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Food tech entrepreneur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julia Collins is a food tech entrepreneur who has spent her career building food companies, including Zume Pizza where she became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company.[1]
Julia Collins | |
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Born | San Francisco, California |
Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard University, Stanford University |
Occupation | Food tech entrepreneur |
Notable work | Co-Founder of Zume, Planet FWD |
Collins was born in San Francisco, California.[2] She earned her Bachelor’s from Harvard University in 2001[3] and her Master of Business Administration from Stanford University in 2009.[4]
Collins first started in the New York restaurant industry, co-creating a restaurant chain, Mexicue in 2010 and serving as director of Murray's Cheese in 2012.[1] In 2015, Collins helped develop Zume Pizza as a co-founder with Alex Garden.[4] Zume Pizza is a robot-powered pizza-making business that uses robotics and automation to create pizza.[5] As of 2018, the Zume Pizza is worth 2.25 billion.[5][6] Through Zume, Collins became the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company.[1]
In 2019, Collins also founded Planet FWD,[2] a carbon management platform for consumer brands to help understand their carbon footprint.[7] Some of the major brands Planet FWD has worked with are: Clif Bar, Blue Apron, Kashi, Numi Organic Tea.[6][1] They also sell their own brand of carbon neutral snacks called Moonshot Snacks, with a focus on regenerative agricultural practices, local suppliers and recycled packaging.[7][2][8]