SVB Presents a Food (tech) & Wine Pairing Event
Come join SVB as we take you through a journey pairing some SVB client wine to some of the coolest Food Tech innovations on the market, featuring Oobli, Prime Roots, and Miyoko's Creamery.
Oobli: a brand of low-sugar, high-fiber products that use sweet proteins instead of sugar or artificial sweeteners. Their line includes dark and milk chocolate bars, low-calorie sweet iced teas, and more. All made with 100% clean ingredients and have 7g of sugar or less per serving.
Prime Roots: a plant-based food company out of Berkeley, CA. Prime Roots provides plant-based deli classics from koji, akin to roots of mushrooms. The company was featured in a recent Netflix documentary, You Are What You Eat.
Miyoko's Creamery: a pioneer in crafting plant-based dairy products. Miyoko's Creamery offers phenomenally vegan, compassionately made, and award-winning plant milk, butter, and cheese. Crafting artisan plant milk cheese and butter requires a delicate balance of artistry, creative exploration, and a deep understanding of age-old creamery techniques.
Ali Wing, CEO, Oobli
A seasoned executive, board member, advisor and company leader, Ali Wing recently served as the CCO of Bright Health before joining Oobli as CEO. Ali’s career has spanned consumer goods, retail and technology as a brand leader at companies including giggle and NIKE. Ali also serves as an independent Director for Casey’s General Stores and Worldwide Orphans. Ali is a customer-centric executive with a track record of entrepreneurship, brand strategy and growth leadership.
In Ali’s words: "I've spent my career at the intersection of technology and healthy living, working on ways to solve big consumer problems. So when Jason and his investors approached me to partner with him in commercializing Oobli, I jumped at the opportunity. Why? Because sweet proteins may be the most disruptive solution for rehabilitating our modern food system that I've ever seen. Delicious, great for the planet, affordable, plus a sweets & health game-changer. Who knew protein could do more than build muscle. Sweet tooth, meet sweet proteins!"
Young Kim, CFO, Prime Roots
Young currently serves as the CFO of Prime Roots, a plant-based food company based in Berkeley, CA. Previously, he has worked as a CFO at multiple investor-backed food and beverage start-ups. In addition, he was a Director in the Financial Advisory Services practice of AlixPartners
Stuart Kronauge, CEO, Miyoko's Creamery
Stuart Kronauge is the CEO of Miyoko’s Creamery, a pioneer in crafting plant-based dairy products. Kronauge brings over two decades of leadership experience in the food and beverage industry. Kronauge is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A passionate leader in company growth and profit, Kronauge’s approach to strategy, branding, marketing, operational excellence, and innovative approaches have proven successful in growing several CPG companies, including The Coca-Cola Company, The Juice Plus+ Company, and Beyond Meat. Recognized for building high-performing departments, Kronauge has led dedicated teams in marketing and operations, which have significantly contributed to company growth.
During her 20-year tenure in senior leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company, she was responsible for the growth of one of the company’s largest lines of business around the world, including driving continued innovation for leading trademarks like Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta and other major sparkling brands in the company’s flagship market. Prior to joining Miyoko’s, Kronauge also held prominent roles such as CEO of The Juice Plus+ Company and Chief Marketing Officer of Beyond Meat.