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Nov 12-13, 2018 | Paris, France

Nutraceuticals and Food Sciences

International Conference on

Nursing and Healthcare

Joint Event

Journal of Food science and Nutrition | Volume 1

The plant-powered tsunami - How to ride the wave of the plant-based movement

Ron Labez Gandiza

The Plant-Based Society, USA

he plant-based movement is growing rapidly with the

popularity of plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy,

as well as the growing recognition of the undeniable health

benefits of plant-based nutrition by the medical profession

and the mainstream public. In the past decade, there’s been a

350% increase in the number of people on a plant-based diet

in the UK, and in just the last three years, there’s been a 600%

increase in the US. In this presentation, Ron Labez Gandiza

reveals specific trends in the plant-based movement and how

organizations can ride this “plant-powered tsunami.

Speaker Biography

Ron Labez Gandiza is an international speaker, learning solution architect and co-

founder of the Plant-Based Society. His learning solutions have been implemented in

more than 10,000 academic institutions and organizations around the world including

Microsoft, the US Air Force, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Plant Pure Nation. In addition,

he has built online and local support communities with millions of members in over

400 cities around the world in the fields of IT, business, and health and wellness. Ron

earned a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University, and as Chief

Marketing Officer for Plant Pure, Inc., he was part of a passionate team that helped to

release the Plant Pure Nation documentary in theatres and on Netflix, build a global

network of local plant-based support groups, and launch a successful line of healthy

whole food, plant-based frozen meals in grocery stores and on Amazon.