On Thursday, June 18, 2020, Barilla Brand, along with the Future Food Institute, and Food for Soul are teaming up for a webinar on World Sustainable Gastronomy Day to discuss how conscious, sustainable eating can fully enrich people’s lives – especially during a pandemic.
The event will be broadcast live at 6.30 PM CEST | 12.30 PM EDT and will feature a prestigious panel that includes Barilla VP of Nutrition and Wellbeing Dondeena Bradley, How to be a Conscious Eater author Sophie Egan, Peter Klosse from The Academy for Scientific Taste (TASTE), and Sara Roversi from the Future Food Institute.
“This launch represents for Barilla the first occasion of a series of physical and digital sharing moments designed to re-think the value of food after COVID and its role in global challenges,” says Dondeena Bradley, VP of Nutrition and Wellbeing at Barilla. “The World Day of sustainable gastronomy is the perfect occasion to give voice to Barilla’s commitment in the future of food and lifestyles.”
Food for Soul is a non-profit organization that was founded by esteemed chef Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore to help promote healthy, equitable food systems and the reduction of food waste. The Future Food Institute, meanwhile, is an international group of food innovators that promotes a future with sustainable food practices and is led by Sara Roversi.
The webinar kicks off the celebration of World Sustainable Gastronomy Day and is just the first of many events that will culminate with a celebration of World Pasta Day in Bologna on October 25, 2020.
Other events include a digital boot camp in July where chefs and scientists will engage with international students and Barilla will host a Mediterranean Climate Supper. From September 6-12, in Pollica, Italy, the team will meet with more students to discuss global food issues, the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet, and how food can encourage positive social constructs around the world. More events will be centered around World Food Day and World Food Waste Day.
“Over the last months, during the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us had the chance to cook more at home and to reconnect with food and its value. At the same time, many in our communities found themselves isolated and with little access to food. In order to work on the complexities of our food system, collaboration is a must. Food for Soul aims to create long lasting change and action by inviting everyone to sit at the table. Together with Barilla and FFI, we now have an opportunity to learn, exchange and support each other to finally enjoy what we grow, cook and eat – together,” said Cristina Reni, Executive Director of Food for Soul.
The goal of the webinar and other events is to promote a more sustainable food world, educate the public on food waste, and to celebrate the benefits of a diet that lovingly includes pasta.
As Sara Roversi of Future Food Institute puts it, “Humanity will only be able to adapt to the great changes we are experiencing by putting humans and nature back in the center and leveraging the power of partnerships. We are doing exactly this with partners like Barilla and other forward-looking and responsible players.”
To join the first webinar on Thursday, June 18, go to any of the following links:
On the Future Food Institute YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/futurefoodinstitute)
On the Future Food Institute Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/futurefoodinstitute)
On the Future Food Institute Twitter page (https://www.twitter.com/Ffoodinstitute)
On the Future Food Institute LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/futurefoodinstitute)