Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship 101 offers a comprehensive journey for aspiring food and beverage entrepreneurs, from troubleshooting to business development.
Series participants can apply to pitch their idea at IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo in Chicago, IL. Information regarding the pitch portion will be shared to session participants in early 2025. IFT is not responsible for travel funding for pitch event participants.
1 Grand prize: TBA
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Past Sessions
September 10, 2024 | Lean Start-Up Methodology and Customer Discovery
Speakers:
Jamie Valenti-Jordan, CEO, Catapult Commercialization Services
Wei Qin, Head of Insights, Ingredion
October 8, 2024 | Prototyping
Speakers:
Maya Galson, Principal Scientist, Mattson
November 12, 2024 | Troubleshooting and Overcoming Challenges
Speaker
Ajay Bhaskar, R&D Director - Breakthrough Innovation Foods Category, PepsiCo
December 10, 2024 | Securing Funding
Bob Comstock, CEO, Tamarack Biotics
Ankit Patras, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, Tennessee State University
January 14, 2025 | Food Laws, Regulations, and Intellectual Property
Speakers:
Troy Groetken, RPh, JD, LLM, Registered United States Patent Attorney, Shareholder/Board Member, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Kantha Shelke, Ph.D., Principal, Corvus Blue, LLC.
Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship 101 offers a comprehensive journey for aspiring food and beverage entrepreneurs, from troubleshooting to business development.
Series participants can apply to pitch their idea at IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo in Chicago, IL. Information regarding the pitch portion will be shared to session participants in early 2025. IFT is not responsible for travel funding for pitch event participants.
1 Grand prize: TBA
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Past Sessions
September 10, 2024 | Lean Start-Up Methodology and Customer Discovery
Speakers:
Jamie Valenti-Jordan, CEO, Catapult Commercialization Services
Wei Qin, Head of Insights, Ingredion
October 8, 2024 | Prototyping
Speakers:
Maya Galson, Principal Scientist, Mattson
November 12, 2024 | Troubleshooting and Overcoming Challenges
Speaker
Ajay Bhaskar, R&D Director - Breakthrough Innovation Foods Category, PepsiCo
December 10, 2024 | Securing Funding
Bob Comstock, CEO, Tamarack Biotics
Ankit Patras, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, Tennessee State University
January 14, 2025 | Food Laws, Regulations, and Intellectual Property
Speakers:
Troy Groetken, RPh, JD, LLM, Registered United States Patent Attorney, Shareholder/Board Member, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Kantha Shelke, Ph.D., Principal, Corvus Blue, LLC.
