Eve Turow-Paul

Book Eve Turow-Paul for your event

Eve Turow-Paul is a globally recognized expert on food culture, consumer behavior, and sustainable food systems. As the Founder and Executive Director of BITE: Building Impact Through Eaters, she helps organizations understand the deeper motivations behind today's biggest food and lifestyle trends. Her work connects food, mental health, sustainability, and human behavior, giving audiences a fresh perspective on why people make the choices they do and how those choices can shape a healthier future for both people and the planet.

Her keynote presentations combine cultural analysis, behavioral science, and practical insights, making complex societal shifts accessible and relevant for audiences across industries. Whether speaking to business leaders, policymakers, food professionals, or sustainability advocates, Eve Turow-Paul equips audiences with a clearer understanding of emerging trends and the opportunities they create.

A leading voice on food culture and consumer behavior

Eve Turow-Paul is the author of Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers and Our Search for Connection and Meaning (BenBella, 2020), a widely acclaimed exploration of the emotional and cultural forces driving modern food trends. Through her research, she explains the "why" behind changing consumer preferences, showing how food has become closely linked with identity, belonging, wellbeing, and purpose.

Her work highlights how food culture influences far more than purchasing decisions. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and the ways people connect with one another. By uncovering these relationships, she helps organizations better understand consumers while encouraging more meaningful and lasting change.

Eve's writing on food trends and human behavior has appeared in numerous respected publications, including:

• The Washington Post
• The Chicago Tribune
• Plate
• Forbes
• The Village Voice
• The Atlantic
• FoodTank
• Refinery29
• Huffington Post

She has also appeared in a variety of media outlets discussing the rapidly evolving landscape of food culture and its wider impact on society.

Building better food systems through innovation

In 2019, with seed funding from Google's Food program, Eve Turow-Paul founded BITE, originally launched as Food for Climate League. The nonprofit works to make climate-smart food choices the social norm by applying narrative strategy and behavioral design to encourage positive action.

Through BITE and her advisory work, she collaborates with some of the world's largest foodservice companies, consumer packaged goods brands, city governments, and agricultural organizations. Her mission is to help these organizations develop solutions that benefit both people and the planet while making sustainable choices easier and more appealing for consumers.

Her expertise demonstrates that lasting change requires more than information alone. By understanding culture, storytelling, and human psychology, organizations can create meaningful shifts in behavior that support healthier and more sustainable food systems.

Practical insights with global relevance

Eve Turow-Paul's expertise extends beyond research into practical application. She has advised numerous organizations on innovation, sustainability, consumer engagement, and the future of food.

She has served as an expert advisor on several influential boards and advisory councils, including Tufts University's Friedman School Entrepreneurship Advisory Board for the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, the Culinary Institute of America's Master's in Sustainable Food Systems External Advisory Council, and the Expert Advisory Council for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-funded national consumer campaign focused on reducing food waste.

Her influence also reaches popular culture. Eve was prominently featured in the documentary WASTED! The Story of Food Waste, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, helping bring conversations about food waste and sustainability to a wider audience.

Why audiences book Eve Turow-Paul

Organizations book Eve Turow-Paul because she delivers far more than an overview of food trends. She uncovers the cultural forces shaping consumer decisions and explains how businesses, institutions, and communities can respond with greater purpose and impact.

Her presentations inspire audiences to think differently about food as a powerful tool for improving mental, physical, and environmental health. Combining research, real-world examples, and compelling storytelling, she creates engaging keynote experiences that leave audiences with practical ideas and a deeper understanding of one of the defining cultural shifts of our time.

Whether your audience is exploring sustainability, consumer behavior, innovation, wellbeing, or the future of food, book Eve Turow-Paul for your event to gain valuable insights into the trends transforming how people eat, connect, and create positive change.