BrandStorm 2020

Mason Arnold
Veggie Nerd
Cece's Veggie Co.


Mason is a serial entrepreneur with fresh food, organics and sustainability always at the core. His current venture, Cece's' Veggie Co., was founded in 2015 and is a pioneer brand in making high-quality, fresh pasta out of vegetables. Cece's innovative veggie products have been recognized with awards from the leading trade associations in the produce industry, the United Fresh Produce Association and Produce Marketing Association. Before his current venture he founded Greenling.com, the first and largest Local/Organic fresh food and grocery delivery service in Texas serving all major metros. Greenling was sold in 2015. A longtime Organic agriculture activist, Mason drafted legislation and created the Organic Advisory Board to the Texas Department of Agriculture and formed the Organic Association of Texas, a legislative action and lobbying group for the Organic agriculture industry in Texas. He was honored with the United FreshMKT Achievement Award in 2018 for outstanding achievement and innovation in the marketing and merchandising of fresh produce, and was crowned 'Eco Leader of the Year' by the Austin Business Journal in 2010. Mason and his businesses have also received national innovation awards from Dell and PC Magazine, and more than 25 diverse awards across various outlets, including being crowned 'Best Local Food Company' 9 years in a row in the Austin Chronicle. Mason has received national media attention for his companies including feature stories in the New York Times, Business Week, Entrepreneur magazine, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, radio appearances on NPR's On Point, and others. Most recently, Mason's company earned a #3 spot on the 2019 Inc. 5,000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in the US. Mason is also an avid mentor and has served on numerous non-profit boards.

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