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
Agenda
Tuesday, October 14
- 9 AM to 3 PM: Chicago Venture Summit Future of Food, 167 N Green St, Chicago
- 4 PM to 6 PM: Future of Food Waste Forum by Nicor Gas and World Business Chicago, 167 N Green St, Chicago
- 6 to 7:30 PM: Official Chicago Venture Summit Networking Reception, 167 N Green St, Chicago
*Please note: all Chicago Venture Summit events are invite only, and require registration
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