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A native of Boston, Adam Maxwell, was drawn to a food career from an early age, pursuing his first professional experience as a 14 year-old pastry apprentice at James Beard award-winning restaurant, Clio. He continued working in fine dining throughout his adolescence and during his adult education as a student of Food Chemstry at McGill University. Prior to graduation, Adam left McGill to accept an incredible opportunity to work at Chew Innovation labs, where he met future fellow Voyage Foods Founding Team Member and VP of R&D, Kelsey Tenney. During his time at Chew, Adam led multiple projects for global brands spanning confectionery, coffee and shelf stable egg bars, ultimately preparing him for his next endeavor at Endless West, the world's first and only molecular wine and spirits company. At Endless West, Adam oversaw R&D, expanded the company's technology platform, launched dozens of new products, and helped build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Throughout these endeavors, Adam's passion and understanding of the fragility of our food systems rapidly evolved as he perceived both the opportunity and urgency to leverage technology and innovation to transform our favorite foods for the better. Maxwell's belief is that everyone deserves to the right to enjoy their favorite foods without compromise on taste, risk of threat to future access or sacrifice to dietary needs and preferences culminated in the launch of Voyage Foods in 2021, where he now leads a team of talented food scientists and CPG experts. Under Maxwell's visionary leadership, Voyage is creating more sustainable, scalable, delicious counterparts to everyday staples. Working towards a future where widely available, fairly priced products and sustainable planetary health co-exist, Voyage Foods is pioneering industry-wide change having already created a revolutionary clean label, plant-derived cocoa-free chocolate, considered the most sustainable on the market. Voyage's breakthrough chocolate is exclusively marketed to B2B clients. and their consumer focused plant-based, allergen free, peanut-free and hazelnut-free spreads are available at retailers nationwide including Walmart at the lowest price point of all competitors.