Upcycled Food Pitch Slam

501 30th Avenue Southeast,Minneapolis MN 55414

12 May, 2022

Description

The Upcycled Food Association and Grow North are hosting a networking and pitch slam event on May 12th! Join the Upcycled Food Association and Grow North in-person for the first annual Upcycled Food Pitch Slam. Come network with food recovery leaders, upcycled food companies, and like-minded investors. 5-10 Upcycled Food Association Member companies will present their pitches on stage, answer questions and compete for a chance to win a prize! We're excited to gather and amplify the energy and innovative solutions within the upcycled food industry. Agenda: 2:30 PM Networking 3:30 Welcome and Official Remarks - Turner Wyatt (Upcycled Food Association, CEO), Allison Hohn (Grow North, Executive Director), and Dan McSprit (Upcycled Food Association, Investment Program Advisor)3:45 Upcycled Food Pitch Slam - Final line up TBA5:00 Winners Announced This event is part of a larger 2-day event called Upcycling Unplugged to register to the full event, visit UFA’s event page here. Grow North works to create an interconnected, sophisticated, invested, and accessible ecosystem for Minnesota’s entrepreneurs and innovators across food and agriculture. This is done through education, connectivity, events, onramps, intersections, support and community. Learn more here! What's Upcycled Food? Upcycled foods use ingredients that otherwise would not have gone to human consumption, are procured and produced using verifiable supply chains, and have a positive impact on the environment. Check out upcycledfood.org to learn more!