I’d be very curious how far EAG could go by just focusing on Soylent / Huel / Mealsquares.
I can imagine you could get pretty serious savings by making a deal with a small number of brands for a large purchase. I would suspect EA’s account for a serious proportion of these brand’s revenue, and EAG’s are the ideal place for them to market to new EA’s and EA adjacent individuals, so they’d stand to gain a lot from even just providing merchandise at-cost.
Also, when hosting retreats, Soylent was always the most in demand item.
I have not loved the catering at past EAG events (EAG London, EAG SF, EAG DC… the exception was EAGx Boston, whose catering I thought was very good. Though no disrespect to CEA—I’ve handled event catering and it is hell. ). At all of these, I actually would have preferred it if instead of some (most) catered meals there were just assorted Huels (There has been soylent—but I can’t stand soylent).
Lastly, I think this would be pretty funny. It’s a pretty severe change, but I’d be curious to see how EAG participants would respond to this if proposed in a survey, and it’s a fun visual symbol of “efficiency and cost effectiveness vibes” so there’s some signaling benefit.
To continue the tangent, I’m pretty sure this is not true for Huel. From their UK website:
All ingredients listed in Huel Powder v3.0 and Black Edition Huel are low FODMAP and for this reason they can be used alongside the Low FODMAP Diet and as part of your dietary routine if you have IBS. If you have IBS and an extremely busy lifestyle where convenience is a top priority, Huel could form a part of your eating routine to ensure you are achieving a regular meal pattern and optimal nutrition.
I don’t like the food at EAGs and survive off of Huel/Soylent during the conference, it also makes it easier to carry on a conversation while consuming it.
I’d be very curious how far EAG could go by just focusing on Soylent / Huel / Mealsquares.
I can imagine you could get pretty serious savings by making a deal with a small number of brands for a large purchase. I would suspect EA’s account for a serious proportion of these brand’s revenue, and EAG’s are the ideal place for them to market to new EA’s and EA adjacent individuals, so they’d stand to gain a lot from even just providing merchandise at-cost.
Also, when hosting retreats, Soylent was always the most in demand item.
I have not loved the catering at past EAG events (EAG London, EAG SF, EAG DC… the exception was EAGx Boston, whose catering I thought was very good. Though no disrespect to CEA—I’ve handled event catering and it is hell. ). At all of these, I actually would have preferred it if instead of some (most) catered meals there were just assorted Huels (There has been soylent—but I can’t stand soylent).
Lastly, I think this would be pretty funny. It’s a pretty severe change, but I’d be curious to see how EAG participants would respond to this if proposed in a survey, and it’s a fun visual symbol of “efficiency and cost effectiveness vibes” so there’s some signaling benefit.
This is kind of tangential, but anyone who is FODMAP-sensitive would be unable to eat any of Soylent, Huel, or Mealsquares as far as I’m aware.
To continue the tangent, I’m pretty sure this is not true for Huel. From their UK website:
I don’t like the food at EAGs and survive off of Huel/Soylent during the conference, it also makes it easier to carry on a conversation while consuming it.
What don’t you like about it? Signed, future EAGx organiser
Counterpoint: if you do that, you’ll get only people who like eating meal replacement as food. Ew.