Do Good Foods, a new climate-forward CPG company created to fight food waste and combat climate change, has an executive team consisting of top talent from industry giants like KIND Snacks, Nestlé, and Tyson Foods. The team brings more than five decades of collective experience in building, selling, and growing well-known consumer food brands.
"The future of food is climate, and that's why Do Good Foods puts climate, culture and consumers at the center of everything we do," said co-CEOs Justin and Matthew Kamine, in a statement. "That means building a team of the best and brightest talent who share our values of doing good for people and the planet. Our focus is in creating best in class products that lets consumers know they finally have a real way to make an impact with their food choices."
In addition to Chief Strategist Sam Kass, former White House chef and nutrition policy advisor to President Barack Obama, and Barry Starkman, chief manufacturing officer, the team includes:
- Chief Financial Officer Zahir Ibrahim, former CFO of KIND Snacks and Annie’s
- Chief Marketing Officer Sheridan Budin, founder of Nestlé's Boulder Innovation.
- Chief Sales Officer Bob Davenport, fomerly of George’s and Tyson Foods.
- Chief Manufacturing Officer Barry Starkman, bringing engineering and manufacturing experience for Genentech and Merck.
- Chief Sustainability Officer Catherine Greener, with experience counseling organizations like Saatchi & Saatchi Sustainability Services.
- Chief Human Resources Officer Kevin Erickson, with a 25-year track record of leading HR teams and recruiting top talent.
- In House Counsel David Buffa, with extensive experience in representing businesses in regulatory, advisory and litigation matters.
Do Good Foods, which officially launched in August after five years in the making, is a large-scale infrastructure solution for the problem of food waste in this country, according to the company. The U.S. throws away more than 100 billion pounds of food each year, with about a third of that coming from grocery stores. The Do Good Foods closed loop model collects nutritious surplus grocery after community donations are made and upcycles it into animal feed that is then integrated into the animals' diet, creating the first carbon-reduced protein available at scale.
The first product, Do Good Chicken, saves approximately 3 pounds of green house gases and over 4 pounds of surplus grocery food. Do Good Chicken begins rolling out in January 2022.
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