The Specialty Food Association's 2022 class of 12 Under 35: Breakout Talent to Watch includes young food professionals dedicated to social justice and philanthropic endeavors, food makers who are reducing waste, providing fair wages, and even reinventing a mature category, and specialty grocers who are bringing foods with which they closely identify, to the masses. Following are profiles of these up-and-coming changemakers.
Jona Beliu, Gabrielle Lenart, Vanessa Parish, and Sunny Levine of The Queer Food Foundation
Juan Giraldo and Nico Estrells of Waku
Caroline Cotto of Renewal Mill, Upcycled Food Association
Yin Chang and Moonlynn Tsai of Heart of DInner Foundation
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