BIOGRAPHY
Rey Ortega is a pioneer in the plant-based sector with over 30 years of experience. In 1994, he founded the Alternative Baking Company, one of the first vegan cookie brands on the market, which generated $1 million in sales in 1995. In 1997, he founded Sun Flour Baking Co. to create new flavors, tastes, textures, and nutrition products with a longer shelf life and higher profit margins. Sun Flour Baking produces raw and baked gluten-free cookies free of animal products. It also provides co packing, product development, consulting, testing, nutrition facts, graphic design, and wrapping in small batches. Clients include Sodexo Marriott Food Service and Whole Foods. The company supports Farm Sanctuary, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and In Defense of Animals (IDA).
Rey owned Garden to Grill, a vegan restaurant, for five years. With extensive knowledge across the entire product life cycle, he is an experienced formulator within the industry, has designed three facilities, and has sold millions of vegan cookies, keeping eggs and dairy out of the mouths of many. Besides owning five plant-based brands, he has also published two children’s books and is an expert at cannabis infusion for topical and edible products.
POTENTIAL INTERVIEW TOPICS
WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
sunflourbaking.com
startaveganbusiness.com
msgreenfields.com
Facebook.com/sunflourbakingcompany
Instagram @sunflourbakingcookies, @reyortega67
X: @thecookieman
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/rey-ortega-5710652
YouTube.com/@reyortega67
BOOKS
The Organic Adventures of Tucker the Tomato (2003)
Benji Bean Sprout Doesn’t Eat Meat (2004)
PAST INTERVIEWS
The World Vegan Travel Podcast
Veganpreneur Revolution Podcast
Plant Fuelled Podcast (Apple, Spotify)
Vedge Your Best (Apple, Spotify)
Vegan Posse
Vegan Booty Talks
The Confident Vegan
Did You Bring the Hummus? (Apple, Spotify)
Plant Your Seed (Apple, Spotify)
The Original Vegan Business Talk
Veganowledge JJ
No Bullsh!t Vegan
Empowered Vegans
Plant Powered Podcast
Plant Based on Fire podcast
VEGPRENEUR Founder Fridays
Who's Judging? podcast
Inner Healing Academy
It's All About Food podcast (Apple, Spotify)
Vegan Mainstream’s Pivot! Podcast
RECENT MEDIA
VEGPRENEUR Founder Spotlight
Plant Powered Picks
Sun Flour Baking Company Celebrates Over 25 Years of Animal-Free Products
Rey Ortega is a pioneer in the plant-based sector with over 30 years of experience. In 1994, he founded the Alternative Baking Company, one of the first vegan cookie brands on the market, which generated $1 million in sales in 1995. In 1997, he founded Sun Flour Baking Co. to create new flavors, tastes, textures, and nutrition products with a longer shelf life and higher profit margins. Sun Flour Baking produces raw and baked gluten-free cookies free of animal products. It also provides co packing, product development, consulting, testing, nutrition facts, graphic design, and wrapping in small batches. Clients include Sodexo Marriott Food Service and Whole Foods. The company supports Farm Sanctuary, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and In Defense of Animals (IDA).
Rey owned Garden to Grill, a vegan restaurant, for five years. With extensive knowledge across the entire product life cycle, he is an experienced formulator within the industry, has designed three facilities, and has sold millions of vegan cookies, keeping eggs and dairy out of the mouths of many. Besides owning five plant-based brands, he has also published two children’s books and is an expert at cannabis infusion for topical and edible products.
POTENTIAL INTERVIEW TOPICS
- Transitioning from carnivore to vegan
- Weight loss on a vegan diet
- Treatment of animals
- Big corporations jumping on the bandwagon for “plant-based” and how to deal with it
- Relationship between spirituality and diet
- How veganism and religion relate
WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
sunflourbaking.com
startaveganbusiness.com
msgreenfields.com
Facebook.com/sunflourbakingcompany
Instagram @sunflourbakingcookies, @reyortega67
X: @thecookieman
LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/rey-ortega-5710652
YouTube.com/@reyortega67
BOOKS
The Organic Adventures of Tucker the Tomato (2003)
Benji Bean Sprout Doesn’t Eat Meat (2004)
PAST INTERVIEWS
The World Vegan Travel Podcast
Veganpreneur Revolution Podcast
Plant Fuelled Podcast (Apple, Spotify)
Vedge Your Best (Apple, Spotify)
Vegan Posse
Vegan Booty Talks
The Confident Vegan
Did You Bring the Hummus? (Apple, Spotify)
Plant Your Seed (Apple, Spotify)
The Original Vegan Business Talk
Veganowledge JJ
No Bullsh!t Vegan
Empowered Vegans
Plant Powered Podcast
Plant Based on Fire podcast
VEGPRENEUR Founder Fridays
Who's Judging? podcast
Inner Healing Academy
It's All About Food podcast (Apple, Spotify)
Vegan Mainstream’s Pivot! Podcast
RECENT MEDIA
VEGPRENEUR Founder Spotlight
Plant Powered Picks
Sun Flour Baking Company Celebrates Over 25 Years of Animal-Free Products
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