Meet The Man Building A Plant-Based Food Empire

Matthew Kenney is a pioneer of high-end plant-based cuisine. He won America’s Best New Chef Award from Food & Wine magazineand was twice nominated Rising Star Chef by the French Culinary Institute. He guides a fast-growing lifestyle brand that trains chefs to cook sustainably. And, he may be about to be very, very rich. Recently, he announced the exciting expansion of his culinary education programs to the international market, launching a series of pop-ups across Europe and Australia in 2017. Starting in New York City, it will move on to Sydney, Paris, Barcelona, and London. His culinary academy has graduated nearly four thousand students so far. Last month he inked a contract to open a restaurant at the Neiman Marcus flagship store in Beverly Hills; there are other deals in the works, including an international five-star hospitality company. According to his chief operating officer Adam Zucker, business is flat out booming.