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Beth Kowitt
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Beth Kowitt is former a senior editor at Fortune, where she wrote features primarily on management and leadership issues, the business of food, consumer behavior, sustainability, and race and gender. Her writing received multiple awards, including several SABEW Best in Business and New York Press Club honors. She also co-edited Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women franchise and was a co-chair of Fortune's's Most Powerful Women Summit, MPW Next Gen, and the Fortune's/U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership. Beth, who joined Fortune's in 2008, is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in New York City with her children and husband, photographerKarsten Moran.

Women's health startup Modern Fertility is launching a new pregnancy and ovulation test and companion app.
MPWA revolution in the ‘family planning’ aisle: pregnancy tests with baby-free branding
By Beth KowittJune 17, 2020
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RetailAunt Jemima brand looks to shed its racist roots with vow to change name and logo
By Beth KowittJune 17, 2020
Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford wants the company to focus on its farmer-owned roots.
RetailLand O’Lakes wants to introduce you to the farmer behind your butter
By Beth KowittFebruary 6, 2020
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MagazineFertility Inc.: Inside the big business of babymaking
By Beth KowittJanuary 21, 2020
FoodMaven, a startup looking to divert food waste, has closed a $15.3 million Series B.
RetailStartup Trying to Prevent Food Waste Closes $15.3 Million Funding Round
By Beth KowittDecember 9, 2019
Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider discusses the emergence of plant-based food at the Fortune Global Forum in Paris.
ConferencesNestlé CEO Wants Americans to Eat Less Meat
By Beth KowittNovember 19, 2019
Chobani is launching oat milk, oat yogurts, and a line of dairy creamers.
RetailChobani Expands Beyond the Yogurt Aisle With a Big Bet on Oat Milk
By Beth KowittNovember 18, 2019
New McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski has had a tense relationship with some franchisees.
RetailNew McDonald’s CEO Faces Resistance from Franchisees
By Beth KowittNovember 6, 2019
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MPWExclusive: Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar Raises Series B Funding Round to Expand Into the Grocery Aisle
By Beth KowittOctober 15, 2019
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MagazineHow Starbucks got its buzz back
By Beth KowittSeptember 24, 2019
The Uneven Consequences of a Google Extramarital Affair: The Broadsheet
NewslettersThe Uneven Consequences of a Google Extramarital Affair: The Broadsheet
By Emma Hinchliffe and Beth KowittAugust 29, 2019
A panel at Fortune Brainstorm Tech addressed how to get more women on corporate boards.
ConferencesTech Insiders Offer Top Advice on How to Get More Women on Corporate Boards
By Beth KowittJuly 18, 2019
A panel discussed how to find the humanity in artificial intelligence at Fortune Brainstorm Tech.
ConferencesCould a Morality Setting Be the Future of Autonomous Vehicles?
By Beth KowittJuly 17, 2019
Perfect Day is launching the first animal-free ice cream.
RetailThe First ‘Animal-Free’ Ice Cream Hits the Market
By Beth KowittJuly 11, 2019
PepsiCo is testing Aquafina in cans in an attempt to move away from plastic.
RetailPepsiCo Continues Push Away from Plastic Bottles to Address Environmental Concerns
By Beth KowittJune 27, 2019
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