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Naturally Austin Women in CPG Summit - A Thanks from Riana at Journey Foods

Riana Lynn
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March 10, 2021
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It's an economics story. Plant-based now hits four reported metrics at once margin, scope-3, nutrition, and traceability.
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The supply base caught up. Tier-1 pea, faba, and chickpea isolates reached spec parity with whey this year.
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Speed is the unlock. A three-week supplier email chain becomes a four-minute query with ingredient intelligence.

A big — BIG thank you to Naturally Austin for letting me hang with some inspiring, badass women on March 8th!

The women in CPG Summit was aptly celebrated on International Women’s Day, and it was the perfect forum to discuss business mindset, strategy, empowerment, and growth concepts with some really incredible people.

The panelists and speakers included Jennifer Cobb Moynihan, Allison Beadle, Jane Ko, Aisha Lewis, Jess Gaffney, Bre Cruickshank, Sara Shah, Aimy Steadman, Genevieve Gilbreath, Ethan Monreal-Jackson, Christine Mei, Angela McElwee, Renee Rouleau, Addie Broyles, Wendy Nunnelley, Jessica Nelson, Bianca Carey, Kirstin Ross, Joi Chevalier, Leigh Christie, and Tyla-Simone Crayton.

And I also got to speak a bit about INNOVATION and FUNDING - two seemingly intimidating topics that are very close to the heart of growth for small (and big) business.

I hope that my take on these concepts inspired some folks, or at least led them in the right direction for the future of their business endeavors! We all have to start somewhere, and I’ve always been grateful for my business mentors who passed on their knowledge of how this crazy machine called “business” works.

For a cool recap of the Summit, check out this post from Katrina Tolentino - give her a follow too 😎

Be Safe & Be Well,

Riana

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About the Author
Riana Lynn

Scientist. Nutrition Leader. Founder of Journey Foods

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Is plant based reformulation actually cheaper than 
animal protein?

In Journey Al's 12 month dataset, the median plant protein reformulation came in -6.5% on raw material cost versus an animal protein control the first year that line went negative, driven by Tier 1 isolate suppliers reaching spec parity.

How much does plant based reformulation improve 
nutrition scores?

In Journey Al's 12 month dataset, the median plant protein reformulation came in -6.5% on raw material cost versus an animal protein control the first year that line went negative, driven by Tier 1 isolate suppliers
reaching spec parity.

What's the supply chain risk of switching?

In Journey Al's 12 month dataset, the median plant protein reformulation came in -6.5% on raw material cost versus an animal protein control the first year that line went negative, driven by Tier 1 isolate suppliers
reaching spec parity.

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