George is a leader in plant-based food manufacturing and regenerative soil-to-shelf applications.  He has broad experience with scaled CPG ecosystems and vertically integrated agriculture-to-consumer product design, as well as multi-process food design for thermal, cold-chain and food service applications.  

Chef George led the R & D team at Garden Fresh Gourmet until Campbell’s purchased the company in 2015. As a director in the C-Fresh R&D team, he specialized in plant-based food design.  At the same time, he was researching foundational plant-based ingredients with Campbell’s Global Science and Technology team. 

Chef George Vutetakis is an award-winning vegan chef/restaurateur who has been an integral part of the plant-based food revolution since the early 1980s. His business acumen and entrepreneurial approach have brought success to many projects.  

As an associate with CJB and Associates, Chef George has worked as a cross-platform consultant specializing in clean label, organic and plant based products. For more information,

Also an entrepreneur, Chef George is co-founder of two plant-based CPG companies.

Plantasia Foods specializes in plant-based proteins that are convenient, delicious and free from major allergens. Chef George uses culinary ingredients to create foods that are delicious, easy to prepare and ready to go for modern lifestyles.

Only Plant Based! Foods is a condiment and sauce company with premium plant-based mayos, dressings and sauces. So good that they consistently win taste tests against premium animal-based products.

Contacts:

Veg Traditions and thevegetarianguy.com blog Email: george@vutetakis.com

CJB and Associates Email: george@cjbandassociates.com

Plantasia Foods Email: george@plantasiafoods.com

Only! Plant Based Foods Email: george@veganofoodsna.com