Crema, a digital loyalty program and payment solution designed for independent Coffee Shops, is seeing great growth. Crema is a Graduate of the Montreal Founder Institute.  They are part of the third cohort of the FOOD-X Accelerator program. Founded in 2014, FOOD-X is the first international business accelerator program focused on launching food-related ventures with a multi-stage fund. 

Recognized by Fast Company as one of the world’s ten most innovative companies in food, FOOD-X is on a mission to scale change throughout our food system. Back by SOSV, this first-of-its-kind, food-business accelerator empowers early-stage food companies through funding, access, and a deep-seated network of food domain (F&B, agriculture, wellness, clean tech) and business mentors, including Dan Barber, Michael Moss, Dorothy Hamilton, Michel Nischan, Danielle Nierenberg, Joel Berg, Irvin Fain, and Danielle Gould.

Crema was elected as the best food startup in Montreal by 33entrepreneurs, a startup accelerator and global VC focusing on Tech StartUps disrupting the Wine & Spirits, Food and Travel industries. With this recognition, they have been invited to pitch at Bon Appetech, the premiere global conference on good food innovation.

 

Keynote Speakers

David McInerney - Founder, FreshDirect

David McInerney is a co-founder of FreshDirect, a leading online grocer in the U.S. Previously a chef, David has made it his mission to travel the world, searching and procuring the freshest and the finest ingredients for FreshDirect, and assessing the integrity of the merchants associated with the company.

 

Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D. - Consumer Reports

Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D. leads  the Consumer Safety and Sustainability Group for Consumer Reports. She decodes the meaning of eco-labels for consumers and advocates for credible labeling in the marketplace, including influencing government policy decisions at the state and federal level.

Watch the event LIVE on YouTube

Thursday December 3  /  3pm - 5pm (EST)

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