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Biography

Phil Kafarakis

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Phil Kafarakis

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Fresh Food

When Is a Burger Not a Burger?

Beyond Meat is not just the trendy new kid on the vegan food block, it is a big food success story as well as a major disrupter of the traditional meat sector.

CPG

Food Disruption Part 2:  To Market, to Market … or Not?

The Specialty Food Association’s president expands on why he sees Beyond Meat as a case study in the delicate balance between food and financial engineering.

CPG

Food Disruption Part 1: When Meat Is No Longer Meat

The Specialty Food Association’s president outlines his broad view on the transformation of the food industry by small, entrepreneurial startups in part one of a series.

Products

The Future of Specialty Foods

Converging trends make it a great time for creative, motivated entrepreneurs to be in the food business, author says.

CPG

Op-Ed: Can Kraft Heinz Be Saved From the '3G Effect'?

The latest chapter in the CPG giant’s saga finds its CFO out amid a business model on life support.