The Vegan Food Group was originally founded in June 2012 as Facebook community page called Vegan Food by Mark Doskow.

The page was founded on the premise that vegan, plant-based foods, are the way to a happy and healthy life for both the individual and the planet.

About Mark:

Mark has been vegan since May 2005 and working in the plant-based food business since January of of the same year.  It all happened by accident as Mark, looking for change, applied for a new job in a restaurant that was opening downstairs from his apartment.  By chance, that restaurant happened to be vegan.  Since that time, Mark has gone on to lead operations and brand development for two pioneers in the vegan world, Candle Cafe and Matthew Kenney.  In addition to heading up operations for multiple restaurants around the country, Mark has opened 4 restaurants (one of which, Plant Food + Wine Miami, went on to be the first plant-based restaurant to receive 4-stars from a major publication,) helped publish two vegan cookbooks and launched 20+ national retail products.

Mark lives with his vegan family in Los Angeles and is currently looking for more opportunities to help extend the reach of the plant-based food movement.