Plant FWD Week

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Gastronomy & Food Service

Almost 100 Amsterdam Restaurants to Offer Plant-Based Specials for Plant FWD Week

Plant FWD, a conference working to accelerate the protein transition, returns to Amsterdam on April 8-9. To celebrate, Amsterdam restaurants will be joining Plant FWD Week, offering a range of plant-based specials and sustainable menus from April 5-12. Almost 100 restaurants are taking part this year, from meat-based outlets to those known for their plant-based options. Participants include Restaurant De Kas, Madre, Morris & Bella, BAUT, Ron Gastrobar, and Cannibale Royale. There will also be a programme of culinary workshops and collaborative dinners throughout the week. For example, Berlin restaurant Horváth will enter De Kas’ kitchen on April 7 for an exclusive dinner that is already fully booked. “Plant FWD Week is like ADE, but for your taste buds: a week full of discoveries throughout …

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Plant FWD

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Fairs & Events

Plant FWD to Return to Amsterdam With a Bigger Program Than Ever Before

Plant FWD, a conference working to accelerate the protein transition, is preparing to return to Amsterdam for the third time on April 8-9. The event will bring together 1000 food professionals, startups, investors, policy makers, and decision makers. This year’s program will reportedly be bigger than ever before, featuring pitches from ten startups, an advance look at some groundbreaking products, a preview of the Eat Lancet Dietary Guidelines 2.0, and the initial results of the Protein Tracker (an initiative that monitors supermarkets’ progress towards selling a higher proportion of plant proteins). Speakers will include circular economist Harald Friedl, photographer Jimmy Nelson, chefs Nicolas Acquaa and Glory Kabe, former minister Klaas Dijkhoff, Marjan Minnesma of Urgenda, Carbon Equity CEO Jacqueline van den Ende, and former Member …

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Plant-based startups pitch at Plant FWD

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Fairs & Events

Meet the Ten Plant-Based Startups Pitching at Plant FWD 2024

Ten plant-based startups from around the world have been invited to pitch their products and innovations at the second edition of Plant FWD, which will take place from April 23-24 in Amsterdam. This year, Plant FWD received over 75 submissions for its startup program, spanning 19 countries and a range of categories. The team partnered with Brave New Food and Impact Hub to choose the top ten, which features: Time Travelling Milkman (Netherlands) — Using sunflower seeds to produce sustainable, healthy fats for use in plant-based dairy alternatives. Esencia Foods (Germany) — Developing whole-cut fish and seafood alternatives using natural fungi fermentation. Onego Bio (Finland) — Harnessing fermentation to create animal-free real egg white protein with superior functionality, nutrition, and sustainability. Adamo Foods (UK) — …

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