On February 28th, 2012 FEAD became an official student group at Chicago Booth. To mark this occasion we threw FEAD a birthday celebration! With a great turnout we discussed FEAD's mission, goals, membership details, and upcoming events. A quick overview--the Food, Environment, Agribusiness and Development (FEAD) Group is a new professional group at Booth for students interested in careers in food and agribusiness, ranging from agricultural production, commodity investing, CPG, restaurant retail, and more. In the Spring quarter, FEAD plans to host several events, including:

-Food/Agriculture Entrepreneurship Meetup 
-Chicago Board of Trade Visit
-Chef/Restaurateur Panel

-Social event with UChicago Policy School Food Policy Group and Law School Food Law Group
-Craft Brew Making Business Field Trip
-Green City Farmers Market Tour

Happy Birthday FEAD!

Presentation on FEAD's Mission

Discussing the major challenges facing the global food system

Celebration Time!

FEAD Co-Chairs (left to right) Catey Mark, Carolyn Kriss, Christian Papayanopolous, Tyler White, and Andre Imaz

FEAD Co-Chairs (from left to right) Andre Imaz, Carolyn Kriss, Tyler White, Catey Mark, and Monica Ganley welcome 1st Round Admits to Booth during Admit Weekend I.

Our new poster...

Yesterday, FEAD hosted a Lunch n Learn with Becky Frankiewicz, Vice President of Innovation & Strategy, PepsiCo, Global Nutrition Group. After an engaging presentation on the numerous future global resource challenges facing business and society, the participants discussed ways in which  CPG companies can position themselves to effectively serve the worlds future megacities. Thanks again to the folks from Pepsi for making this event so successful! 


Our next event will link aspiring food/ag entrepreneurs with experts and professionals in the field.

FEAD Visits the Chicago Board of Trade--December 2011

Check out this post on FEAD from our friends at the Full-time Booth Students Blog

http://boothstudents.blogspot.com/2012/01/from-lead-to-fead.html

Welcome to FEAD. Stay tuned for more.