The Big Connecticut Food Event

Annual one-day event that gathers CPG/wholesale-focused food & beverage brands and other key stakeholders in Connecticut's food industry.

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 4/18/26 at the Yale School of Management in New Haven. The event is free to attend, but advance registration is required.

Event content

• 💰Pitch competition featuring emerging and scaling Connecticut-based brands
• 🥫 Sampling and tabling from 20+ Connecticut brands and solutions providers
• 🤝 One-on-one coaching sessions between brands and industry experts
• 🎤 Panel discussions with industry leaders

Agenda

A detailed final agenda will be published soon. The morning of the event will be devoted to industry-facing coaching sessions and panels. The afternoon of the event will include tabling, sampling and the pitch competition.