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Earlier this week, we hosted a conversation on food access in Chicago in conjunction with Hunger Awareness Month. Thank you to our partners, panelists, and attendees who joined us to discuss this important topic!

Excited to see our MP Ashley Hartman on the Remarkable Retail podcast Groceryshop! The episode dives into trends in grocery like AI, sustainability, and analytics, along with pro tips on pitching investors. Matthew Nichols Commerce Ventures, @kaypeey Plug and Play Tech Center, Steve Dennis

Reminder to join us for a discussion about 'hot takes' in the food industry with Andrea, Founder of Snaxshot, and resident foodtech expert matt newberg, Founder of HNGRY. This live webinar will take place next Tuesday 10/10 @ 10AM CT. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The team will be at the Future-of-Food Week 2024 by WBC World Business Chicago, the @1871Chicago FoodTech Summit where our MP Ashley Hartman will be judging a pitch comp and our VP Amira Khatib ✨ will be speaking, and Aaditi Tamhankar will be at the M25 Summit. If you will also be there, say hi!

Last week, we attended at the @1871Chicago Food Tech Innovation Summit where our MP Ashley Hartman judged the pitch competition and our VP Amira Khatib ✨ spoke on the foodtech panel alongside Michael Sachaj, Vikrum Papa and Jyothi Vallurupalli ! Thank you to @1871Chicago for hosting!

Check out our latest Future of Food Series webinar! Our MP Ashley Hartman interviewed: consumer “Oracle” Andrea of Snaxshot, and resident foodtech expert matt newberg of HNGRY. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated on the future of food! youtube.com/watch?v=uZWL4_…

Our Analyst Aaditi Tamhankar will be speaking at 'Coffee, Capital, and Conversations' Thurs 10/19 with PawnShark Chicago Ventures , Sammie Hasen TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Neal Sarraf Forum Ventures , & Brian Crump Chicago Early Growth Ventures! Thanks to TriNet NOW CFO Objective Paradigm lu.ma/le46ojdf

Excited to see Foxtrot supporting emerging CPG brands through its annual Up & Comers Small Makers Awards! This is a huge opportunity — winners receive placement on Foxtrot shelves and marketing support. The deadline is Mon 10/30, so apply soon! foxtrotco.com/upandcomers

Our Analyst Aaditi Tamhankar spoke at 'Coffee, Capital, and Conversations' last week with PawnShark Chicago Ventures , Sammie Hasen TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Neal Sarraf Forum Ventures, & Brian Crump Chicago Early Growth Ventures! Thanks to TriNet NOW CFO Objective Paradigm!

Our portfolio company Free From Market is hiring a Lead Software Engineer! This is a unique opportunity to join a social enterprise startup in food-as-medicine. The position is hybrid, based in Kansas City. Apply here: free-from-market.breezy.hr/p/22b64917e74f…

Our VP Amira Khatib ✨ attended the HNGRY Summit where she interviewed matt newberg of HNGRY, Maddy Rotman Anytime Spritz & led a discussion on food-as-medicine. Thank you to matt newberg, Blackbird, Everytable, Anytime Spritz, Dom Food Group & SECOND HOME for a great event!

We hosted our 2nd Investor Summit this week! Ted Jin of AuX Labs, Kevin Honaker BiomeSense, Richard Schatzberger of ALTR, and Noah Craft MD PhD of PeopleScience, Emily Brown Free From Market, Jen Fremont-Smith @wecohospitality, John Thorp & Buzz Wiggins of Aerflo, and Cooley LLP & Dom's Kitchen.

Excited to see meati foods expand its product offering by launching 4 new mycellium-based protein products: Crispy Bites, Garlic & Pepper Steak, Italian Seasoned Cutlets, and Spicy Crispy Cutlets! You can find the products online meati.com/shop/ and Whole Foods Market.

Thank you to The Kraft Heinz Company for giving us a tour of their R&D facility yesterday! We’re excited about the work The Kraft Heinz Company is doing to innovate and shape the future of food. Maxine Roman, Josh Just, and John Topinka.

Check out our Fall 2023 Newsletter! We hosted our Investor Summit, Foxtrot and Dom's Kitchen and Market are merging, and we published our industry deep dive on Molecular Farming mailchi.mp/6185e2242e9b/b… meati foods Crafty Filtricine, Inc. ALTR Fount FourKites

Specialty markets, Foxtrot and Dom's Kitchen and Market, announced they are combining in a merger set to close soon. Both are part of the Bluestein Family, so we're excited to see them join forces to take the retail market by storm! nosh.com/news/2023/outf… Lukas Southard

Our Vice President Amira Khatib ✨ recently attended a Grocery Store Happy Hour featuring a grocery adventure between Foxtrot and Goddess and Grocer. Thank you Nate Rosen and @justjessssss for hosting an amazing evening full of fun discovery and great company!

We're thrilled to see Yerbaé partner with Penn State's NIL collective, Happy Valley United, to support all 31 varsity sports and more than 800 Penn State University student-athletes! bevnet.com/news/2023/yerb… Lukas Southard

We had a fantastic time last night at our Bluestein holiday dinner, celebrating the season and reflecting on this incredible year! As 2023 comes to an end, we’re energized and optimistic about the new year ahead.

Last week our Analyst Aaditi Tamhankar attended TechRise - powered by P33 Season 3 finale. It was great to see the Chicago startup community come together to support historically underrepresented founders. Congrats Sana Jafri babygami co and Ismael El-Amin, PiggyBack Network, and all finalists!