 70’s and learned as much as we could... Continue Reading
Members, Supporters, and Friends of PBFA, As a Founding Board Member who has been committed to the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) since its inception, I am so happy to be writing to you today as the newly elected President of the PBFA Board of Directors. For the past decade, my life has... Continue Reading
In various conversations with our member companies over the years, PBFA learned that most of the ingredients used to produce plant-based foods are imported to the U.S. We would hear stories about companies having to import wheat for seitan from Canada, Australia or Europe, despite being grown in... Continue Reading
“Supporting California’s Thriving Plant Based Foods Industry Through Policy” Sacramento - The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), the nation’s first and only trade association representing the rapidly growing plant-based foods industry, along with legislative co-hosts,... Continue Reading
At PBFA, we believe one of the critical avenues for promoting the accessibility and availability of plant-based foods is through developing relationships with retailers to help them better understand the plant-based foods industry and target consumers. One relationship we are particularly proud... Continue Reading
Status (4/13/21): PBFA founding member Upton’s Naturals joined forces with the Institute for Justice to file a federal lawsuit challenging a new OK food labeling law as a violation of the First Amendment. Unfortunately, a federal judge denied them, forcing plant-based companies that want to... Continue Reading
Status (4/13/21): A win! Miyoko’s decision to label its product as ‘butter’ is entitled to First Amendment protection. PBFA submitted a declaration in support of Miyoko’s. The Plant Based Foods Association applauds the court decision in favor of Miyoko’s Creamery,... Continue Reading
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Final Advisory Report from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a review of the latest science on nutrition, intended to develop the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.... Continue Reading
