Eve Turow-Paul

Speaking topics

Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

• Hungry for Well-Being: Designing Experiences that Meet Consumer Needs

  In today’s fast-paced world, hospitality has the power to offer more than just convenience — it can offer comfort, connection, and a sense of purpose. In this eye-opening talk, Eve Turow-Paul explores how restaurants, hotels, and dining spaces can tap into core human needs to go beyond guest satisfaction and create long-term guest connections. Drawing from her research on food culture trends, Turow-Paul reveals how today’s top food trends reflect an opportunity for companies to meet eaters where they are to drive profit and brand love.

  This keynote is geared towards those working in hospitality, wellness, and food service.

• Culture Drives the Market: What Today’s Food Trends Reveal About Tomorrow’s Agriculture

  Why are younger generations drawn to fermented foods, plant-based proteins, or farm-to-table dining? In this engaging talk, Eve Turow-Paul breaks down the psychological and cultural drivers behind modern food trends — and what they mean for the future of agriculture. From the desire for transparency and trust to the resurgence of food as self-expression, this session equips agricultural stakeholders with insights to better connect with consumers, adapt to shifting demand, and position their products for long-term resilience and market shifts.

  This keynote is geared towards those working in agriculture, the food industry, and policymakers.

• Resilient Plates: Building a Positive, Desirable Future of Food

  The climate conversation often leaves people feeling overwhelmed or guilty — but food can be a source of hope. Eve Turow-Paul shares an uplifting vision for sustainable food culture, grounded in her work at BITE (Building Impact Through Eaters) — formerly the Food for Climate League — and her two books on the “why” behind today’s biggest food trends. This talk centres the ways that sustainable food options can drive profit and guest satisfaction, and reimagines sustainable eating not as sacrifice, but as joy — empowering audiences with real-world examples and behavioural science-backed approaches to promote foods that are good for people and the planet. Expect to leave inspired and ready to reshape the story of what’s on our plates.

  This keynote is geared towards those working in sustainability as well as chefs, students, and consumer behaviour experts.

• What’s Driving the Future of Food? Trends, Truths, and the Search for Meaning

  Why are people obsessed with protein? What’s up with fibermaxxing? Eve Turow-Paul offers a deep dive into the social, emotional, and psychological forces shaping food trends today — from the explosion of grocery-flexxing and functional foods to the rise of the protein craze. Grounded in research from her bestselling book, Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning, this talk explores how modern eaters are navigating a world of anxiety, disconnection, and digital overwhelm — and how food is their tool for healing. A must-hear for anyone building the future of food.

  This keynote is geared towards CPG/product developers, consumer behaviour experts, and trend forecasters as well as those working in food service and hospitality.