About The Event

Connecticut has made substantial progress in developing infrastructure ​for ​entrepreneurs in the state’s food and beverage industry. Multiple ​commercial ​kitchens, incubators and funding programs now span our ​small state and have generated interest within the regional ​industry.

Work remains to remove friction in the Connecticut food ​​entrepreneurship pipeline, including stronger links with wholesale ​buyers and solutions providers, and more effective support for women ​and BIPOC entrepreneurs and ​businesses pursuing sustainable or ​regenerative processes.

The Big Connecticut Food Event is designed to provide opportunities for ​emerging food ​and beverage brands to connect with the expertise that ​they’re going to need ​on their journeys, and for strategic and industry ​partners to meet the growing community of promising brands.

Our goal is to support the development of Connecticut’s ​entrepreneurship pipeline so it produces multiple food and beverage ​brands every year that each exceed $2 million in annual sales.