PepsiCo announced the launch of its Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator program in North America this month, an innovation initiative designed to discover and support emerging brands in the food and beverage sector. This year's participating PepsiCo executives and brand accelerator experts are eager to help start-ups address critical early-stage business operations like strategic planning, corporate structuring, and fundraising to help emerging brands reach their market potential. FoodIngredientsFirst spoke with PepsiCo’s David Schwartz, Head of ESSA Venturing & Innovation about PepsiCo’s Nutrition Greenhouse program and what it means amid a more holistic healthy evolution at PepsiCo as a whole.