Future-
of-Food 2025
October 14, 2025
Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Food
is the city’s premier food innovation and venture capital conference, hosted by World Business Chicago. This highly curated experience brings together:
- Breakthrough food, beverage, agtech, and CPG startups
- Leading venture capital and growth equity firms
- Corporate strategics and innovation leaders Influential founders, operators, and buyers
Whether you're growing a foodtech startup, investing in the next consumer trend, or leading sustainability efforts at scale—this is your front-row seat to what’s next.
Press Release
MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON & WORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE CHICAGO VENTURE SUMMIT FUTURE OF FOOD, FEATURING THE INAUGURAL FUTURE OF FOOD WASTE FORUM WITH NICOR GAS
WHY CHICAGO?
Chicago is a global food capital, with more than 4,500 food manufacturing companies and a thriving ecosystem of startups, innovators, and industry leaders. From legacy brands to next-generation technologies, the city is a launchpad for the future of food - shaping what we eat, how it’s made, and how it reaches the world.
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