Bootleg Avocado: Food and Beverage Ventures

As legalization in cannabis and psychedelics continues to gain more momentum, the negative stigmas surrounding them are beginning to fade and heading in a brave new direction. New research and information in support of mental health and recovery are coming out and it’s beginning to feel like the more we learn, the less we know. As a result, the need for education is more important now than ever.

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With changing legislation and emphasis on mental health and recovery, psychedelics have taken the main stage. With help from our co-host Ophelia Chong, we want to take it step further and see how experts in the field have progressed in cultivating, educating, and cooking with psilocybin. We are grateful to have an esteemed panel attending to guide us through their world of psilocybin & culinary.

We are grateful and excited for our recent partnership with Vertosa, who has helped to curate our latest event within the intersection of culinary and cannabis with a focus on investing in minority cannabis founders.

We are kicking off our next event within the intersection of culinary and cannabis with a focus on how to launch consumer packaged goods in the food, beverage, and cannabis industry. We are grateful to have an esteemed panel attending to guide us through their world of early-stage CPG: tech ideation, business fundamentals, e-commerce, and fundraising. 

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We are kicking off our next event within the intersection of culinary and cannabis with a focus on next-level consumer packaged goods in the market - think naturally infused THC honey, milkshakes, elixirs, popcorn, etc.. We are grateful to have an esteemed panel attending to guide us through their world of unique products. 

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Cooking with cannabis has been part of our collective culture in one form or another, since we've been using cannabis as a medicine, going back thousands of years.

In more recent times, the proverbial "pot brownie" has been part of our underground culture since the 1960's. Fast forward to the past few years, and the sophistication and offerings for cannabis-infused food products have been skyrocketing.

For all you budding canna-chefs out there, we are proud to bring together a team of professionals to put on a cooking demonstration like no other.

Learn the basics of what to do to get started and then how to prepare both simple and sophisticated meals or special treats for you and your guests:

Chef David Yusefzadeh, Founder of Cloud Creamery

*A big thank you to the New Jersey Cannabusiness Association for inviting us on the panel!

How will the restaurants and hospitality industry move forward? How are you adjusting to provide the same level of service and hold true to your mission?

Our live recording of Bootleg Avocado L.L.C. Presents: Innovation Drive, at the intersection of culinary and cannabis.  

Our panelists included Mike Hennesy, Director of Innovation, Wana Brands; Yahav Blaicher, Co-founder, CTO, Kaneh-B; Carolina Vazquez Mitchell, Co-founder, Ciencia Labs.

Discussing:

With pandemic mania infiltrating our lives, we tend to look for brands that can help us balance our stress and mental health.  Enter Unity Wellness Co. - Founder and CEO, Alex Valley, breaks down his start into the CBD beverage space and where he is taking his newborn brand in 2020.  Definitely some uncharted territory ahead.  

What does navigating through the current pandemic crisis look like for early stage entrepreneurs? In this episode, we had a chat with Marc Siden, CEO of Cloud Water.  We discussed how he is keeping his company true to their mission while also staying afloat.  Given the high demand of cannabis infused brands, is the grass greener on the other side?