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Future-of-Food Recap

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Future of Food Week 2024 hosted 1000+ attendees over 25 different events
Day 1 Highlights
Monday May 20
Virtual Startup Showcase by World Business Chicago
Lets Talk Change: Reinventing Restaurants
Chicagoland Day
Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership Event
Day 2 Highlights
Tuesday May 21
Food is Wellness by Edelman
Pitch Slam by Naturally
Blend Talks & Techrise
Day 3 highlights
Wednesday May 22
Startup & VC Day
by World Business Chicago
Official Future of Food Week Reception
by World Business Chicago
Food Foundry Demo Days
Day 4 highlights
Thursday May 23
Food as Medicine
by Listen Ventures & Toronto Stock Exchange
Executives Club Luncheon
Exclusive Chef Experience feat. Chef Zubair of the Coach House
by Here Here Market &
Day 5 highlights
Friday May 24
Orion3 Fireside Chat Brunch
Executive Experience
by Canadian Consulate of Chicago & World Business Chicago
5k Run by Drip (Chicago startup)
Foode week long Activation
May 18 - May26
"In honor of World Business Chicago’s Future of Food Week, Foode is bringing you the chance to experience the city of Chicago’s best dining options! Think of Chicago like your dining game board—you’ll be able to earn perks and prizes at participating venues and official events throughout the week, like at our event! You'll be able to earn Foode loyalty points so you can enter their giveaways for dining gift cards and more. Venues include City Winery Chicago (West Loop), JP Graziano, Siena Tavern, Barrio, Bandit, and more!

Startup Portfolio

Check out our portfolio of Food & Ag startup companies from our Future of Food Week May 2024

Our Sponsors

Interested in learning about our event partners? See the full startup portfolio

Image Gallery

Just some photos from the week
A vibrant and energetic room full of people. People are standing around a well lit room chatting.
The sign at the entrance of the Chicago Global Capital For Food event. The sign is slightly obscured by a large houseplant.
People gather around a food stand that is showing off new products.

Stats

Attendance

1000+ Attendees

Over 1000 attendees attended across different events throughout the week
Partnership

25+ Events

Over 25 events throughout the week held by different ecosystem partners
Startups

100+ Startups

135 startups were vetted and then accepted into the official portfolio and were in attendance throughout the week
Exclusivity

Executive Experience

The second edition of the Chicago Venture Summit Executive Experience series displayed a panel of food experts during a VIP dinnner between C-level and other top executives from leading food companies in Chicago

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