SXSW

 

FUTURE FOOD
AT SXSW

 

#FutureFoodSXSW is an official SXSW event open to the public (SXSW badge-holders will have priority) featuring acclaimed and up-and-coming chefs cooking one-bites with future food ingredients and startups sampling forward thinking food and beverage CPGs.

We’ll have panels from food systems experts and industry leaders, Zero Waste bars and future food focused activations.

When: Saturday March 14, 2020 - 11am to 4pm
Where: WeWork Food Lab in the SXSW Building in downtown Austin, Texas
Expected Attendance: 600 over the course of the day

Throughout the day, our film crew will be recording everything, interviewing thought leaders, founders, experts and investors about the future of food, for a post-event recap featuring our partners and sponsors that will be shared through our media partners. This will be the largest food-focused event at SXSW this year, don’t miss out!

 

THE Awards

The Global Alternative Food Awards (GAFAs) welcome all plant-based and cell-based foods; the 2020 Dairy GAFAs are open to the following categories:

  • milk

  • cheese

  • butter

  • creamer

  • yogurt

  • frozen

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The panels

  • Robotics, drones and autonomous vehicles

  • Blockchain for supply chains

  • AI, neural networks and IoT systems

  • Genetically Modified Organisms

  • Plant-based vs Cell-based protein

  • Seaweed, kelp and algae

  • Air & Space Proteins

  • Vertical, hydroponic and aeroponic farming

  • Regenerative agriculture

THE EXPO

Empowering food, agriculture, and technology for a better future: explore the technologies, innovations and ideas building a better food system.

The SXSW Future Food Expo will feature an array of foods of all kinds, with a particular focus on alternative protein, including plant-based, cell-based and insect-based consumer products (CPG / FMCG)