BFF - Holiday Luncheon 12/3/24

Date and Time

Tuesday Dec 3, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EST

Cyprian Keyes Golf Club
284 E Temple Street, Boylston

Location

11:30-12:00 noon - Registration/Networking
12:00-1:30 pm - Lunch & Program

Guest Speaker
Kim Anderson
Creator & Co-Founder of PLANT CITY

Ms. Anderson has been a successful retailer and business leader for more than 35 years. In 2019, she created and co-founded PLANT CITY, the world’s first and largest plant-based food hall with celebrity chef Matthew Kenney, as an impact investment to show that food systems can be sustainable and delicious. In 2021, she opened two PLANT CITY X’s, the Northeast’s first plant-based drive-thrus in Middletown and Warwick, RI, and 345 by Plant City, a new Providence speakeasy, opened in 2022. With a focus on sustainability, the Plant City model calls for adaptive reuse of existing buildings- often in stark contrast to what was there before.

Anderson has been recognized by Inc. Magazine, Fortune and Entrepreneur, and honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Small Business Association and “Citizen of the Year” by the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. With her family, she is an impact investor against climate crisis, specifically with an interest in alternative proteins. She is a member of the Advisory Board for PlantPure Companies and a co-founder of EverHope Capital, a venture capital fund providing Seed, Bridge and Series A capital to firms creating innovative food technologies and alternatives to animal-based products. She also serves on the board of So- cial Enterprise Greenhouse, Lincoln School, and the Collis Family Foundation, and as a judge for Rhode Island Business Competition. She was recently selected to be fifth Rhode Islander to be entered into RI Entrepreneur Hall of Fame by the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (MET) School.

Fees/Admission

Member fee: $35
Non-member fee $50

Registration Cancellation and Refund Policy by Participant
The deadline to receive a registration refund is seven business days before the event.
Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund. Refunds will not be available for registrants who choose not to attend an event.

Event Cancellation by Chamber
The Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment, inclement weather or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable. If the Chamber cancels an event, registrants will be offered a full refund. Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event at the new, future date.