Let’s get CT food brands on the shelf
Connecticut Food Launchpad works to connect the state’s food entrepreneurship ecosystem, with a focus on supporting entrepreneurs from underserved groups.
What do we do?👨💻
Manage a directory of emerging Connecticut food & beverage brands (grouped by stage of distribution) and solutions proviers (grouped by service category).
Co-organize The Big Connecticut Food Event, an annual pitch competition and networking event in partnership with the Yale School of Management and a growing group of mission-aligned organizations.
Facilitate meetings with between wholesale buyers and emerging Connecticut food & beverage brands.
Share updates on milestones surpassed from emerging CT food & bev brands (Insta, LinkedIn, email).
(Coming soon) Retail pilot program
Who’s behind this?🤨
Reed and Charlie from the team at sister orgs Chabaso Bakery and Atticus New Haven.
CT food & bev brand directory
The directory below groups Connecticut-based food & beverage CPG/wholesale brands by their distribution status (i.e. approximate number of stores that currently sell their product).
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Each column represents a different stage of distribution
You can filter by product category via the dropdown menu in the top-left of the directory
Here’s the form to submit a Connecticut-based food & beverage brand to be included in the directory
CT food & bev solutions provider directory
The directory below shows Connecticut-based solutions providers for food & beverage CPG/wholesale brands.
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You can filter by service category via the dropdown menu in the top-left of the directory
Here’s the form to submit a Connecticut-based food & beverage brand to be included in the directory
The Big Connecticut Food Event
The Big Connecticut Food Event is an annual one-day event that gathers CPG/wholesale-focused food & beverage brands and other key stakeholders spanning the Connecticut food entrepreneurship ecosystem to network, share ideas, and showcase products and services.
Our goal is to support the development of the state’s entrepreneurship pipeline so it produces multiple food and beverage brands each year that exceed $2mil in annual sales.
The upcoming Big Connecticut Food Event will take place on Saturday 3/1/25 at the Yale School of Management in New Haven
