beet & pear

Founded by NYU graduate students, beet & pear is a mission-driven startup committed to building better local food systems.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Consumer Services
  • Location New York, NY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded April 2020
  • Employees 9
  • Incorporation Type B-corp
  • Website beetandpear.com

Company Summary

By thoughtfully integrating technology + community, our purpose is to deliver innovative products for fixing food system inefficiencies -- beginning with our recently launched social network. We are building a devout community through this social network, which we then plan to carry into what will become our core offering, sub-brand and business model: bushel & peck. See our pitch deck to uncover the full vision.

Team

  • Antonio Albano
    Founder & CEO

    Background: B.A. in Environmental Studies & Economics (Drew) - M.A. in Food Studies (NYU) - Slow Food USA - CIA & Fine Dining Alum. - Research Fellow - Food Justice Activist & Social Entrepreneur

  • Colleen Hanley
    Co-Founder & VP

    Background: B.A. in Environmental Studies, Food Land, Community & Psychology (UVM) - M.A. in Food Studies (NYU) - Social Justice Activist - Diverse Nonprofit Sector Experience

  • Medina Korajkic
    Co-Founder & VP

    Background: B.A. in Anthropology, Food Culture, Nutrition + Food Systems, Sociolinguistics (UVM) - Graduate Food Studies @ Tufts - Milk Bar Alumni - Social Justice Activist

  • Sujaan Shah
    Chief Operating Officer

    Sujaan is in his last year of his Finance and Social Entrepreneurship studies at NYU, Stern.

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