Steven Novick is the founder of Farmstand, the profit with purpose, offline and online, powered by plants food company based in London.
Self-made. Grew up in a working class family. First job was at 14. Worked full time to fund way through university, double-majored in Economics & History and was an honours graduate in both majors.
Disciplined. 1 of less than 200 people to climb the Seven Summits on the first attempt (including Everest). Ironman triathlete. Marathoner. Cancer survivor. Dedicated walker of a black Lab, Bruno (who is also the Farmstand mascot).
Experienced. 3x startups. Top 5 person at two US and 1 UK startup. Board member of public and private companies.
Creative. Produced two independent films, one theatre production and one indie rock band. I even have an IMDb page. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2438821/
Networked. Over 14,000 contacts.
Projects credited in
- What We Stand ForWhat We Stand For Always make our own food. Do one thing well. We make food. That’s it. Nothing else. We don’t just assemble. Only source from UK-based sustainable suppliers. International recipes without the carbon footprint. Use simple, mostly plant-based ingredients. Absolutely nothing artificial. 80% of our menu is vegan, 5% is fish and 15% meat (no pork). Also free from gluten, dairy and added sugar. Aim to only use compostable packaging. Have 0% landfill waste. We have never sold single-us4
- Leaders with social heart: 100 creative changemakersCelebrating social responsibility is at the heart of what we do, so we've partnered with Squarespace – whose mission is to inspire people with creative ideas to succeed – to shine a light on 100 influential luminaries from art, technology, charity, design, business and more that are working tirelessly to make our world a better place. To highlight these organisations, we asked 10 creative changemakers to each nominate 10 people behind inspiring brands, products and movements with amazing social
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Work history
Founder & CEOFarmstand
London, United KingdomFull Time
Farmstand was founded in January 2016 in London.
We are a positively plant-powered, offline and online, profit with purpose food company.
Our menu is based on the diet our Founder has been following since he was diagnosed with cancer and he believes it was vital to improving his health.
80% of the menu is vegan, 5% sustainable fish and 15% ethical meat. Every dish is also free from dairy, added sugar and artificial ingredients.
We offer breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, juice, coffee, wine, beer and always free filtered water.
Our food is both build your own and ready to go.
Farmstand can be found in London at our restaurants, in corporate cafes and online.
Skills
- Project Management