The Food & Nutrition Innovation Council

Current Members

By bringing together diverse stakeholders including established companies and exciting start-ups in healthcare, wellness, food and agriculture, investment funds, nonprofit ventures, and advocacy, we’re fulfilling our mission to rethink the global food system. Read more about related activities that many of our council members are a part of. Join us and add your organization to the growing roster of Food and Nutrition Innovation Council members.

Platinum Members

Cargill

John Hancock Life Insurance

Nestlé

PepsiCo

Gold Members

Brightseed

Conagra Brands

Grupo Bimbo

Grupo Navis

Instacart

Kraft Heinz

Novo Nordisk

Ocean Spray

Simply Good Foods

Silver Members

Ayana Bio

Azuluna Foods

Barilla

Bay State Milling Company

Bunomose

Branch Venture Group

Calibrate

Campbell’s

Clif Bar & Co.

Conti Ventures

Danone

DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.

Duo Toothpaste

Eat Well Global, Inc

EatWell Meal Kits

FoodMinds

Foodshot Global

Food at Google

General Mills

Good Measures

Hain Celestial Group

Haleon (GSK)

Kellanova

Keurig Dr. Pepper

KIND Snacks

Kroger

Lipton Teas & Infusions

McCormick Science Institute

Monj

Mori

Naring Health

Notemeal

Nourished Rx

P107 Drone Service

Pharmavite

Season Health

Sifter Solutions

SOSV

The Well

Unilever

Nonprofit Members

AARP Foundation

About Fresh

American Cancer Society

American Heart Association

American Society for Nutrition

The Angiogenesis Foundation

Center for Science in the Public Interest

ChopChop Family

CommonWealth Kitchen

Community Servings

The diaTribe Foundation

Dr. Yum Project

Eat REAL

Food Allergy Science Initiative

Global Liver Research Institute

HarvestPlus

Hunger to Health Collaboratory

Legacy Response

Milken Institute

Mission: Readiness

Ripples Foundation

Seeding the Future Foundation

Teens for Food Justice

WANDA: Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture

Wholesome Wave

Member Opportunities & Benefits

Discover

Understand trends and breakthroughs in science, health, sustainability, supply chains, public perception, policy, behavior change, and technology and personalization related to food and nutrition.

Connect

Link together with other key stakeholders including established companies, non-profits, new ventures, scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and advocacy groups.

Incubate

Help to craft, nurture, and benefit from a robust workforce of nutrition entrepreneurs and a thriving network of new ideas and ventures.

Advance

Experience signature events such as the annual Tufts Food and Nutrition Innovation Summit, the Entrepreneurship Friedman Prize, and Innovation Institute Career Fair.

Inform

Educate the public, media, government leaders, and broader industry community on the crucial benefits of food and nutrition entrepreneurship and innovation.

Build

Foster a leading ecosystem of food and nutrition innovation and entrepreneurship in Boston, with evidence-informed, mission-oriented discoveries and ventures benefiting the nation and the world.

Interested in joining? Let's get in touch!

No activities of the Food and Innovation Council shall allow or facilitate any influence over Tufts’ research results, patient care or academic programs and neither Tufts’ name nor the School’s name, nor the activities of the Food and Innovation Council, may be used to promote or endorse members or their products/services. The Council Members will be identified as such on the Friedman School’s website and each Council Member may state that it is “a member of the Food and Nutrition Innovation Council.” No other statements about the Food and Innovation Council and a Council Member’s involvement in the Food and Innovation Council may be made by a Council Member or its affiliates without the prior written approval of Tufts University.