The IFTNEXT Food Disruption Challenge™ Offers Participants

• An exciting opportunity to pitch your idea, product, or innovation to get high profile exposure  
• Capital and resources to help fund and advance your innovation   
• An opportunity to be mentored by industry’s leaders who can help you navigate the start-up landscape 

2020 Finalists

IFT is excited to announce the Food Disruption Challenge finalists!  These 5 finalists will participate in the pitch competition event.  Congratulations to: 

• Cambridge Crops
• Journey Foods
• Ripe Revival
• Snap DNA
• Trophic

2020 Round 3 Finalists

• All Things Bugs
• Cambridge Crops
• Helioponix
• Journey Foods
• Persea Naturals
• Ripe Revival
• Savour Sous Vide
• Snap DNA
• SuSea
• Trophic LLC

Learn More About the Competition

This exciting opportunity will identify 5 finalists and culminate with a virtual pitching competition. Exacts dates of the pitch competition are being determined and will be announced soon.  

Prestigious judges representing influential sectors of the food industry, will select a finalist to be the recipient of the IFTNEXT Food Disruptor of the Year™ award including a $25,000 cash prize. Competition audience attendees will also be asked to select an IFTNEXT Food Disruptor People’s Choice awardee for a cash prize of $5,000.00. In addition to the cash prizes, other services and products helpful for entrepreneurial advancement will also be included.

The application period has closed for IFT20.