Showcase your brand at IFT FIRST’s Startup Pavilion
This year’s IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo is expected to attract more than 17,000 attendees including your peers, ingredient providers, business professionals, product developers, food scientists and more.
In 2023, nearly 9,000 people spent time in the Startup Pavilion. It was the hottest area in the expo!
Generate leads, gain access to the science of food community and foster greater visibility for your life’s work as a startup.
Does My Business Qualify as a Startup at IFT FIRST?
Any stage food or food related startups are welcome! From pre-seed to growth stage, we know you and your business will benefit by participating in Startup Pavilion.
Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in The Pitch – a unique opportunity to promote your business among your colleagues, peers, the media, and potential investors.
Don’t wait, space is limited to the first 100 startups accepted to participate. You can win $10,000 if you have the best pitch of IFT FIRST Startup Pavilion! You don’t want to miss this amazing opportunity! Learn more below:
The Pitch!
Fast facts:
- You can win up to $10,000, presented by Seeding The Future Foundation, when you pitch as a startup!
- Participate in a speed pitch competition to get more recognition and attention for your brand.
- Startups can only participate in The Pitch if they have a kiosk in The Startup Pavilion.
- Participation is optional.
Note: New products or divisions of an established company are not considered startups. Startups can only participate in the Startup Pavilion for a total of 3-years. If a company only exhibits in the main expo with a booth, they cannot participate in the startup pavilion during any subsequent years.
IFT FIRST 2023 Startups
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Fire Department Coffee
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PureNutrix+ Inc
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A+ Berry
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Fresh Fizz Sodas
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PureSeed Innovations
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Land Lovers (formerly Alchemeat)
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Fuddis
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RedLeaf Biologics
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Antithesis Foods
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Fusion Foods Group
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Renewal Mill
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anu™
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Gluvana Gluten-Free Foods
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Riddet Institute – Advancing Frontiers in Food Science
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Apparo, Inc.
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Happy Veg Inc.
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SABER DAIRY FREE LIMITED
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Apple & Orchard Labs
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Helaina (2023 Startup Pavilion winner)
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Shiru
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Aryaa Organic LLC
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icolor us llc
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SnapDNA Corporation (2023 Startup Pavilion runner-up)
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Atlas Urban Farms
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ImagoAI Inc
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Soul Reviver
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Aupendra Zeolite Holdings
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Inbite Gf Inc
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Superbrewed Food
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AURA COMMODITIES
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Innovafeed
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Sustain-A-Grain
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AZERYS
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Karma Wellness Kitchen
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Symphony Snacks LLC
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BetaTec Hop Products Inc.
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Krill Arctic Foods
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Tasty Foods LLC
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BioVeritas, LLC
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Lemnature AquaFarms USA, Inc.
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TeaVoila
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Blu Cocoon Digital
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Leto Foods
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The EVERY Company
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BlueNalu, Inc.
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LGI Foods Inc
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The Food Shop
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Brightseed Inc
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Montana Pure Protein
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The Kawa Project
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CarobWay Ltd
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MontBlancAI
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The Protein Brewery
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Ceylon Spice Company LLC
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myAir
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Triplebar Bio Inc.
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Climate Partner
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Nanox Technologies LLC
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TurtleTree
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Creative Ingredients for Wellness
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NuCicer, Inc.
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unClassic Foods (2023 Startup Pavilion runner-up)
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CropEats
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Nutraberry
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Upcycled Foods, Inc.
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Deeplant Inc
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Nutrisoft LLC
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USAgri
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Digestiva, Inc
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Otrafy
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Warrior Kombucha
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EQUII
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PAKTLI FOODS
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WHILED JAR
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Every Body Eat® (Whole & Free Foods LLC)
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Paragon Pure
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Wide Open Agriculture
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Evolve Food
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Phusis Bio
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Woolah Tea
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FabricNano
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Prairie Fava LTD
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Yolélé
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Filtricine
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Prodigest
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Yuzuco
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FingerVision Inc
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See contact information below for exhibit sales inquiries
| Companies that begin with #-I should contact: Sabrina Bracken, Sales Account Manager IFT Exhibits Team c/o SPARGO, Inc. Direct: [email protected] Phone: 571-207-8392 |
Companies that begin with Q-Z should contact: Joanne Norin, Event Sales Specialist IFT Exhibits Team c/o SPARGO, Inc. Direct: [email protected] Phone: 703-592-4395 |
| Companies that begin with J-P should contact: Laura Wills, Sales Account Manager IFT Exhibits Team c/o SPARGO, Inc. Direct: [email protected] Phone: 703-592-4397 |
For Sales Assistance in China Kalison Huang, Sales Manager IFT Exhibits Team c/o Wen Global Solutions Direct: [email protected] Phone: +86 755-3303-3338 WeChat: 1-380-9899-882 |