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IFT FIRST Startup Pavilion

Innovation and the spirit of entrepreneurship. It’s all on full display at the Startup Pavilion where 100 food and food tech businesses in all stages of growth showcase cutting-edge solutions and applications.

Be a spectator and experience The Pitch – a speed pitch competition where participating startups can share their vision on why their business is an example of the future of food.

Stop by the Startup Pavilion and see what’s up and coming within the science of food – exclusively in the IFT FIRST Expo.

View 2023 Participating Startups

Are you a startup founder or interested in sponsorship? Learn how you can get involved.

 
IFT FIRST attendees gathered in front of exhibitor booths talking excitedly to each other 

IFT FIRST 2022 Startups


Ancient Brands Milling
Green Era
Prodigest
Antithesis Foods
Heliae Development
Purdue University
Apparo, Inc.
Index Biosystems Inc.
QALIPRO
Attribute Analytics
Ingredient Brothers
Rollicking Buckaroo Pepper Jam
AWESOME
Innobio USA Inc.
Sustain-A-Grain
Back of the Yard Algae Sciences - The Plant
Innovafeed
Terviva
Banzo Brands
Lemnature AquaFarms USA, Inc.
The Food Shop
Blue Canopy Biotech
Levelle
Thimus
Cella Farms
Llama Naturals
Triplebar Bio Inc.
Chickp-Protein
MycoLogic
Upcycled Foods Inc (dba ReGrained)
Creative Ingredients for Wellness
Nutraberry
Vegify
Dvash Organics
Opera Bioscience
Victory Hemp Foods
Equinom LTD. (2022 Startup Pavilion winner)
Otrafy
B.T. Sweet
Evergrain Ingredients
Paragon Pure
CANE'd
GHP Consulting and Testing LLC
Pearl Crop, Inc.
LusOasis
GREAT LAKES MILLING CO INC.
PLANETARIANS
Uwraps

Special member registration rates and tiered registration discounts for attendees available.