Naturally Chicago is the community for our Good Food & Natural Product Industry.

Why Naturally Chicago?

We Create Connections

Naturally Chicago hosts regular networking events that provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and explore new business opportunities. These events connect entrepreneurs with investors, start ups with industry experts, retailers and other industry professionals.
We Support Our Partners

Your membership to Naturally Chicago, gets you resources, access and support to help your natural product start-ups and early-stage companies grow and succeed. This includes mentorship, access to funding opportunities, and market-focused workshops and events.
We Provide Insights

Naturally Chicago offers our members valuable industry insights and information through our educational and thought-leadership programs. These programs provide members with the latest trends, insights and best practices in the fast-growing natural products industry, helping them to stay ahead of the curve and make informed business decisions.

Naturally Chicago Events

Our Pitch Competition and Innovation Forum Was a Big Success!!

The Pitch Competition and Innovation Forum has for years been our biggest annual gathering — and we may well have topped ourselves with the event held in downtown Chicago on May 27
We congratulate RMBR Kombucha, the Pitch Competition’s 1st place finisher; Vitaminis, which finished 2nd and earned a share of the prize package; and the four other finalists who also made major impressions on the judges and a sellout audiences that included many industry leaders. Click the button below to read about this exciting segment.
We will soon be publishing additional blog posts about the Retail, Omnichannel and Investor panels; the Fireside Chat featuring KeHE CEO Deb Conklin; and the Innovation Showcase featuring 20+ rising-star brands.

READ ABOUT THE PITCH SLAM
KeHE Show Happy Hour with TrewUp — 6/10/26 Live Event

Join Naturally Chicago and TrewUp for a networking happy hour during the KeHE Holiday Show. Enjoy a relaxed evening on the rooftop with complimentary drinks and bites, great conversation and good company.
TrewUp is a trade spend platform built for growing CPG brands. It helps Finance and Sales teams get real-time visibility into deductions, promotions and trade spend performance so brands can stop losing margin to guesswork and start making smarter decisions.
The happy hour is free to natural product industry brands and investors; service providers are invited to attend for a $35 ticket fee.

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Locally Made

LOCALLY MADE: ELEVATE YOUR BRAND WITH NATURALLY CHICAGO

Welcome to Naturally Chicago’s Locally Made initiative—where local brands and retailers come together to grow sales, create jobs and build a thriving natural products community.

Our mission is to create connections that help natural product entrepreneurs succeed. Locally Made helps connect brands with local retailers, raising awareness for the brands, supporting retailers’ need for quality local products.

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