EY announces GT Dave of GT's Living Foods as Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2020 semifinalist in Greater Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- EY yesterday announced that GT Dave, Founder and CEO of GT's Living Foods is a semifinalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year^® 2020 Awards in Greater Los Angeles. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. GT was selected as a semifinalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a virtual awards event on Friday, October 2, 2020.

Widely known as a trailblazer of the health & wellness movement, GT created the Kombucha category in 1995 as a teenager when he first introduced the traditional Eastern drink to the U.S. marketplace. What started out as a passion project in his home kitchen has become the #1 best-selling and most-loved Kombucha brand in the world, leading what is poised to become a multi-billion-dollar category by 2025. Today, GT's Living Foods continues to spread a message and philosophy that food is medicine through always raw, unpasteurized and fully fermented offerings.  

"I am humbled and honored to be recognized by EY among this group of inspirational leaders and entrepreneurs," said GT. "For 25 years my driving purpose has remained the same—to change the way people think and feel about living and fermented foods while guiding them in their health & wellness journeys. I have always been a steward of Mother Nature and will strive to share her many gifts as long as I am alive."

Now in its 34th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities and more than 60 countries throughout the world.

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Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National competition. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards held in November 2020. The awards are the culminating event of the Strategic Growth Forum^®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by SAP America and the Kauffman Foundation.

In Greater Los Angeles, local sponsors include Platinum sponsor: Marsh; Gold sponsors: Avitas Wealth Management and Tangram; Silver sponsor: Cresa; PR sponsor: Olmstead Williams Communications.

About GT's Living Foods

We believe that Mother Nature is the World's greatest healer. Since 1995, GT's Living Foods has revolutionized how people think and feel about Kombucha and fermented foods in the Western World. From the  womb,  founder GT Dave  was  raised vegetarian and taught  that  food can be medicine. He continues to  uphold that  philosophy  with  always  pure, potent,  and plant-derived fermented offerings produced in their most  authentic  form,  never compromised.  The fiercely independent, family-owned,  and operated company  is available  in over 55,000 retailers across North  America and Europe. Today and beyond, GT's Living Foods' driving purpose is to spread a global message  that  food  can be medicine and through  proper nutrition  one can heal  thyself. For more information,  please visit www.gtslivingfoods.com  

About Entrepreneur Of The Year^®

Entrepreneur Of The Year^® is the world's most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs. The program makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global awards program of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries. Please visit ey.com/eoy.

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SOURCE GT’s Living Foods