A Fancy New York Pitch Slam 2023

Event Details

A Fancy New York Pitch Slam

Monday, June 26 | 4:00-5:30 pm | Javits Center, NYC

The fanciest Pitch Slam for the natural and specialty products industry will take place on Monday, June 26 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Javits Center following the Summer Fancy Food Show!

Naturally New York (NNY) and the Specialty Food Association (SFA) are partnering on its 2nd Pitch Slam competition. This event provides a platform for entrepreneurs in the natural and specialty products industry to present their consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands to a panel of industry judges and audience members for a chance to win a prize package valued at over $150,000!

Pitch Slam Ticket Purchase includes:

Access to A Fancy New York Pitch Slam event (4:00 - 5:30 pm ET only)
This ticket does NOT provide access to the Summer Fancy Food Show floor
Opportunity to network live with 500 of the natural products community's best and brightest
Snacks and refreshments to be served

*** SFA Members receive complimentary access to the Pitch Slam event, a ticket is not required. ***

Please visit our website for more details on the Pitch Slam competition and prize package details.

2023 Summer Fancy Food Show (June 25-27)

The Summer Fancy Food Show is the biggest specialty food industry event in North America and your ticket to discovering your next bestseller, spotting the latest trends, and connecting with new business partners. If you're a member of the specialty food trade, you can't afford to miss the 2023 Summer Fancy Food Show! The Show is not open to the public – only qualified buyers and industry professionals (18+) may attend. Click here to learn more and register today!

Contact Information

For questions about Naturally New York, the Pitch Slam Event, or Partnership Opportunities, please contact hello@naturallynewyork.org.

For questions about SFA membership or the Fancy Food Show, please contact education@specialtyfood.com.

Speakers

Heather Terry (MC)
Founder/CEO of GoodSam, PBC
https://goodsamfoods.com/
Heather K. Terry is the Co-founder & CEO of GoodSam PBC. She has been a CPG mentor and angel investor, the author of From Broadway to Wall Street, a Partner and the Chief Strategy Officer of BeyondBrands (a top tier CPG consulting agency focused on natural products in NYC), and the host of the Scaling with Soul podcast (on hiatus).

For over a decade, she’s been immersed in the complexities and nuances of the consumer-packaged goods vertical. First as the co-founder of NibMor Chocolate. Next, as the mastermind behind the expansion of popular clean beauty and wellness brands including S.W. Basics, Pulp Pantry, GoodSam, Organic Bath Company and more. She has been a highly-sought after advisor to many up-and-coming wellness products on a mission to land coveted spots on the shelves of national retailers like Whole Foods and Target.

Her expertise has been featured at WELL Insiders, WELL Summit, ALT Summit, The Wild Rose Collective, the Rising Women Conference, Good Housekeepings Raise the Green Bar Summit and the Regenerative Rising Summit. She is a graduate of the International Culinary Center in NYC and has an MFA from Rutgers University.
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Sponsors and Partners

Organizer

Diamond Sponsors

NielsenIQ
NielsenIQ, a global information services company, delivers the gold standard in consumer and retail measurement, through the most connected, complete, and actionable understanding of the evolving global, omnichannel consumer.

NielsenIQ is the source of confidence for the industries we serve and the pioneer defining the next century of consumer and retail measurement. Our data, connected insights, and predictive analytics optimize the performance of CPG and retail companies, bringing them closer to the communities they serve and helping to power their growth.

NielsenIQ, an Advent International portfolio company, has operations in 90+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit Nielseniq.com/Byzzer.
nielseniq.com/global/en/
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FounderMade
FounderMade is a future minded media company, with a focus on best-in-class content and experiences, created specifically for brand innovators of tomorrow.

Our ecosystem provides access to brand and solution discovery that propels your business forward — from pre-revenue to enterprise. Internationally recognized, FounderMade is the destination virtual & live platform for consumer businesses to activate accelerated growth.
www.foundermade.com/
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SPINS
At SPINS, we believe there’s more than meets the eye to data. As the leading provider of retail consumer insights, analytics and consulting for the Natural, Organic and Specialty Products Industry, we strive to transform raw data into intelligent and actionable business solutions.

