Future-
of-Food 2025
October 14, 2025
Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Food
is the city’s premier food innovation and venture capital conference, hosted by World Business Chicago. This highly curated experience brings together:
- Breakthrough food, beverage, agtech, and CPG startups
- Leading venture capital and growth equity firms
- Corporate strategics and innovation leaders Influential founders, operators, and buyers
Whether you're growing a foodtech startup, investing in the next consumer trend, or leading sustainability efforts at scale—this is your front-row seat to what’s next.
WHY CHICAGO?
Chicago is the food capital of the United States, home to over 4,500 food manufacturing companies and global headquarters for Kraft Heinz, McDonald’s, Conagra, Ferrara, and more. With deep legacy and future forward innovation, the city is a launchpad for what we eat, how it’s made, and how it gets to us."
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