Shaping an inclusive and responsible food media culture that values the planet and nourishes the communities at the heart of the food system.
OUR COMPANY
Food As Content™ is a New York-based media production and content strategy studio specializing in food and people, with a mission shape a responsible, inclusive, and sustainable food mediaculture that values the planet and nourishes communities.
We strive to be a catalyst for change, as we engage local and global audiences through the transformative power of food and stories. We're committed to empowering the communities at the heart of the food system to tell their own stories, and to use digital tools to thrive.
Our strategy is centered around four areas of impact:
OUR STRATEGY
1 We produce content for clients in the food space under our proprietary Sustainable Food Media Production Framework™.
2 We equip small food business owners and workers with digital and media skills to thrive in the digital economy.
3 We train BIPOC, and/or immigrants, formerly incarcerated youth, queer folks, and other historically marginalized communities to access jobs in media for the culinary.
4 We produce original content for global audiences leading the conversation on environmental and social sustainability in food media.
OUR STRATEGY
The strategy to accomplish our mission is designed around three cores.
1
LEADERSHIP
We combine our expertise in food media and content with a commitment to sustainability.
Training and Education Activities
Strategic Public Engagement
Research and Publications
2
STEWARDSHIP
We care for the planet and the communities, that commitment is evident in every aspect of our work.
Strategic Community Partnerships
Sustainable Production Framework
Revolutionary Workforce Approach
3
FORWARD VISION
We nourish the future, continuously pushing the boundaries of technology and storytelling for good.
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THE FOUNDER
David Manrique is a New York-based Colombian food photographer, filmmaker, and screenwriter born and raised in Medellin. His work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times and Thrillist, as well as on television, and film festivals.
For the past 6 years, David's work has been concentrated in the food space, working with restaurants, food makers, and brands, while also collaborating with local organizations that are fighting hunger and food insecurity in the local communities, and supporting small business owners across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
In 2023 he founded Food As Content with the mission of shaping a more conscious and inclusive food and media culture that values the planet and nourishes communities.
David is an alum of the James Beard Foundation Legacy Network 2023-24 program, and one of the recipients of Shutterstock’s Create Fund (2023) grant for diverse creators and the New York Foundation for the Arts Queens Arts Fund (2024).
He’s also a member of Food Tank, Film Independent, and Professional Photographers of America.
In the fall of 2024, David participated in the Communitas Ventures program, where he joined a cohort of social entrepreneurs working on food justice initiatives.