Our expert contributors
Anne Gerow is the senior manager, corporate communications, at Perfect Day. A graduate of Davidson College, she has previous experience with Red Ventures and Brunswick Group.
Dr Jaakko Paasi, PhD, is a principal scientist at VTT Finland. He has a doctorate from Tampere University of Technology, and has written about areas including new business development and innovation.
Eva Criado is an experienced marketing and communications professional with over 20 years of experience within the health, wellness and fitness industry.
Tom Rees is an industry manager at Euromonitor International, with a focus on food and nutrition. Based in London, he has more than 15 years of experience in the industry. He is the author of publications including last year’s The Rising Tide of Non-Animal Proteins.
Dr Michelle Riblet, PhD, is a director at Irish food industry consultancy Farrelly & Mitchell. She has over 20 years of experience in the industrial, research and regulatory environments of the agri-food sector. In particular, she has extensive knowledge of international policy and legislative development.
Joshua Schall MBA is a consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry strategist with an emphasis on the intersecting categories of functional food, beverage, and nutritional supplements. In less than 10 years, he successfully built J. Schall Consulting into a leading authority on growth strategies.
Fred van de Velde is expertise group leader for protein functionality at Dutch research company NIZO. His main focus is on the extraction, processing and application of alternative proteins to customers’ products. He is also a senior researcher at the HAS University of Applied Sciences.