Events: Haas
NEW: The Bean Queens Sauce Sale
Date / Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Sauce will be distributed on campus
2nd year entrepreneurs Amanda Eller and Sarah Yates (aka The Bean Queens) are selling jars of sauce (Lentil Bolognese and Creamy Butternut Squash with Chickpeas) for delivery on Tuesday. Their delicious recipes—high in plant protein and fiber—are updated and improved by feedback from more than 30 Haasies! Use the link here and preorder by Monday 4/23 to secure your jar.
NEW: Best of the Bay Dinner at Henry's
Date / Time: Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Henry's 2600 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Event Tickets
Join Food@Haas for dinner at the newly re-opened Henry's for a delicious meal by chefs from Kronnerburger and Del Popolo. Chef Chris Kronner will join us to share his perspective on sustainably sourced food.
NEW: Launch Accelerator Demo Day [Discounted Tickets]
Date / Time: Thursday, April 26, 2018, 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Andersen Auditorium
Event Tickets
Want to be a VC for a day? At LAUNCH 20th Annual Demo Day, UC’s best startups will compete for $40,000 and interviews with Andreessen Horowitz and 500 Startups. And, get this: you, the audience, will decide who gets those interviews. Plus, Venmo Co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail will be speaking! This is a marquee event at Berkeley, and if you’re interested in tech, venture capital, entrepreneurship, or even just rubbing shoulders with awesome founders and world-class investors, you won’t want to miss it. Buy your tickets now, we’ll see you there! Protip: We secured Food@Haas members a $10 discount, just use code “FOODATHAAS”.
NEW: End of Year Cinco de Mayo Celebration Date / Time: Saturday, May 5, 4:00 - 8:00 PM Location: 66 Hillcrest Ave, Berkeley
Event Tickets
Join Food@Haas and the Beer Club to celebrate the end of the year and Cinco de Mayo! We'll be serving a variety of beers and delicious Mexican food favorites such as tacos, quesadillas, and nachos from Casa Latina. Vegetarian options will be available. You won't want to miss it!
Non-Haas Events
NEW: US Food Waste Summit
Date / Time: Tuesday & Wednesday, June 26-27, 2018
Location: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Event Registration
The Summit will convene leading food businesses, policymakers, innovators, investors, foundations, and nonprofits to explore emerging opportunities for food waste prevention, recovery, and recycling. Attendees will learn about the latest food waste trends and insights, network and build partnerships with thought leaders and decision-makers from across sectors, and join multistakeholder working groups to advance new solutions. Based on interest, discounts may be available. Reach out to Nellie (nellieboonman@berkeley.edu) for more details.
Career / Academics / Treks
NEW: Asilomar Bio - Product Manager
The position will evaluate market trends and customer
requirements to deliver product solutions in collaboration with our development team. The ideal candidate will have a background in sales, marketing, and/or account management in the agriculture industry (seeds, crop protection, nutrition, or related), have experience developing business plans and value proposition messaging, and have fluency with financial modeling and analysis. The position will be based in Emeryville, California, and report to the executive team.
Application Link
NEW: Planetarians - Internship
Making chips from up-cycled Sunflower oilcake, Planetarians, shows that repurposing oilcakes (dry matter left after oil extraction from seeds) from an animal into the human food can feed 1.5B extra people without growing extra crops. Company has been accelerated and invested by Techstars, this is the link for short presentation. Contact Aleh Manchuliatnsau, am@planetarians, 650.7131091 for more information.
NEW: InFEWS (Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems) - Fellowship - Deadline May 1
InFEWS Fellows will master the interdisciplinary skills needed to create actionable and impactful research that is transferable from the lab to the field at scale and to ultimately make real lives better. Select admitted Fellows receive tuition, fees, and a stipend of $34,000 for one year; all Fellows benefit from a community of like-minded researchers, interdisciplinary classes, activities, and receive travel support for field work and topical internships.
Application Link
NEW: Imperfect Produce - Innovation & Strategy Intern
InFEWS Fellows will master the interdisciplinary skills needed to create actionable and impactful research that is transferable from the lab to the field at scale and to ultimately make real lives better. Select admitted Fellows receive tuition, fees, and a stipend of $34,000 for one year; all Fellows benefit from a community of like-minded researchers, interdisciplinary classes, activities, and receive travel support for field work and topical internships.
Application Link
Plenty - Research Partnerships Manager
Plenty is looking for someone with a background in science, ideally plant science or a related field such as biotech, as well as an MBA. The Research Partnerships Manager will develop and manage Plenty’s research and development relationships with key industry, public sector, university and non-profit organizations. Plenty is on a mission to reshape agriculture across the globe, and partnerships with the leading research institutions, think-tanks, and non-profits are critical to achieving this mission.
Application Link
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) North America: Farmer Justice Fellow in Berkeley & Sacramento
Application Link
Dig Inn MBA Next Crop Program: Dig Inn HQ in New York
Application Link
Contacts
Want to get something on the Food@Haas newsletter (events, job postings, deadlines etc.)? Email our VP Communications (Bree Jenkins) with the event name, date/time, location, registration link, and a short 2-line blurb by Friday nights. It’ll be featured in the following week’s newsletter.
2018 Board
Co-Presidents: Jose Alonso / Shom Gupta
VP Careers: Victoria Williams-Ononye / Greg Schorr
VP Academics: Maryli Cheng / Maggie Fried
VP Finance: Nick Greczyna
VP Communications: Bree Jenkins
VP Social: Julianne Feder
VP Campus Partnerships: Nellie Boonman / Robert Bui
VP Bay Area Partnerships: Joanna Lyons
VP Sustainability: Elaine Hsu
VP Food Entrepreneurship: Aun Hussain
VP CPG: Jacob Koshland
VP Food Tech: Steele Lorenz
VP Investing: Richard Levernier
VP Food Service: Kevin Phan
VP Health / Nutrition: Kate Hancock
VP Desserts: Shweta Joshi
VP Tacos: Naomi Siegel
VP Beyond Dumplings: Sipian Wang
Club Advisor: Will Rosenzweig
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