Did you miss our premier trends of the trends conversation and the opportunity to meet our FaBcap 4 Cohort?

Our annual Innovation Café was packed with industry insights and research and ample time for you to digest and discuss what you're learning. Each year we dedicate time at our Café event to introduce our new class of FaBcap Accelerator companies. Nearly 80 industry professionals joined the exploration on September 18.

Back by popular demand: industry metatrends expert, Dr. Rachel Cheatham, Founder & CEO of the Foodscape Group. Attendees valued her insights. We also had consumer research including The Real Food Revolution, presented by David Carpenter, Executive Advisor at Chr. Hansen, and Consumer Demands for Functional Benefits presented by Soumya Nair, Director Market Insights at Kerry North America.

We were led through an exploration of information and trends that are shaping the future of food and beverage with presentations by:

RACHEL CHEATHAM

Founder & CEO of Foodscape Group

Foodscape Metatrends

DAVID CARPENTER

Executive Advisor at Chr. Hansen

Project 2025: Moving Towards the New Food World

SOUMYA NAIR

Director of Market Insights at Kerry North America

Consumer Demands for Functional Benefits

Plus, the ten companies selected to participate in the FaBcap 4 Accelerator personally introduced themselves. Our annual Innovation Café is quickly becoming a must-attend industry trend event in Wisconsin! Cheers to all who turned out to explore what the future holds.

DETAILS

LOCATION

The Wisconsin Club
900 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233

AGENDA

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Arrival window: attendees networked, enjoyed continental breakfast, and met our FaBcap 4 Companies

9:30 - 9:40 AM

Welcome and what to expect by Shelley Jurewicz, Executive Director of FaB Wisconsin

9:40 - 10:30 AM

Introducing the class of FaBcap 4 by Brad Rostowfske, Director of Industry Growth at FaB Wisconsin

10:30 - 11:00 AM

First trend presentation - Foodscape Metatrends by Dr. Rachel Cheatham, Founder & CEO of the Foodscape Group

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Second trend presentation - The Real Food Revolution by David Carpenter, Executive Advisor at Chr. Hansen

11:30 - NOON

Third trend presentation - Consumer Demands for Functional Benefits by Soumya Nair, Director of Market Insights at Kerry North America

NOON - 12:20 PM

Lunch, networking, and Capper exhibits

12:20 - 1:15 PM

Trend panel moderated by Dr. Rachel Cheatham, Founder & CEO of the Foodscape Group

1:15 - 1:45 PM

Audience Q&A