Our mission is to maximize the value of information for growing the natural products industry. We carry out our mission by providing information, insight and a common language for the industry with which to understand and analyze consumer, retail and broad marketplace dynamics.
www.spins.com/
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Kerry
Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical markets. We innovate with our customers to create great-tasting products, with improved nutrition and functionality, while ensuring better impact for the planet. Our leading consumer insights, global RD&A team of 1,100+ food scientists and extensive global footprint enable us to solve our customers’ complex challenges with differentiated solutions. At Kerry, we are driven to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition, and will reach over 2 billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030.
www.kerry.com/
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JPG Resources
JPG Resources builds companies and brands of all sizes through innovation and operational excellence. Our team of 60 industry professionals have deep experience in their respective fields, as well as true appreciation for the challenges brands face from startup to global reach.
www.jpgresources.com/
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Platinum Sponsors

Pitch Publicity
Pitch Publicity specializes in securing publicity. In fact, our name is derived from the pivotal function of gaining publicity; the pitch. From developing a strategic story angle for the media, to creating the perfect combination of program elements for a fundraising event; one of the primary keys to obtaining results that have an impact is a carefully crafted strategic message, or pitch. We understand what makes a story newsworthy and we respect journalists’ deadlines and needs. Pitch is about results. Our services are based on custom campaigns designed to produce results that match your company’s objectives to inform and educate.
pitchpublicitynyc.com/
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New Hope Network
New Hope Network (formerly New Hope Natural Media) is at the forefront of the healthy lifestyle products industry. With solutions for the complete supply chain from manufacturers, retailers/distributors, service providers and ingredient suppliers, the network offers a robust portfolio of content, events, data, research and consultative services. Through its mission to grow healthy markets, the New Hope Network helps businesses identify the people, products, partnerships and trends that create opportunities to grow businesses and bring more health to people.
www.newhope.com/
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Haven's Kitchen
Cook Happy! There are more cooks in the kitchen than ever, and our mission is to help them feel joyful, confident, and creative. Our first product is a line of FRESH sauces in easy-squeezy, lightweight pouches (Did we mention they're also Vegan, Non-GMO, & Gluten-Free, with a few Keto flavors in the mix?)

Find us in the refrigerated section at the store, because that's where fresh belongs.
havenskitchen.com/
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Gold Sponsors

Ampla
Ampla is a tech enabled, modern line of credit solution that helps brands to grow with quick access to capital and simplify business operations by centralizing finances on one intuitive platform. Ampla provides scalable funding, built-in accounting automation, and pricing transparency combined to allow customers to focus resources on growing their business.
www.getampla.com/
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SG Stonegate Capital
Working capital financing for high-growth consumer brands.
www.sgcreditpartners.com
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BeyondBrands
Creating a world of good, one conscious business at a time. Our collective builds profitable businesses that benefit people and the planet. We are a team of industry veterans from the natural products industry. We love what we do, and the people and brands we work with. If you are looking to grow your brand, you've come to the right place.
beyondbrands.org/
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FOA & SON
Foa & Son, an Alera Company is one of the leading Insurance Brokers in the Food Industry and currently protects more than 135 Food & Beverage companies. We are industry experts in the food supply chain, and understand how to negotiate coverage terms and pricing from an owners perspective. We help translate industry regulations, including the Food Safety Modernization Act, and ease the burden of FSMA compliance for clients. We have a passion for the Natural Foods and have a number of clients in the Plant Protein and Dairy alternative categories.
www.foason.com/
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SIX60 Partners
SIX60 Partners is an operator led agency created to help growth stage CPG companies make the necessary steps to scale appropriately. We are not career consultants, we come from the brand side, and have walked many a mile in those shoes. From go-to-market strategies, to retail execution, to pricing models, to marketing support, to packaging redesign, to digital and social, and even guerrilla tactics we have led all aspects of the business. We run lean with a deep bench of contacts. Big finish - There are 660ft around an average city block... so as we they say... wait for it.... You can trust in the fact that we've been around the block. (oof. we know)
www.six60partners.com/
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BeyondSKU
SKU provides an ecosystem that creates lasting change in CPG by providing all the resources founders need to accelerate the growth of their brands. SKU’s world-class program is driven by a community of the nation’s top CPG leaders, successful founders and industry experts. Our intensive programs offer best-in-class education, hand-picked teams of mentors and access to retailers and investors, all dedicated to building brands that change lives.
www.BeyondSKU.org
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Community

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Tickets

NNY Member

Grants access to the Pitch Slam event only. This will not provide access to the Fancy Food Show.

Member Price $25

Non-Member

Grants access to the Pitch Slam event only. This will not provide access to the Fancy Food Show.

Standard Price $35

Venue

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Hall E

429 11th Avenue
New York

If you have any questions please contact Adrienne DeLisio

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A Fancy New York Pitch Slam 2023

Event Details

Speakers

Heather Terry (MC)

Sponsors and Partners

NielsenIQ

FounderMade

SPINS

Kerry

JPG Resources

Pitch Publicity

New Hope Network

Haven's Kitchen

Ampla

SG Stonegate Capital

BeyondBrands

FOA & SON

SIX60 Partners

BeyondSKU

Community

Connect with 21 people attending this event

Tickets

Venue

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Hall E