The Specialty Food Association has announced the winners of the seventh annual 2019 Leadership Award. Thirty candidates were nominated by SFA members, but only three were selected by a panel of judges who sit on the SFA’s Hall of Fame/Lifetime Achievement Committee. The awards are divided into three categories: citizenship, for improving the lives of people and communities by advancing environmental and social sustainability knowledge and practice; vision, for pioneering new approaches, innovative products and business models to set in motion positive change and progress; and business leadership, for advancing best practices across the spectrum of workforce issues to benefit food industry personnel.
2019 Leadership Award Winners
- Citizenship: Lisa Curtis, Kuli Kuli Foods, Oakland, CA – Curtis’s vision led to her company using the leaves of moringa trees to improve the lives of women in West Africa.
- Vision: Patrick Mateer, Seal the Seasons, Chapel Hill, NC – Mateer founded the company to work with smaller farmers and make local food available year round.
- Business Leadership: Miyoko Schinner, Miyoko’s, Petaluma, CA – Schinner pioneered the plant-based cheese revolution with her use of technology.
Additional information about the winners can be found here.
“We are proud of the great work being done across the specialty food industry. We continue to positively impact, not just the food system, but our communities and world as well," said Phil Kafarakis, president of the Specialty Food Association. "From farm to shelf, domestically to internationally, the three entrepreneurs we will honor are great examples of our organizational vision in action: ‘Shaping the Future of Food.’ We are excited to share their stories and recognize their achievements.”
The awards will be presented at a special ceremony and reception for the winners during SFA’s 2019 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.
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