The NOURISH Movement

An amazing summary of the Innovation Sprint that was, incredibly, more than a week ago now! The Nourish team have been busy connecting and consolidating our next steps: this was only the beginning. Activation is next!

Welcome to those who are new to the Nourish community! We're thrilled to have you here after today's thought-provoking discussions on Day 1 of our Innovation Sprint for Food as Medicine in a GLP-1 World. Today's sessions were a whirlwind of inspiration, shared insights and the beginnings of some collaborative partnerships. Day 2 is where we move from ideas to opportunities - we'll see you there! Thanks, as always, to our anchor partners Griffith Foods, our collaborators at The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and activation partners Sifter Solutions, ModifyHealth, NielsenIQ, Kaiser Permanente, Guiding Stars Licensing Company, Bay State Milling Company.

Excited for our next Nourish Innovation Sprint — #foodasmedicine for a GLP-1 World! We are bringing together 60 leading innovators and practitioners spanning health, food and tech ecosystems, and focusing on accelerating collaboration, creative partnering and coalitions of action — squarely focused on private-sector, market-oriented innovation — and we are organizing Activation Partners motivated to help champion new innovations we define together. The NOURISH Movement is operated by Clareo, and we are thrilled to be partnering with Griffith Foods as the anchor partner of the event, in collaboration with The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Stay tuned to hear some of the themes we’re addressing and the opportunities we identify to accelerate the food as medicine movement! CC: Griffith Foods, Bay State Milling Company, NielsenIQ, Sifter Solutions, Kaiser Permanente, ModifyHealth, Guiding Stars Licensing Company #foodsystems #foodismedicine #nutritioninnovation #foodsysteminnovation

Clareo Food Managing Director Scott Bowman was a guest on the VisionPros Live podcast with H. Jackson Calame yesterday! Scott spoke about the way we use our everyday work to accelerate the future of food for health, and his vision for a thriving food sector. Scott also discussed the vision for The NOURISH Movement, a multi-stakeholder platform for innovation that’s operated by Clareo. NOURISH finds industry challenges that bring together leaders from across the food, health and tech sectors. In a cross-sector partnership model, we activate solutions and help organizations move into the future. 🎙️Interested in hearing more? Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gZnZ-ffa

It's no secret by now that we strongly believe that a more holistic approach to #foodasmedicine in an Ozempic world is warranted. In fact, the rise of GLP-1 medications and their impact on wallets, waistlines, and the food and healthcare industries has the potential to serve as a catalyst for innovation, leading to promising pathways for innovation in the food and health sectors—ingredients, products, programs, partnerships and payment (business models)—and ways to better integrate food as medicine into our healthcare paradigm more broadly. But how? We've outlined the main pain points, drivers and pathways for transformation in our Case for Action. Read the full document here! ➡ https://lnkd.in/gndG6GxX

GLP-1s are taking the world by storm (for good reasons), but they’re an imperfect solution for consumers and payors alike, and have potential to bankrupt our #healthcare system. Their rise should catalyze the #foodismedicine movement and accelerate private sector innovation. Last week we unveiled our Case for Action for Food as Medicine in a GLP-1 World — highlighting the four pathways for food as medicine approaches.  Innovation is happening, but we see “signals in the silos” of health and food. We believe that better collaboration is needed to: 🤝 Connect healthcare innovators with food innovators  🤝 Connect interventions with empowerment and sustainable change  🤝 Connect products with programs and payment models  🤝 Accelerate design, development and delivery of food innovations Scroll through the Case for Action highlights and tell us where you see the opportunities for #innovation and #collaboration and how you’d like to become involved. We’re going deeper on the challenges and opportunities and will be hosting a multi-stakeholder Innovation Sprint this fall designed to accelerate innovation and creative partnering. More to come! 

Is the health of your employees affecting your bottom line? Resoundingly, YES. According to the CDC, 50% of working age adults have at least one chronic condition, and 25% have two or more conditions. Already, that translates to healthcare spending at double the national average for private business. And McKinsey estimates employers will see up to 10% inflation in those costs in the next 2 years. It’s not just the direct increases in health insurance costs, but the lost productivity due to sick days and reduced outputs that has a significant bearing on business sustainability. We’re forging new, creative paths to reverse these trends and support the private sector through the storm. Tomorrow, we’ll reveal our announcement and ways for you can get involved. #futureofwork #healthinnovation #foodismedicine #foodasmedicine Clareo Scott Bowman Maggie Troope Biscarr Kulvir Singh Gill

40 million Americans live with diabetes today. That’s 11.7% of the population. And with the doubling of the national obesity rate over the past 2 decades to today’s 40% high, there are millions more at risk, with pre-diabetes diagnosed or undiagnosed. Sobering, to say the least. The evolution of GLP-1 drugs appeared to be the silver bullet. In 4 years, there’s been 100X growth in Medicare spending on Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs. That’s $57M in 2018 to $5.7B in 2022. Looking broader, the anti-obesity medication market is set to reach $100B before 2030. However, where there’s adversity, there’s opportunity — and the ‘Ozempic world’ that we’re facing presents a significant opportunity to catalyze #foodasmedicine. The Nourish Movement is mobilizing resources to act. We have an exciting announcement later this week — stay tuned! #foodismedicine #healthinnovation #health Clareo Scott Bowman Kulvir Singh Gill Maggie Troope Biscarr

On November 7th, we convened over 30 leading industry innovators for a Nourish Next Challenge Session on “Designing Food for Health: Innovating for Healthy Aging.” Our challenge: How might we positively impact the health of older adults (aging population) through food innovation and formulations leveraging sustainable new proteins and functional ingredients? What an incredible day: ➡ 10 firestarters with incredible insights ➡ Dozens of ideas from roundtable discussions ➡ 7 territories and platforms worth innovating ➡ 5 actionable ideas worth pursuing, including 1 game-changing concept! We’re excited to see what results! So grateful for the catalyzer of this session Griffith Foods — Brian G., T.C Chatterjee, Jim Thorne and their team. Also a big thanks to our incredible firestarters Richard Black, Tim Cockram CEC, CDM, Larry Fernandes, Alan Hahn, Jasmin Hume, PhD, Sarah J., Sarah Ludmer, Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk, PhD, MBA, Joshua R., and Emiliano Rial Verde for sparking new innovative thinking! #food #foodinnovation #health #healthspan #healthyaging #jointhemovement #inspirationalleaders Scott Bowman Kulvir Singh Gill TWIN Global Nourish Ventures Kim Frankovich Amy Jones Jackie Schulz, MS, RDN Mark Serice Wim van Roekel Sonia Lo