Prize Donor: 1o8 Agency
Total Prize Value: $30,000

Brand Strategy package from this leading CPG agency, where creative meets commerce in driving omni-channel growth.

The 1st place finisher in each of the Pitch competitions will receive services valued at $15,000 including a brand strategy package with discovery; four C’s analysis; pricing and SKU recommendations; consumer and buyer recommendations; package design recommendations; and channel strategy recommendations.

Prize Donor: Amin Talati Wasserman
Total Prize Value: $2,500

Intellectual property protection or regulatory compliance counseling from a leading law firm in the Natural Products industry.

The 1st place winner in the over $1 million in annual revenue category will receive FDA labeling/packaging compliance deep-dive review followed by a 30 min call to discuss questions and risk assessment for the winner’s top-selling product.

Price Donor: Brandjectory

Total Prize Value: $1,598

The winner of each pitch slam will receive a full free year on the Brandjectory Thrust plan, valued at $799/each.

Prize Donor: Conlon Public Strategies
Total Prize Value: $10,000

Consulting package from a leading Chicago strategic advising and government relations firm.

The 1st place finisher in each of the Pitch competitions will have the opportunity to choose one of the following two options: two executive coaching leadership sessions or an exploration of opportunities in the public sector, which is a $5,000 value.

Prize Donor: CPG.IO
Total Prize Value: $36,000

The industry's leading eCommerce fulfillment, marketing, growth strategy, and omnichannel account management services by CPGIO.

The 1st place finisher in the under $1 million revenue Pitch Slam will receive services over 12 months valued at $24,000.

The 1st place finisher in the over $1 million revenue Pitch Slam will receive services over six months valued at $12,000.

Prize Donor: Fairfield Partners

Total Prize Value: $12,500

The first-place winners in each of the pitch competitions will receive a New Hire Consulting package from Fairfield Partners.

Each will receive a free half-day session to discuss topics such as how to get the most out of your hiring process, Natural Product space hiring trends, and compensation metrics across all functions from manager to VP/C-level.

Additionally, winners will receive a discount of $10,000 to apply to a future search with Fairfield Partners.

Prize Donor: Hummingbirds
Total Prize Value: $6,000

Hummingbirds is female founded marketing tech platform that enables you to leverage the influence of everyday people who are natural, social media enthusiasts - a.k.a "hummingbirds" to harness word of mouth marketing in a city specific way. They're currently in 15 cities across the Midwest and launching 15 more in 2024.

The winning brands in each category will have the opportunity to use the Hummingbirds platform to grow their business with hyperlocal creators. 20 hummingbird credits will be awarded to the winning brands, valued at $3,000, garnering them 40 pieces of UGC to use as they like.

Prize Donor: KeHE
Total Prize Value: $5,000

A brand assessment and strategy session with KeHE Distributors, the largest distributor of natural & organic, specialty and fresh products throughout North America. The session will take place with KeHE’s Category Management leaders who will support the brand in developing their launch plan and distribution go-to-market strategy.

The 1st place finisher in each of the Pitch competitions will receive a brand assessment and strategy session valued at $2500.

Prize Donor: Kerry Group
Total Prize Value: $30,000

An innovation session with this leading taste and nutrition partner for the Natural Products industry.

The 1st place finisher in each of the Pitch competitions will get an innovation session at Kerry’s Beloit, Wisconsin headquarters. Each prize is valued at $15,000.

Prize Donor: New Hope Network
Total Prize Value: $4,000

The 1st place winner in the over $1 million pitch is eligible to receive one a la carte 5x10 booth at Newtopia Now. The event will be held Aug. 25-28th in Denver, Colorado. Winning company can select which neighborhood best fits their needs. A member of the New Hope Sales Team will work with the winner to determine the location.

The 1st place finisher in the over $1 million revenue Pitch Slam will receive the opportunity to compete in the national Pitch Slam in August.

Prize Donor: New Nexus Group
Total Prize Value:

1 hour of consultation centered around how to prepare to call on Walmart and Sam's Club.

Prize Donor: Polsinelli
Total Prize Value: $6,000

Legal services from this premier full-service national law firm with expertise in representing Food, Beverage and Consumer Product brands and investors.

The 1st place finisher in each of the Pitch competitions will receive services valued at $3,000.

Prize Donor: Sikich
Total Prize Value: $10,000

Accounting or business advisory services from this leading natural products accounting, finance and technology consulting firm.

The 1st place finisher in each of the Pitch competitions will receive services valued at $5,000.

Prize Donor: SPINS
Total Prize Value: $15,000+

Naturally Chicago Pitch Slam Prize – OVER $1 Million Revenue

First Place Prize Overview for Over $1 Million

SPINS Insight Sprint – A SPINS consultant will schedule one scoping meeting to provide the winner with presentation-ready PowerPoint or Excel reports for buyer meetings, sales briefings, or commercial plans. Following the session, the SPINS consultant will spend time working on the brand’s custom project/deliverables.

Naturally Chicago Pitch Slam Prize – UNDER $1 Million Revenue

First Place Prize Overview for Under $1 Million

SPINS Sell Story & Category Insights Consultation – A SPINS consultant will schedule one meeting to help the winner better understand their category, review their pitch deck, and make their sell story shine with data for future retailer meetings in real-time. Following the session, the SPINS consultant will share the meeting recording.

**Important Notes About These Prizes

Prizes do not apply to current SPINS customers.

Prizes do not represent a cash value and cannot be used toward another SPINS offering or towards a current SPINS contract.

Prize Donor: Spool
Total Prize Value: $10,000

Spool is a David in a sea of Goliaths. We embrace a challenger mindset by design because, as underdogs, we work smarter to make an impact.

Our best work shines when partnering with like-minded challenger brands who share our commitment to breaking conventions and thinking differently in collaboration with clients.

Each winner gets 10 hours of PR and communications support from Spool which could be used as follows:

Drafting a press release and distribution

Pitch and media outreach

A PPT template and/or branding refresh

A PR strategy and planning session

Spool will work with the two winning brands to align on timing and fulfillment of these services.

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Prize Donor: SRW
Total Prize Value: $16,500

Social Media Content and strategy sessions from this leading Natural Products digital agency.

The 1st place finisher in the over $1 million revenue Pitch Slam will receive a single-day shoot in Studio 660, the production studio at SRW Agency. The SRW production team will shoot the winner's product in multiple environments, with an output of up to four assets for use on social media and beyond. This prize is valued at $15,000.

The 1st place finisher in the under $1 million revenue Pitch Slam will go tete-a-tete for an hour with the co-founders of SRW to talk business strategy. Share your biggest problems, dreams and goals and learn from the lessons they cultivated while launching brands such as Simple Mills and Vital Proteins. This prize is valued at $1,500.

Prize Donor: Whole Brain Consulting
Total Prize Value: $9,000

Services from this natural products industry leader in food safety compliance, co-manufacturing strategies, operations, and logistics management.

The 1st place finisher in each of the Pitch competitions will receive services valued at $4,500.