Ripe for Disruption: How Daily Harvest Anticipates and Exceeds Customer Needs

Ricky Silver is the Vice President of Culinary Innovation at Daily Harvest, a direct-to-consumer brand delivering delicious and nourishing food that is thoughtfully sourced, chef-crafted, and ready in minutes. At Daily Harvest, Ricky leads innovation strategy, new product development, operations, and commercialization of the culinary portfolio. Previously, Ricky was the Director of Innovation at Vita Coco, the global-leader in RTD Coconut Water where he led the development of the brand’s portfolio diversification into new categories including coconut milk, coconut oil, sparkling waters and more. Ricky started his career at PepsiCo where he leveraged his chemistry and food science backgrounds to manage multiple R&D platforms across the business. Ricky received his MBA from NYU Stern and his Masters in Chemistry from NYU. His passion for food stems from his years as a personal chef in NYC.